Hello Class of 2016, Class of 2017, moms, siblings, and friends alike! Welcome to Day Two of Senior Week! If you missed Day One, go back and read that post first! It’s all about the Michelle Joy Senior Experience, my personal experience with my own senior portraits, and what you can expect when you choose me […]

It’s the first day of Senior Week!!! YAY!!! If this is your first time here, welcome to my blog! Today’s post will describe in full the Michelle Joy Senior Experience, from start to finish. I absolutely LOVE photographing high school seniors, and have been working hard to craft an amazing senior portrait experience that will […]

***Disclaimer… this blog was supposed to go up yesterday. So every time I say “today”… it means yesterday… but you’ll catch on 😉 Today is a special day for Josh and me! So naturally, he’s next up in the Share the Love series. If you haven’t seen the previous posts, you probably don’t know what […]

Meet Lauren! She’s up next in February’s Share the Love blog series, where I throw a tribute to Valentine’s Day by talking about all the wonderful people in my life who deserve serious recognition. Lauren is one of those people who has a huge heart and has overcome a lot in her life! She’s marrying […]

Welcome to week 2 of February’s Share the Love series! If you missed last week’s post, you can read it here. Basically, this series is about honoring just some of the people who I admire and who add an incredible wave of positivity into my life. There are so many people I could write about, and chances are, […]

It’s my mom’s birthday today!!! She’s a very special lady, and is going to hate this post, because she’s not one to take credit for how awesome she is. I don’t think I’ve ever heard my mom utter a selfish word, and when I look back on my childhood, it amazes me to see how […]

Happy February friends! Thanks to Valentine’s Day, this month is all about love and romance. The red hearts, the chocolate and roses, the champagne and rose petals. Unfortunately, if you’re single, all the Valentine’s Day hype can lead to loneliness, dissatisfaction, and even rebellion against all your dating/engaged/married friends. Who wants that?! This year, I […]

A lot has happened in these first few weeks of 2016! Now that I’ve gotten my feet under me and have an established routine, it’s time to set a some goals for growth rather than just maintenance! At least for me, it’s hard to set goals amidst transition because there’s so much uncertainty about what […]

Joyful Moments Remembered Over the past few weeks and months, I’ve been bombarded with one business principle that just keeps popping up over and over… know your why. It’s simple, right? Know why you started your business, why you love the work you do, why you work so hard to make it work even on days that seem impossible. I had never […]

Honesty time. For the last several weeks, I’ve been head down in my business. I completely rebranded and did absolutely everything myself (with the exception of a little Illustrator help from my soon-to-be-architect brother! He’s awesome!). I designed my new website, and am currently in the process of ordering new business cards, client gifts, stationary, and […]