Family – Page 2

The Thompsons | Family

Ted, Lauren, Tripp, and Kaiden had their family pictures made late Fall last year, but I’m just now able to share them with y’all. You can read the previous post for more information about that.

We met at Oak Mountain State Park and had a ball taking pictures. The Thompsons were able to pick out one to use on their Christmas card, and I bet you’ll be able to figure out which one it was from my favorites! I can’t wait to see how much these boys have grown next Fall!

I’m so excited to finally be able to release these pictures on the blog. Enjoy my favorites from their session!

March 31, 2017March 30, 2017 by joyleighphotography Categories: Adopted, Adoption, Children, Family, Family Session, Kids, Married, Mini Sessions Leave a comment

Kaiden | Adopted

I got to witness and photograph another adoption this month. This time it was personal friends of mine, however, this wasn’t the first time I’ve photographed them as a family of four. But, this is the first time I can share pictures of them with Kaiden!

This is one close knit family, and it was heartwarming to see all of them in attendance for today’s hearing. I’m so happy for Ted, Lauren, and Tripp as they welcome their newest official member of the family, Kaiden. I’m pretty sure if you ask Tripp, he’d say Kaiden became his brother over a year ago!

Congratulations to the Thompsons! All FOUR of you!

Here are some of my favorites from the adoption hearing.

March 30, 2017 by joyleighphotography Categories: Adopted, Adoption, Children, Family, Family Session, Kids 2 Comments

Avery | Children

Happy 3rd birthday to our first born!! She’s sassy, sweet, sensitive, a ray of sunshine, and a southern beauty! We celebrated her birthday with a princess party yesterday, but we will continue to celebrate her all day today!

Last weekend, while in Mississippi, I decided to take her birthday pictures at the farm. Here are a few of my favorites!

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017 by joyleighphotography Categories: Children, Family, Kids, Sowell Sisters Leave a comment

The Mendes | Family

This sweet family welcomed their first born just over a week ago. I’m not a “newborn photographer” but, I will do lifestyle sessions with you and your newborn. And it turns out, that’s what Ava and Delio were looking for.

Little Liam is precious, and he was so good. I know Ava and Delio are excited he is here and excited to spend their Christmas with him. I look forward to watching this little one grow up!!

Enjoy a few of my favorites from their session.

December 22, 2016 by joyleighphotography Categories: Babies, Children, Family, Family Session, Mini Sessions, Moms, Newborns 1 Comment

The Sowells | Family

During the craziness of the busy season, we stopped and took a moment to take our family pictures! A HUGE thank you to my bestie, Stephanie (plainchicken.com) for meeting us to take them. We have the same camera so I brought her one of my SD cards and she made the magic happen. When we got home I downloaded the pictures to my computer. When I opened them up — I was in love!

No my kids aren’t smiling in every photo. And not every picture is perfect. But, it’s our family pictures and we are happy to have this moment in time captured for our memories! It’s fun to see our yearly pictures and how the girls have changed in a year!

We hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas, and a wonderful New Year! I look forward to capturing memories for you and your family in 2017!!

Enjoy my favorites from our family session!

December 20, 2016 by joyleighphotography Categories: Children, Family, Family Session, Kids, Mini Sessions, Sowell Sisters 1 Comment

The Roleys | Family

I’ve had two sessions with this sweet family. One Saturday they came to the house to have a pajama mini session, and then the next Saturday they met me at Oak Mountain for their family session. They’ve been living in South Alabama for the past few years and just moved back to the area. A friend of mine overheard her needing a local photographer and put her in touch with me.

It’s always fun to meet new clients, especially when they have kids about the same age as my girls. Their kiddos kept me laughing, not mention their daddy, too. Thanks again Wade and Kristen for allowing me to capture these moments with y’all.

Enjoy a few of my favorites from both of their sessions.

December 12, 2016 by joyleighphotography Categories: Babies, Children, Family, Family Session, Kids, Mini Sessions Leave a comment

The Da Silvas | Family

The past few months have been a photographers dream — no rain. While we have desperately needed the rain, it’s been nice not having to reschedule sessions due to the weather.

We had been trying to figure out a time to take the Da Silvas family pictures for a couple of months. Between their soccer schedule and my schedule, we finally decided on the first Sunday in December. Guess what happens? It rains. We decided we weren’t going to let a little rain interfere with their session, and we just moved it inside their home.

The Da Silvas are a big part of our lives, and I’m so happy I could capture some adorable family pictures for them again this year!

Enjoy my favorites from their session — which might or might not be almost all of them! HA!

December 5, 2016 by joyleighphotography Categories: Children, Family, Family Session, Kids, Mini Sessions Leave a comment

The Tisdales | Family

I met Kylie back in college when we were in a singing group called The Variations. We’ve kept up with each other through social media over the years, and we both ended up being pregnant at the same time a few years ago!

While we were home for the Thanksgiving holiday, I finally got to meet her daughter and catch up with she and her husband, Paul!

Enjoy my favorites from their session!

December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 by joyleighphotography Categories: Babies, Children, Family, Family Session, Kids, Mini Sessions Leave a comment

The Davises | Family

I had the pleasure of meeting Leslie at the Home Grown Bloggers event back in September. She contacted me about photographing her family for Christmas cards, and we finally made it happen!

I loved that they included their dog, Tucker, in their family session. After all, dogs are part of the family, too.

Y’all head over and check out her blog, Paper Daisy Design.

Enjoy a few of my favorites from their session!

November 28, 2016 by joyleighphotography Categories: Children, Family, Family Session, Kids, Mini Sessions Leave a comment

Mr & Mrs Upchurch | Wedding

Fall finally arrived in Alabama, and it made for the perfect day for Jordyne and Drew’s outdoor wedding. This was my first time to meet any of the Buckner or Upchurch family, and they were game for just about anything that day. Their wedding party was large, but extremely fun. I had a blast working with them to create fun and memorable photographs that they’ll have for a lifetime.

Congratulations Jordyne and Drew! I wish y’all all the best!

Enjoy some of my favorites from their wedding day.