These 3 sisters were so much fun and had their own individual personalities.  We had went to the falls here in our town and they were mesmerized at it.  They are here on vacation this summer visiting family and we got to capture this summers memories! Their 3 dressed that all matched were so stinking […]

Malea was so much fun to work with!  She is turning into a young lady and at the fun age where she is learning her style and who she truly is.  We did go with a mix of mature and a bit of fairy tale.  When I got all the pictures up, to me the […]

You may or may not have caught on in previous posts and on Joyful Memories Photography website when speaking I have said, “we” and then have changed it to “I”.  Joyful Memories Photography is a team of my husband and I.  Even though you may see my face more and I’m the founder behind the […]

When I decided to really do a transition for my business, I really thought of my clients and what they would want.  With my old packages that I offered, I kept it simple thinking that it would be easy to choose from. As I dove deeper, I thought if it was me who was going […]

I knew that I wanted to have a mini session before the end of the summer, but wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do.  Then “watermelon” came to my mind, because if you know me, you know that I LOVE watermelon.  Watermelon as you know, is a seasonal fruit.  Yes you can buy anytime […]

This beauty loves western!  Her name is Mackenzie, 15 years old and a beautiful girl inside and out!  Shes one of those girls that when you meet, you know is going to get far in life! She has goals and dreams and I have no doubt that she will reach them!  Mackenzie has a tender […]

Welcome back!! For you to get to know your photographer, I thought of nothing better than to just share with you who I am.  My name is Joy Rachel and I go by my middle name Rachel (moms doing).  I was born in Dallas Texas back in 1985 and moved to Wichita Falls when I […]

Welcome to my blog!! Its been a long time coming!  First off let me introduce myself…my name is Rachel and I am the founder/owner of Joyful Memories Photography.  In 2008, I started to catch myself staring at professional pictures and so curious of how they artistically captured their pictures.  I had me a cheap small […]