A gender reveal photoshoot by photographer Carlye Allen.

Wife's One of a Kind Gender Reveal Photoshoot with her "Four-Legged Baby"

Announcing the coming of a new member of the family makes everybody excited. It may be just a simple celebration with family and friends or an extravagant one.

It’s hard to think of a better gender reveal photo shoot than the one Carlye Allen, a photographer,  threw her friend Joy Stone.

What’s in there?

But for this wife, her gender-reveal photo shoot has a twist.

Joy and her husband Brady had been searching for a rescue puppy for quite some time,” Allen narrated. “However, they couldn’t find the perfect fit for their little family.”

Gender reveal with a twist.

“One of my Facebook friends, Gracie Gonzalez, has a heart of gold,” the photographer said. “Gracie found the puppy and her four other siblings next to a railroad track. She posted a picture on her Facebook profile, and I forwarded it to my friend. It was love at first sight.

Joy knew that she wanted to give the puppy a new home, but decided to keep it a secret from her husband. I drove two hours to pick up the puppy, and Joy drove hours to meet me.” The doggo was named “Rey” after the Star Wars character. The photos caught Brady completely off guard but once the emotions settled, he was delighted that Rey joined him and Joy.

It’s a four-legged baby!

“Joy and I are notorious for doing silly things together. I half-jokingly threw out the idea of having a puppy reveal photo shoot. Without hesitation, she replied with a “Dude, let’s do it.” Next thing I knew, we were in my yard trying to convince a five-pound fluffball to stay in a metal tub.”

Joy Stone’s little girl.

For most of the photographers, it's not easy working with animals. But for Carlye, it was fun and had a great time. It only took her about 15 minutes to do the shoot.

“The emotion captured between the puppy and Joy was not prompted. Joy was excited to have a new companion, and the puppy was excited to have a new mom.” The Texas-based artist even “employed” her husband! “His job was to place the puppy back in the tub whenever she jumped out. But even that wasn’t too bad. We may be spent two or three minutes on that shot.”

The mommy and her “baby”.

“I’m a new photographer. I’ve only been doing this for about four months. While I still have SO much more to learn, one thing that I discovered early on is to close my mouth, sit back, and snap candid emotional moments. That’s what this was.”

Not only that they did it for themselves, they decided to make the most of it. Millions of other animals like Rey are in need of forever home, so they partnered with a local shelter. they will be hosting "Doggie and Me" by June. This session will be donation based and all the proceeds will go to the shelter. 

Such an adorable creature!

It is definitely a win-win scenario between people and the animals they have rescued and loved. Great joy and happiness will be exchanged between them.

And for Carlye and Joy - "We want to encourage other photographers to do the same in their areas. We can make a big difference in these animals’ lives.”

“Being a parent] is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy.”

- Barbara Walters