The journal

Erica and Casey met while attending New Mexico State University. He was best friends with her cousin, Stephen, and it was through him that their friendship began. While at a country concert, the pair began to talk and then realized how much that they had in common. After the concert, Erica sent Casey a DM […]

In the style of many of our couples and their modern love stories, Sandy and Kevin met through Instagram! To propose, Kevin took them on a drive to the top of the Sandias, which wasn’t unusual for them, being as they often visited the crest. He put on all their favorite songs as they made […]

Stephanie, a Santa Fe native, and Ben, from Overland Park in Kansas, originally met in a pretty unusual way for this day and age: a blind date. They were introduced the old fashioned way by a patient of Stephanie’s who happened to be a good friend of Ben’s… and the rest is history! He proposed […]

Melanie and Kevin’s first date together was set up by a mutual friend. Melanie was over the dating scene and she told her friend, after this date with Kevin, she was taking a break from the dating life. Little did she know… Kevin would be the one she would marry. The couple’s original wedding day […]

Hannah and Josh met through a dating app at a time where neither of them were taking it too seriously, expecting nothing to really come of it. After talking for weeks, though, they finally decided to meet up. Josh cooked a homemade meal for Hannah at his apartment, and, after being wise and sharing her […]

We met Caitlin and James in downtown Santa Fe’s Gruet tasting room, attached to the Hotel St. Francis. While enjoying a glass of champagne, we got to know this couple’s mischievous and fun-filled personalities! With their favorite hobbies including dining out and wine-tasting, we learned that they had fun while going out by telling the […]

Back in early winter, we got The Itch… which only means one thing: a styled shoot was imminent! Maura put Hannah in charge of planning a more alternative session— something a little different for us— but keeping it in the MJP vein by making sure it still had strong hints of romantic femininity. With the […]

Cristina and Eric met through the website Plenty of Fish. However, they never moved forward past the talking stage, and it wasn’t until they found each other again on another dating app that they reconnected. As soon as they matched, Eric asked, “Remember me?” And the rest is history! Fast forward a few years, and […]

Holley and Cooper met at their second year at Texas Tech University School of Law. He asked to borrow her notes, which sparked a friendship between the two that lasted the duration of their time at college. After graduating, they both got jobs in Lubbock, TX and officially began dating. With her being from Baird, […]

Jenny and Tommy met through Tom’s cousin while he was serving at a restaurant with Jenny. A little later, Tommy happened to post a picture of a pizza place he was trying, and shortly after commenting on the picture, they began dating. As a result, pizza became “their thing.” When Tom went to propose, he […]