Choose Joy Photography

'LIKE' me now at www.Facebook.com/choosejoyphotography You can view lots of my work on this page and also get information on how to contact me or book a photo session! Choose Joy Photography for your next wall art! Your loved ones will thank you!

Took a break from blogging...

I took a long over due break from a lot of things, to set my sites on NEW things! Now, I'm back and things are going well. I struggled to over come some major back issues and had to put photography on hold. My crafts have taken a back to seat to pretty much everything and I'm starting a new venture. I'm back doing photography and I couldn't be happier! Its going so well and I'm building my business and it looks amazing. My clients are beautiful and I feel so blessed and honored to photograph them. I'm lucky and thankful to all of them, that they would trust ME, this fresh new photographer to capture the essence of their loved ones!

A couple weeks ago I was sitting and chatting with my friend Kirsten, discussing possible names and while looking over Instagram, I saw the name. I wanted a name that had meaning, wouldn't be spelled wrong(like my name) and also expressed how I feel about my talent as a photographer. Thus, Choose Joy Photography was born! I have had good days, many in fact, and several bad days here recently, but during those bad days, I've often had to Choose Joy over a plethora of other negative feelings. If there is one thing though that always brings me joy, its photography. I get to see Gods handy work and the love he has for His people when I take pictures and how could you not be joyful over that? So for me, I Choose JOY! Proverbs 15:13 A happy heart makes the face Joyful...

I'm also designing and making personalized custom wooden hangers attached with wire. Its not so hard, now that I've got the hang of it! I have been really trying to find something different that I could make and sell, to where I wouldn't be competing with my close circle of friends. And so, Hanging Pretty was born(I just thought of that!). Already I have been filling orders for friends, mainly for weddings. Bridesmaid gifts, Bridal gift, etc. I'm anxious for these wedding to commence, so I can post pictures of the work I've done, but since I'm friends with some of these girls, I'll refrain! Stay tuned! I will be posting pictures of lots of new things and projects!

Turning This Into That: $50 Gift Card Giveaway

Turning This Into That: $50 Gift Card Giveaway: Who doesn't love free money?  I know we love it.. and I know we love being able to give it to others! So... that is exactly what we'll do! ...

Valentine's Day Swap!! Way fun!!

My sweet friend Alissa Circle from Rags To Stitches posted on her blog she and another fellow blogger were hosting a Valentine's Day Gift Swap...They matched me up with Miss Victoria from Alabama & One Crafty Momma! Our information was exchanged along with a small list of all of our most favorite things. I put together a gift bag full of Be Bowdacious apparel. A rosette necklace and matching hair clip, flower ring, earrings, bobby pins and hair ties!! I really hope Victoria loves them. I have been reading Victoria's blog and I'm inspired by this little gift swap to continue swapping things with Victoria. So, Miss newly engaged Victoria, if you're reading, I would love to get to know ya. I think we have a lot in common!! New age pen pals perhaps...blogging momma's...long distance friends?!?! We shall see! All in all the swap was fun and I'm enjoying my goodies as well!