a note from my husband.

though it was written for me, i found it quite inspiring and thought someone else might gain inspiration from it. Today, Enjoy beauty. Enjoy being beautiful.  Enjoy having beautiful hair, enjoy your beautiful brown eyes, your beautiful nose, your beautiful smile. Enjoy being in a beautiful place.  Enjoy the beautiful houses, the stripped trees, the…

charlottesville creative portraits- a winter love story.

tim and katie anne, only a few months behind my husband and i, just celebrated six months of marriage. we went out to a christmas tree farm of sorts and did a sweet love shoot just in time for christmas cards. katie anne looks like she walked out of an anthropologie catalogue and tim surprised…

charlottesville music photography: ashley mcmillen.

ashley is one of those people that has inspired me to keep pursuing photography. she is the client i had in mind when i decided i wanted to start this business. she is hilarious, easy-going, and creative. on top of that, i love the lens through which she views life, and i love how she…

official launch.

welcome to the official launch of joyeuse photography! thank you for taking the time to check it out. i have loaded the content from my previous blog onto the website so that you can still see all previous photographs and content. i will no longer be updating my previous blog “learn to hope.” feel free…

celeste’s cards.

celeste is a new business owner herself. her adorable cards began as a hobby and she is hoping to turn them into an opportunity to support that hobby. 🙂 you can take a look at her blog here.