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I love late nights, real laughs, genuine love, fresh air, and the kind of dream clients like when it comes to going on an adventure. If you're into photos that feel as real as you are, you want your memories made to last, and you'd like to make a friend  in the process, keep scrolling, We can't wait to meet you. 


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I love this family! If you haven’t noticed, we have the same last name! My husband and Kyle are cousins, so through marriage, we are cousins!! Chaela and I are both photographers and she also is our Hair and Makeup artist here at Joyful Memories Photography!  Every year we take pictures of each other to […]

I met Rebecca a year or so ago, because she also is a local photographer.  We met up one day and I felt like we clicked.  She is so sweet and caring with a big heart!  She also announced she was pregnant when I was pregnant and we were due just 2 days apart. We […]

Jessie knew she wanted to have a sexy Halloween session and she came and conquered it!  I actually have spoken to Jessie over the phone for years and never got to meet her and finally did that night!  We talked about work and about life, but most importantly we took photos of her and I […]

We did a best friends session and it was so much fun!!! We had an obstacle of a bright sun and it being very windy, but we did it!!  Taylor & Kim came prepared with looking beautiful and ready to have some fun!  They brought their favorite drink and hung out laughing and being them […]

I have known Lindsi all the way back from High School in our small private school.  I haven’t seen her since about 2007 and it was so good to see her and meet her husband!  This session came perfectly around her husband’s birthday and also their theme for their wedding was Skeletons.  We got to […]

Most people who follow me know that we had our Ethan on August 12th at 23weeks and 4 days.  He fought hard for 9 days and a bacterial infection got him and his life reduced quickly and he went home to be with the Lord on August 21st. I knew that October was Infant Loss […]

Tamara has such a fun and unique way of looking at a photo session and turning it sexy! I photographed her last Halloween and she brought props and one of my favorite pictures of that day was her pretending to be close to a prop romantically.  It was amazing! This session she wanted to do […]

A month ago I found myself sitting in a NICU with my son.  I saw parents exhausted living in their room and taking a few moments to go eat in the break room since no food is allowed in the rooms.  I saw nurses spend 12 hours of their day loving and taking care of […]

I have photographed Chris & Renea lots of times and every time is an adventure.  I love when Renea comes to me with a great idea and we can execute it, to me even better! This time was a car wash and I love these pictures! The sun setting made a perfect, romantic glow and […]

I have known Kassandra for a few years.  We have talked on the phone almost daily and that day was the day we finally met.  Our jobs were at 2 different locations and one was under the County and one under the City, but together we worked as a team!  We have loving Jesus in […]

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