The journal

Jennifer and Brendan decided to get married in Santa Fe because the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi holds a special place in their heart. Jennifer’s Great Uncle was a priest at this church during his career, and his face is even carved in the front wood doors! He was the officiant for Jennifer’s […]

We had the honor of capturing Paige and Brian’s gorgeous wedding at the beautiful La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe, NM, and it was truly a beautiful day. This Texas couple fell in love with Santa Fe while on vacation and knew it was the perfect place to say I do. The couple had so […]

We love our jobs! But a wedding photographer is not the be-all end-all of the wedding planning process. So we asked a few of our wedding planner friends five common questions about what it means to hire a wedding planner, and what they do for you! Question 1: Why should I hire a planner? Ashley […]

Venues are one of the first things to consider for your wedding day! Keep scrolling to see our favorite venues to recommend after years of experience shooting there and making our clients’ dreams come to life!

Andie and Terry decided they wanted to do a destination wedding and chose the beautiful mountains of Santa Fe for where they would say I do. The couple are avid hikers and explorers, so it just seemed like the perfect fit. They discovered the beautiful mountainside venue, Four Season’s Rancho Encantado, picked a winter month and […]

How soon do we need to book?We tend to book up to 9-12 months out. Our slower months are January and February, so those dates don’t book quite as quickly. My advice to brides is once you have your date and venue, book your photographer immediately following. Lucky for our brides we have not just […]

Just outside of Philadelphia sits the absolutely breathtaking property of Elkins Estate. Built in the late 1800s by William Elkin for his summer home, a businessman who was part of founding the Pennsyvania Railroad. The property is now a wedding venue, so couples get to partake in celebrating this historic manor to say I do. […]

2022 was an amazing year for our business. Couple’s were throwing massive parties because the COVID restrictions had lifted… we were able to travel the country and capture beautiful weddings in new and exciting places… we added more members to the MJP team… and we were able to document 47 couple’s saying I do. However […]

Bri and Jay both grew up on the east coast near water, so when they decided they wanted to have a destination wedding, they wanted to pick somewhere really different from where they lived. They settled on Santa Fe, where they traveled to frequently for vacation. It is also where Jay proposed, so the city […]

The amount of sweet classic touches at this destination wedding in Santa fe had our hearts singing. From the hand-painted invitations to the twinkle-lit tent full of gorgeous arrangements of roses and ranunculus… Everything was so elegantly done. The venue was a private home nestled against the Santa fe mountains with a beautiful garden ceremony. […]