The journal

Valerie and Tim met when she played soccer with his sister in middle school. Their families would spend time together when traveling for club soccer, and Valerie remembers him always playing with her younger brother. While they knew each other, that’s not where their story began, as they never really talked. Speed through the next […]

Alyssa and Cole met on their first day of work at the Albuquerque District Attorney’s Office. She took the seat in front of him and “immediately swooned over the young, handsome attorney.” As a sign-in sheet was passed around the room, he fumbled for his pen and Alyssa generously grabbed her own, hoping to catch […]

Julie and Evan met the modern way: through a dating website! Being as they were both new to New Mexico, they didn’t know anybody, and had fun exploring new places and discovering their new home together! They love to spend time together running, hiking, and traveling. They even ran the Boston Marathon together! To propose, […]

As Xavier was thanking their guests before everyone dug into their delicious dinner, we had the most wonderful peek not only into their relationship, but into the amusing, kind of adorable way they met: Xavier saw Kelsie on Instagram, and he figured he needed something stronger than a “Hey” to slide into her DMs, so […]

Adrian + Jennifer met while serving in the military at Hurlburt Field. They both held the same position as Aircraft Maintenance Officers, and when Adrian returned from his deployment, he had his rockin’ mustache. Which totally caught Jennifer’s eye. Through the encouragement of mutual friends, the couple started dating! Due to both working in the […]

Caroline and Jon met through mutual friends on a blind date while living in the DC area. Since their first meeting was technically a group date, they described it as the “perfect mix of fun and chaos.” With the pair hitting it off so well, they decided to make plans for a second date that […]

Courtenay and Brandon’s wedding at La Posada was what boho dreams are made of. We couldn’t get over the beautiful vibrant flowers of orange, dusty mauve and pinks. They were the perfect desert sunset palette. They matched Courtenay’s bubblegum pink Louboutins perfectly that just popped under her flowy bohemian gown. The ceremony was full of […]

Angela and Francisco’s Log River Ranch wedding was absolutely stunning! We always love when we have weddings out of the norm for us, and this one was no exception! Typically, we don’t get the opportunity to shoot such vibrant bridesmaid dresses and flowers, so when we saw the beautiful yellow paired with the absolutely amazing […]

Nikki and Shawn said “I do” one week ago today at the beautiful Nature Pointe in Tijeras. Surrounded by their closest friends and family, and of course their cutie pie lab Peanut, the couple stood under an arbor draped in linen and greenery and said their handwritten vows to each other. We scanned the crowd […]

Keiana and Ryan met through a dating app while Ryan was traveling through town for work. For the next few months, they texted and spoke on the phone daily, and then finally decided to meet in person. After more months had passed, with Ryan driving up from Las Cruces almost every weekend to visit, they […]