Celebrations – Markie Jones Photography LLC https://www.markiejonesweddings.com Husband + Wife Photography Team specializing in Marriage + Motherhood Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:24:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.markiejonesweddings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cropped-Untitled-design-5.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Celebrations – Markie Jones Photography LLC https://www.markiejonesweddings.com 32 32 169889085 The Santa Experience 2025 at Studio 253 https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/santa-experience-2025-at-studio-253/ https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/santa-experience-2025-at-studio-253/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:23:58 +0000 https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/?p=23629 Every family has those holiday traditions that make the season extra special, like baking cookies, watching Christmas movies, or pulling out those well-loved decorations year after year. For me, the traditional Santa Experience started a little differently. Back when I was a single mom, my daughter wanted nothing more than to meet Santa. But when...

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]]> https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/santa-experience-2025-at-studio-253/feed/ 0 23629 The Santa Experience: November 24, 2024 https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/the-santa-experience-november-23-2024/ https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/the-santa-experience-november-23-2024/#respond Sun, 28 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/?p=17974 Several years ago, I found myself navigating the joys and challenges of single parenthood, with one particular Christmas tradition proving to be a bit more challenging than anticipated. My daughter, brimming with excitement at the prospect of meeting Santa, would inevitably dissolve into tears the moment she came face-to-face with the jolly man in red....

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]]> https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/the-santa-experience-november-23-2024/feed/ 0 17974 The Motherhood Project https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/the-motherhood-project/ https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/the-motherhood-project/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/?p=17891 Writing about The Motherhood Project is probably the hardest post I’ve ever had to write. Not because it’s bad news, but because it’s an extremely vulnerable post and I’m passionate about why I do this. Pouring my heart and soul into photography for the past 20 years, creating this 14-year-old business and freezing your most...

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]]> https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/the-motherhood-project/feed/ 0 17891 Real Client: Emily Godfrey https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/real-client-emily-godfrey/ https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/real-client-emily-godfrey/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/?p=16429 Jake and I had the honor of photographing Emily + Daniel’s two-part engagement session and their wedding in 2022 after meeting them at the 2022 Seattle Wedding Show! I’m so honored she came back to celebrate her accomplishments with me this month. Emily has graduated with her Master’s from Western Governers University this Winter. She’ll...

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]]> https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/real-client-emily-godfrey/feed/ 0 16429 Anniversary Session Adventure: Lesley + Nick https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/anniversary-session-adventure-lesley-nick/ https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/anniversary-session-adventure-lesley-nick/#respond Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:01:00 +0000 https://www.markiejonesweddings.com/?p=12142 I’m pretty sure the only way moms really make friends is either through work or through their kid’s friends. As an entrepreneur, it’s HARD to find good mom friends when most of the people I’m virtually surrounded with don’t have kids (or have older ones). But when my kids were in public school, I was...

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