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Welcome to De Joy Photography! My name is Amber Amelingmeier, and I have dedicated my life to capturing the most important moments of people’s lives. I thrive on bringing happiness, excitement, and fun to any session.

When I photograph your special day, I not only tell your story, but also document the love and emotions so that you genuinely can remember how it felt that day. I believe a photo should enable emotions even for those who couldn’t be there to experience it themselves, and that the style and quality are without match. I will showcase your lifestyle and love. My shooting and editing style is colorful, timeless, beautiful, and flattering. I want your heart to swell every time you go through your photos!

I am so excited to meet you. I am so excited to capture your love in a bold way. We will have boatloads of fun in the process, and you can trust that I am deeply invested in making all your dreams come true.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Albums
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Photojournalism
Traditional

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Boudoir Shoot
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Matted Prints
Prints
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of De Joy Photography

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Amber, the photographer, receives high praise from multiple reviewers for her talent, energy, and responsiveness. She is described as making the wedding dreams come true and capturing precious moments with her style and use of natural light. The reviewers appreciate her organization, efficiency, and ability to wrangle family members. Despite being pregnant, Amber is highly commended for her professionalism, clear directions, and ability to navigate stressful situations. Many reviewers highly recommend Amber as a trusted professional who captures beautiful moments in life.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Amber, the photographer, receives high praise from multiple reviewers for her talent, energy, and responsiveness. She is described as making the wedding dreams come true and capturing precious moments with her style and use of natural light. The reviewers appreciate her organization, efficiency, and ability to wrangle family members. Despite being pregnant, Amber is highly commended for her professionalism, clear directions, and ability to navigate stressful situations. Many reviewers highly recommend Amber as a trusted professional who captures beautiful moments in life.

John
John Sent on 03/29/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Our beautiful Wedding with Amber


Choosing a photographer is one of the most important decisions that a couple has to make for their wedding. We definitely felt like that we made a fantastic decision by choosing Amber as our wedding photographer. She was brilliant, meticulous and hardworking throughout our whole wedding process, from our engagement shoot to creating our stunning physical wedding album. On our initial call with her, she was super friendly, knowledgeable and gave us some great recommendations of other wedding vendors. We final met her during our engagement photo shoot on Earth Day in Carmel. Of course, having a photoshoot taken by a person that you just met of some of your intimate moments could be very intimidating, but Amber made it a very comfortable and enjoyable experience for us, by utilizing her natural charm and affable personality.

We love her beautiful, brilliant, vibrant, and colorful photography style, which worked for redwood forest wedding. The style was so unique and vibrant, that it stood out from the rest of the photographers out there. Even though Amber was 8 months pregnant during the time of our wedding day, she worked tirelessly throughout our entire wedding day. She even hired two apprentice photographers, at no additional charge, in order to make our big day run more smoothly.

The images on our wedding day turned out amazing, of course. Amber does a terrific job of asking us and our wedding party to pose and act a certain way that felt silly at the time, but trust me, the photos will turnout amazing. Amber also worked with us to create a magnificent wedding photo book. Amber has now became one of our good friends. We also love following her on Instagram stories. It’s fun and uplifting, and it brings a smile to our faces.
Blake
Blake Sent on 12/03/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Amber is the best around!

Amber is incredible! She was able to capture all the most precious moment of our wedding. Amber's primary style of using natural light to capture images made every moment truly pop! As an out-of-state couple, we were obviously a little nervous to work with someone we'd only met on the phone. From the first call to our wedding day, Amber was full of energy and enthusiasm to make sure everything we wanted was her highest priority. We absolutely loved our time with Amber and would highly recommend her to anyone seeking the best wedding photographer out there!! It is truly a pleasure to forever be one of "Amber's couples"!! :-)
Emily
Emily Sent on 11/06/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely incredible!

Working with Amber was an absolutely incredible experience! From the moment we met Amber for our engagement pictures, we knew we made the right choice for our wedding photographer. She made us feel so comfortable and had such amazing energy. Amber was responsive and helpful (even when I made multiple changes to the timeline). Not only was Amber a dream to work with, but she is also super talented. All her photos turn out beautiful. She captured our day so beautifully and we will cherish the photos forever. I would recommend Amber to anyone I know who is getting married.
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

2 Endorsements
Kim Baker Beauty Kim Baker Beauty Wedding Hair & Makeup

When hiring Amber of De Joy Photography, you not only receive her talent but her positive, energetic and fun personality! I thoroughly enjoy working with Amber!

Santa Cruz Officiant Santa Cruz Officiant Wedding Officiants

Amber of De Joy Photography is awesome! She is warm, bright and spunky. She will make you laugh and put you right at ease. And that's just her personality! She is a very talented photographer with an excellent eye, and her work really speaks for itself! So go check her out and seriously consider her for your big day!

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