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Fall Mini Sessions 2016

The weekend is drawing near, but I’m sitting here begging for cooler temperatures to arrive in Alabama. It just doesn’t seem right to pull all the Fall decorations out, even though I did see a few leaves in the yard this week. And it looks like the leaves are already starting to change over thanks to this long dry spell we’re having.

With that being said, I’m announcing the dates for Fall Mini Sessions! You can email me at joyhsowell@me.com to book your session.

Can’t wait to see how much your families have grown this year!

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September 15, 2016 by joyleighphotography Categories: Babies, Children, Family, Kids, Mini Sessions Leave a comment

Clare & Kegan | Wedding

As I mentioned in my last post, I was able to snap a few pictures of the actual wedding for the bride and groom.

The wedding took place at Burritt on the Mountain. It was stunning. The view, the beauty — it was the perfect place to have a wedding! The colors that Clare and Kegan chose complimented the garden for the wedding, and the reception hall.

Before the wedding, I captured this little gem. Be still my heart!

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We chose to sit on the back row in case the girls had a meltdown. Avery ended up sitting on the grass beside me so her view wasn’t blocked, and it was the perfect little spot for me to photograph some memories for the bride and groom.

We are so happy we could be at the wedding to celebrate your day.

August 23, 2016August 22, 2016 by joyleighphotography Categories: Family, Wedding 1 Comment

Wedding Day Transformation | Wedding

Clare and Kegan tied the knot on a beautiful mountain overlooking Huntsville, Alabama. The day started off rainy and stormy, but God gave us a glorious evening for their outdoor wedding. We are part of the family, so they hired a Huntsville photographer to photograph the actual wedding.

The mother of the bride, Susan, asked me to come up early that morning to capture the getting ready stage of the wedding day. My crew came along so we wouldn’t have two vehicles two hours away from home. My girls LOVED watching everyone get their hair and makeup done by The Transformation (and getting to play with their cousin’s doll house and Clare’s “puppy” Lily).

Even though I wasn’t the main photographer, I still captured a little bit from their wedding. Stay tuned…

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 by joyleighphotography Categories: Family, Wedding Leave a comment

Darrick Williams | Welcome Home

It will be two years in October that we met Amiee and Darrick in small group. We even attended their wedding a year and a half ago. When we got the news that Darrick was going to be deployed, our hearts went out to them. Not even married for a year, and they would be separated for six months.

Our small group family has been praying for Darrick as he was away, and we’ve tried our best to be a huge support system for Amiee. It ended up being a little over six months, but this morning they were reunited!

Amiee, thanks for allowing me to be there to capture the reunion! We love y’all and are so happy to have Darrick back safe and sound.

Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy!

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July 21, 2016 by joyleighphotography Categories: Family, Military, Welcome Home Leave a comment

The Wards | Family

Wade, Robin and Sammy (as Terry likes to call him) have been friends of ours going on two years now. We met them at church and are in small group together. Wade (and Robin) are actually the leaders of our small group. An all around sweet and compassionate family that we are proud to know.

We had a cookout at our home Memorial Day, and while the grill was going it was the perfect time to take some family pictures for them.

We’ve been holding a secret. A secret that when we were told, we almost fell out of our chairs.

Sweet Sammy doesn’t look too happy about the TWINS that are coming in December to make this family a party of five!!

We can’t wait to welcome their new additions after Thanksgiving this year.

June 20, 2016June 20, 2016 by joyleighphotography Categories: Children, Family, Kids, Pregnancy Leave a comment

Laura & Sheffield| Mommy & Me

I met Laura through instagram when we were both pregnant with our littles. It’s hard to believe it’s been over a year ago, and now we both have our babies (almost toddlers) here with us.

She messaged me about doing a mommy & me session a few weeks ago, and we made it happen yesterday afternoon. It was HOT, I’m talking Alabama August HOT (it’s only June). However, that didn’t stop that sweet little man from giving me plenty of smiles.

Here are a few of my favorites from their session.