A.J.: Scott + Sarah . Sarasota Wedding Photographer

Alisia Thompson Photography and Valerie Joy Photography

joined forces on another fantastic Sarasota wedding!

We've posted our photos from this wedding on our joint blog called Anchored Joy.

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to see the entire post of this Vintage Wedding!

A.J.: John + Amy . Sarasota Wedding Photographer

Valerie Joy Photography and Alisia Thompson Photography

joined forces on another fantastic Sarasota wedding!

We've posted our photos from this wedding on our joint blog called Anchored Joy.

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to see the entire post of this amazing day!

The Crosley Mansion, Sarasota FL

A.J.: Roberts Family . Sarasota Family Photographer

Anchored Joy is back in the game!!!

(If you're not sure what Anchored Joy is, Click here)

Alisia was out on maternity leave for the past 2 months.  

A lovely break, I'm sure.  

But it's time to get back to work, and plan some more creative shoots!  

Alisia's cousin Hannah has some pretty darling kids, so we took them to the park with some mosquito netting and antique quilt for some family portraits.

Click here to check out all of our images from the day!

A.J.: Alisia's birth . Sarasota Birth Photographer

As you may know, I work closely with my dear friend Alisia on a lot of photography jobs.  We shoot weddings together, and she & I recently started our new collaborative photography blog,

 "Anchored Joy".

It was my honor to shoot the birth of her third baby girl.

To see her Birth story, Click Here

A.J.: Baby Mia . Sarasota Newborn Photographer

Newborn Collaboration from Anchored Joy!

Man, we really lucked out with this one.  This little Angel Girl is so precious and BEAU-TI-FUL!

Wanna see more of baby Mia and her gorgeous family?  Click Here

A.J.: Reagann + Joel . Sarasota Wedding Photographer

Check out Regann + Joel's amazing wedding day on our "Anchored Joy" blog...

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A.J.: Jessica . Sarasota Maternity Photographer

Check out our most recent maternity collaboration on Anchored Joy...

Here's a teaser.  To see more click here!

A.J.: On the Farm . Sarasota Children's Photographer

Anchored Joy's first collaborative shoot:

"On the Farm"

for more....

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Introducing: Anchored Joy

Hello world!

I'd like to introduce you all to a beautiful new creation: the Anchored Joy blog

This blog is a place for my friend Alisia and I to share photo projects that we've been working on together.  This will include posts from weddings we shoot as a team, collaborative portrait shoots that we brainstorm and style together, photo shoots we do of each other peeking into our personal world, and what we call "interpretations" (one photo from each of us interpreting a word of choice).

So what's the name mean?  

We settled on "Anchored Joy" because there were 2 important aspects we wanted to include...  

1. We love Jesus first and foremost.  And our hope is anchored in Him.

2. We try to portray joy through our photography.... and it just so happens that we both share the middle name, Joy.

Come take a look!  Click Here