Happy Father's Day to my favorite. Being business partners with you is a blast, but being co-parents with you in the best. . And happy father's day to all our friends and followers who father children near and far, here or already gone, young and old, blood and like-blood. We hope you were celebrated today. .

It's this guy's BIRTHDAY today! . Leave him a birthday message below and I'll make sure he reads it! ;) . Happy birthday, J! I'm so glad we're partners because you are the best. I love you, M.

Want to read the love story of these #JandMSweethearts, and learn why this tree is so important? 🌳 . Then head to the link in our profile to see Misael & Ellisa's engagement session!

Double tap if you want to keep seeing my #bulletjournal spreads on this feed. . I was about to say I can't believe it's June already, but then I realized June is almost halfway gone. . Guess it's time to start prepping for my July spread. 🎆 . What do y'all use to organize your daily life? Any other #bujo fans here? 🙋‍♀️

These two...literal heart-eyes, y'all! We had a blast with Misael & Ellisa for their engagement session on Sunday! We got to photograph them at the exact spot Misael proposed to Ellisa, and man, we love it when we get to do that! Stay tuned for their blog to read about how exactly Misael proposed, and why there are cows in the background! . . . . .#jasonandmelainaphotography #JandMSweethearts #wacoweddingphotographer #DublinTX #Dublinweddingphotographer #austinweddingphotographer #dallasweddingphotographer #texasweddingphotographer #texasengagement #theknottexas #instagramadvantage #risingtidesociety #shootandshare #engagementphotos #engagementsession #engaged #heputaringonit #marryingmybestfriend #imengaged #imgettingmarried #texasforever #westtexas #texashillcountry #wacotown #texasranch #texassunset

Remember these two looking all adorable and newly married in front of the Hippodrome? Well, we have some more pictures of them to share! Robert & Abbie's wedding is live on the blog RIGHT NOW! Head to the link in our bio to see all the romantic and FUN moments we captured with them. @abbiembutler @aparticularphelps Venue | The Palladium Florals | @rosetreewaco DJ | @rrthevoice Caterer & Baker | @blaneks_catering HMU | @glambytammyshefa Bridal Gown | @brickhousebridal Reception awesomeness | @nomadspirits

Jason & I have this game we play sometimes where we ask one another, "If we were getting married now, what would we do differently than we did 10 years ago?" When you've been involved in the wedding industry for awhile, you see a lot of trends come and go, and it makes you start thinking. My most recent answer was that I'd want us to have a more intimate wedding, only send out invitations to immediate family and very close extended family, and to friends who are like siblings. And to have our small, intimate ceremony in a really pretty backyard in the fall. NOT outdoors at the end of June like our actual wedding was. Want to play our game with us? If you could redo your wedding, what would you do differently? Or if you've yet to get married, what one wedding trend would you absolutely include in your big day? Gorgeous Invite by the talented @studiowdesigns.

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Phelps! @abbiembutler @aparticularphelps

Woo-hoo! It's these #JandMSweethearts' day! Can't wait to celebrate the beginning of your beautiful marriage, @abbiembutler and @aparticularphelps! We'll try to post some fun #bts stuff in our stories, so head there to follow along. And if we get too caught up in the fun to share stories, stay tuned here in the feed for a little sneak-peek heading your way soon! . . . . .#jasonandmelainaphotography #JandMSweethearts #wacowedding #texaswedding #southernwedding #wacoweddingphotographer #PalladiumWaco #downtownwaco #weddingday #phortheloveofphelps #wacophotographer #texasphotographer #instagramadvantage #austinweddingphotographer #dallasweddingphotographer #theknot #engagementphoto #engaged #imengaged #marryingmybestfriend #imgettingmarried #imgettingmarriedtoday #communityovercompetition

Double-tap if you believe this! Today is the 3rd birthday of the @risingtidesociety and we couldn't help but celebrate too! We love the heart behind this group, the resources they provide creative entrepreneurs, and i'm not saying @tuesdaystogetherwaco is the best #TuesdaysTogether group in the world...but it is. The heart behind The Rising Tide Society is the quote, "A rising tide lifts all boats." Which means working together and being kind is going to take everyone a lot farther than being self-focused and competitive. It means that when one succeeds, we all succeed. And we really try to keep this open-handed way of running our business at the core of who we are here at JMP. So tomorrow, when we photograph one of our #JandMSweethearts weddings, we consider ourselves part of the wedding day TEAM. We're working alongside a venue owner, a planner, a DJ, a florist, a caterer, hair and makeup stylists, and countless family and friends who have helped set up and decorate. And by working together, we all create the dream wedding (and it's lasting memories) for a couple we all love. . . . . .#jasonandmelainaphotography #wacoweddingphotographer #austinweddingphotographer #dallasweddingphotographer #texasweddingphotographer #wacophotographer #Texasphotographer #risingtidesociety #tuesdaystogether #makewavesmonday #communityovercompetition #teamworkmakethedreamwork #weddingteam #weddingprofessionals #whatwebelieve #creativeentrepreneur #herestothecreatives

Did I (Melaina) ever tell y'all about the stress dream I had when we were close to our wedding day? In my dream I showed up to our venue (shout out to @kindredoaks in Georgetown, TX!) and family and friends were setting up our tables for the reception. When I the set up, though, I was horrified. The bright-colored gerber daisies for my centerpieces were put in the vases upside-down, as in just a bunch of green stems were sticking up out of the vase and the blooms were shoved down inside. And to make it worse, the bottom of the vases were filled with yellow plastic Easter basket "grass" as filler. (We did not actually have that in our centerpieces, just in the dream, ok?) I started freaking out because all the centerpieces were wrong and the flowers were ruined and what was I going to do, when "Jason" came out to see what was wrong. I put Jason in " " because it was actually Al Pacino who came out. I asked, "Who are you?" and he said, "Jason." I responded, "Um, no you're not." And then proceeded to freak out more because not only were the centerpieces ruined but I was about to marry Al Pacino impersonating Jason. And here's the kicker, NO ONE else in my dream saw any problem with any of this. The centerpieces were great! Al Pacino was really Jason! Everything was going to be beautiful and wonderful and I just needed to calm down! I woke up, sweating. It's a funny story now. But at the time, this dream was a manifestation of the stress I was feeling. I was so concerned all the decisions I had made would come together beautifully, and that all our guests in attendance AND anyone who EVER saw pictures of our wedding would "oooh" and "aaah" over every little thing. But you know how everyone in my dream thought everything was great and just wanted me to calm down and enjoy it? Well, that's how it was in real life too. Our guests weren't there to be blown away by my flowers or my dress or our centerpieces. They were there because they loved us. And if you're a stressed out bride to be reading this, your guests are going to be the same. Promise. Flowers above by @flowerandinkdesigns. She's awesome, and won't use Easter grass in your arrangements.

The rain let up long enough for us to have a fun and romantic engagement session with these two #JandMSweethearts! Dustin & Virginia's session is live on the blog. Click the link in our profile to see these two cuties, and to learn our fun connection with them!

Hi there, friends! It's been a minute since we've done some #Fridayintroductions, so we thought today would be a perfect day for it! We're Jason & Melaina, the husband and wife team behind the cameras around here. And while we can give you our generic bio, we thought we'd tell you some random facts about us instead. *Jason once told our daughters his favorite color was green, and he now forever has to keep that as his favorite color because they won't let him change it. *Melaina loves the idea of relaxing on the beach or lake, but hates the idea of swimming in open water, or being out in open water where you can't see the shore. *Jason wants to live on a boat one day. (Not sure how that will work out, given random fact above.) *Melaina is a reader while Jason prefers audio books. So Melaina has read both the Harry Potter series and the Hunger Games series to Jason while he works on editing pictures. *Jason is better at doing dishes and laundry, mostly because he remembers to do the dishes and the laundry. *Both of us love living in big cities, and think it would be so cool to own a loft downtown in a metro area one day. Ok, those are some random facts about us! Do any of those speak to you on a spiritual level? Let us know below!

On Sunday evening the rain cleared away long enough for us to photograph these two #JandMSweethearts' engagement session. And in 5 weeks, we'll get to photograph their wedding! Dustin & Virginia's engagement session will be hitting the blog soon, and you're going to want to read this love story...and find out the connection they have with some former Sweethearts! So stay tuned!

In just 13 days we'll get to give these two a hug again because it'll be their wedding day!! So excited to see you soon @abbiembutler & @aparticularphelps!

Raise your hand if you're planning on watching the #royalwedding tomorrow! I have so many questions I can't wait to have answered. What will Meghan's dress look like? What will her bouquet look like? Will Harry have to remain forward facing as she walks down the aisle? And if so, will he sneak a peek at her like William did with Kate? Also, what in the world is it like planning your wedding when it's a royal wedding that's going to be televised all over the world? Can you imagine?!? And I thought I was nervous on our wedding day! What are you looking forward to seeing most from Prince Harry & Meghan's wedding?

We've seen a lot of neat things our #JandMSweethearts have added to their wedding ceremonies to make them unique and perfectly them. From a foot-washing ceremony, to a tree-planting ceremony, and all sorts of fun and unique songs brides have walked down the aisle to...it's so fun for us going into a ceremony seeing how each of our couples has crafted it to show their unique personality. What's the most unique thing you've seen a couple do in their wedding ceremony?

You know what's really fun? When we photograph a wedding styled shoot and are tasked to get the models. And then we reach out to some former #JandMSweethearts and ask if they're available, and they say yes! And then we get to hang out with them again and take some gorgeous pictures at sunset, 3 years after we were with them on their wedding day. Shout out to @ashleebrewster and @brewster_matt for being models for us. It was so fun to be with y'all again! Venue: @thevenueatlillypond Gown: @georgiosbridal . . . . .#jasonandmelainaphotography #wacoweddingphotographer #texasweddingphotographer #bohowedding #texassunset #texaswedding #dallasweddingphotographer #austinweddingphotographer #texasphotographer #mytexasvows #bridesofnorthtx #bridesofaustin #bridesoftexas #futuremrs #imgettingmarried #imengaged #weddinginspo #instagramadvantage #bohoweddinginspiration #southernwedding #theknot #stylemepretty #ohwowyes #soloverly

We did a poll and the results are in. It seems most brides no longer want the traditional bridal portrait session prior to their wedding day. We heard some different reasons why. Some talked about the additional cost of a session. Some talked about the extra time it took to schedule another event so close to the wedding. And then most told us it feels weird to hang a large portrait of just themselves in their new home, and would much rather have a framed portrait or canvas with their husband instead. As someone who's bridal portrait, complete with it's ornate gold frame, is hiding in her closet behind her husband's shirts, I can relate to that last one. So why would you NOT have bridal portraits before your wedding day? 💸, 🕛, or 🖼? Comment with your emoji below! And as always, thanks for helping us keep our finger on the pulse of what our #JandMSweethearts want! Gorgeous boho wedding dress: @georgiosbridal Venue: @thevenueatlillypond Designer: @taylorbibleweddings

We normally only share portraits of our #JandMSweethearts here, but we couldn't let this week pass without sharing these portraits. For the past year, I (Melaina) have been mentoring 2 of these sweet girls from @highlandcm, walking alongside them and challenging them to go deeper in their faith in Christ as they finish their undergrad here at @bayloruniversity. And on Friday, they graduate! Kasey & @juliayrobinson, I'm so glad I've gotten to know you this year (or longer!) And I can't wait to see what God has in store for you next. Also, @shannanigans4, @maddieku, @farrahd95, @hope_larson and @pigsndoilies, y'all are cool too. 😉 #jasonandmelainaphotography #baylor #sicem #collegegrad #graduation #graduationcap #highlandcm #thisishowwecg #waco #wacotown #wacophotographer #texasphotographer #girlsquad #bffgoals