Looking for an engagement gift?

Found this great little site last night for great Engagement Gift Ideas.  It's becoming more and more popular to give your loved one a little something special to commemorate the day and hey we all need a little help and creativity now and then so I figured why not share this little gem. The excitement and kaos of being a newly engaged or thinking about becoming a newly engaged couple may totally over whelm you as well.  So give your self a break and do a little online shopping for your Engagement Gifts. Beyond making a purchase for you newly crowned fiance you can even find completely appropriate gifts for newly engaged friends.  The gifts range in price and type.  So no matter what your gifting style may be I'm pretty sure you can find something helpful on this site.

Somewhat relating to The New Girl show

Guest post written by Sue Elliot

This is something that I’d hate to admit to many people, but I can really relate to Zooey Deschanel’s character in the show The New Girl. I, too, am incredibly awkward. Plus, I really love watching Dirty Dancing when I’m feeling sad. It’s like she’s channeling me or something when she’s acting in that part. It kind of hit me halfway through watching the premiere episode.

Before watching that show, I had looked online to see some advanced reviews with my unlimited wireless internet. There were so many good reviews too, which made me even more excited about seeing it.

But then again, maybe I’ll learn a thing or two about being a little less awkward from this The New Girl TV show. I recently went through a pretty bad breakup and was really tore up about it. I had to move in with a few strangers, but they were girls so they understood my post-breakup turmoil just a little better. I guess that it’s a lot less funny in real life than it is on a sitcom like that show.

Hey blog friends!  We are so excited to announce our new blog. We’ve made some big changes and are adding to the content daily.  Stay tuned for tons of great posts, pics of recent shoots and lots of helpful articles and videos to make planning your wedding a breeze! Visit us here and be sure to “Follow Us” to stay in tune with all our new updates.

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Jeff, Amber and Team!

Tyler – Senior Portraits Lake Havasu City AZ

I had so much fun running around with Tyler.  She had such a great fashion model quality about her too!  The girl photographs so long and lean which is super fun for me coming from a print modeling background.  At the end of our shoot I just had to grab up some shots with Tyler and her little red mustang.  I mean lets face it one day she’ll look back and say man I had a sweet car in high school

 

Amber
Now booking Senior Portrait sessions 310-272-6343

Aerial Photos of Lake Havasu City, AZ

Last Thursday December 8th I was asked to board a teeny weenie prop plane and soar over Lake Havasu to take some aerial shots of the area for a local magazine!  It was so much fun and way harder to get good shots than I thought it would be.  And I already thought it was going to be tough!  The planes windows are totally reflective when the sun shines through so that makes for a bit of an obstacle and I was back seat so I caught some shadows and had to cut out alot of shoulders and arms that where pretty hard not to get in my shots.  Beyond how extrememly gorgeous Havasu looks from the sky those little planes ROCK!  What a smooth flight, way better than flying commercial

Don Clark who is a local pilot here in Lake Havasu took us up for a little over a half an hour and flew us where ever we asked.  He jokingly talked with other pilots in the air that he was taking us on his 3rd solo mission, but he didn’t fool us!  The guys a pro.  I hope this isn’t the last air photo session as I truly enjoyed this little journey

Amber J.
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Jordan – Portrait Session Lake Havasu City AZ

Shooting Jordan is so easy!  What a beauty, this kid doesn’t need anything besides her smile to light up my shots!  Check out some of my favorites from our recent photo session one chilly winter day

 

Amber

Best Family Photo Session – Rotary Park Lake Havasu City

So Anne and I have been trying to beat the weather and the sniffles for weeks, heck wait…..months! So glad we paired up when we did, even though we got a gloomy day. I feel like we got some pretty darn good photos. The heavy clouds didn’t hold them back as they where all smiles and up for retakes when the sun finally did peak through.

I really loved photographing Anne and Luke’s kiddos, they where a lot of fun. They had so many suggestions and ideas of their own which made my job all the better. Capturing kids doing what they do has to be my most favorite thing about family photo sessions.

It was also pretty cool to capture a generation photo as I myself have one and it’s really significant to have, there fore taking one was an honor Check out some of my favs from my recent family portrait session right here in Lake Havasu City!

Amber

Great website for unique groomsmen gifts!

Just browsing around on the net like any other day I stumble upon this fantastic site called  Groomsday!  It's a site with great gifts just for guys!  Obviously this is geared mostly towards grooms to be looking for a nice grooms men gift for their select few who'll be standing by his side on his wedding day!

It's got a pretty clean navigation so you can logon and search by gift type, say your best man is a cigar smoker? Well they've got a whole selection just for him!  I really liked the six pack o beer belt my self, I'm sure that would make a great laugh.  The gifts range incredibly in price so you can really grab up some bargins for those large wedding parties, however they have some really nice custom engraved pieces as well.

There is even a great section for bridesmaids which is always nice, especially when shopping in a time crunch!  Anyway just wanted to pass this little gem along to any of my upcoming brides and grooms and hope it provides a little bit of help :) Amber

Lisa and Daniel – Avi Casino and Hotel

Lisa and Daniels wedding was our first opportunity to shoot pre ceremony portraits the day before.  It was so cool to capture their reveal in a private little setting on the Avi Golf Course in Laughlin Nevada. I have to mention as you will notice in the pics Lisa wore moccasins down the isle which I think was the coolest thing ever!

On our way to the Avi as we where crossing the Colorado River I spot a plane just docked right outside the island at the Avi, I turn to Jeff and we just both knew we where taking them down there for sure to grab some shots with that fantastic prop plane!!

Lisa and Daniel where just as easy to shoot during this a more stressful time then at their engagement session a few months back.  Check out some of our favorites from Lisa and Daniels portrait session and wedding day!

Amber and Jeff

Nelson Family Photos – State Beach Area Lake Havasu City AZ

The Nelsons where here in Lake Havasu for their second time on a family vacation!  I was so happy when they called and booked us for their family pics!  Shooting a family of six is always cool for me as I came from a family of the same size myself.  It’s always fun to see all the different personalities that come from a big family.

It’s also pretty cool to get some pics of mom and dad alone, and to still see that love and attraction they have for each other.  I had fun trying to convince the younger ones we where almost done as ofcourse they just wanted to run around and be free and where probably growing very tired of my cues…..”look in the lens, smile, bla bla bla”

All in all what good sports and I even got them to sit still for some kiddo headshots, which I love to do

Family portraits sessions for the season are booking up fast!  Give us a call today to schedule yours!

- Amber Janke
310-272-6343