We first met Troy a few years ago as a groomsman at the wedding of one of our J&A Couples. He was super awesome and willingly went along with all of our crazy and goofy schemes that day! We were so thrilled when his gorgeous fiancé Amanda and he asked us to be their wedding photographers! […]

Every bride experiences the challenge of finalizing the guest count. The caterer is asking. The venue wants to know how many chairs to set out. You’re shopping for wedding favors. It’s hard to predict how many people are going to actually come to your wedding. So what do you do if only half of your […]

There’s a Facebook group specifically focusing on Christian marriage that one of my friends added me to a few months ago. I’m a silent member, but I enjoy hearing about others’ victories over marriage struggles and praying for those who are just trying to figure it all out. Recently, one guy posted a picture of […]

Oh, where to begin on this gem of a wedding! Michelle and AJ’s wedding in Lincoln was filled to the brim with amazing DIY details and so much joy! We were so thrilled when Michelle asked us to come up to Nebraska to photograph her wedding. The icing on the cake was having the opportunity […]

In the excitement of the First Look, portraits with your girls, and the moment you walk down the aisle, it’s easy to totally forget about the reception. There’s no need to think about that until after the ceremony, right? Not quite! The reception details are just as important as pictures of your dress and rings! Chances […]

Always look for the best in each other. When you focus on the good, the negative suddenly doesn’t seem quite so big. It’s easy to notice all the imperfect things your spouse does. Being late getting supper on the table every night, letting laundry pile up, staying late at work, forgetting to call, spending too […]

Wanderlust: [won-der-luhst] noun. an irresistible impulse to travel To explore, to discover. To breathe life more deeply because we’ve experienced new things. We’re introducing a new series on our J&A Blog today, one that shares some of the pieces of this world that we’ve been blessed to discover. The series is inspired our J&A travel hashtag […]

The power of simple kindness is mind-blowing. Our natural reaction to someone who is super grumpy or angry is to throw up our hands and back off, especially when they unreasonably direct their anger at us. It’s easy to just shoot back some kind of sarcastic response or get up and walk away. But what […]

When Sean and Lauren asked us if we’d be willing to travel to Atlanta to photograph their wedding, our answer was a definite yes. Not only would we get to capture the wedding of a couple we’ve loved getting to know over the past couple years, but we’d get to do that in a place […]

Josh and Olivia are one of the sweetest couples you’ll ever meet. Even in the craziness of their wedding day at Burritt on the Mountain, they never missed an opportunity to show kindness to each person around them. They also have an incredible group of friends and family – we were so sad when the […]

Now that David and Carrie are married (yay!!!), we can share these amazing images from Carrie’s bridal session with you!! We spent the evening at Meadow Creek Farm’s gorgeous venue, and everything was absolutely perfect. The day was beautiful and full of sunshine. Carrie looked like a dream! Meadow Creek Farm has a fabulous balance of […]

Whether you’re brand new to the J&A Community or you’ve been following us for awhile, you probably have seen a theme running through our Blog. And Facebook. And Instagram. And yep. Even the website. We like coffee. Just a little bit. :) We talk about it, blog about it, dream about it. We have a “real” […]