Merry Christmas!

We hope all our couples and friends have received our Christmas card! we have been greatly blessed in 2006. all our couples and weddings were extremely cool and awesome!

As we wrapped up this year, we give thanks first to God that protect and present us the opportunity to use our talent and let us do what we are very passionate about.
we want to thank our family and friends for believing, encouraging, and supporting us all this year. we're confident with their continuing love and support 2007 will be an even better year for S1 photography! we can't wait to reveal what we have in store for everyone! so tune in!

go see the nativity story if you haven't! ^_^


have a blessed and very merry Chistmas from S1 photography

amy + patrick wedding

our last wedding in 2006! we are so excited to shoot amy + patrick wedding. amy was my sister's manager so she recommended amy to us. amy also has a twin sister, allison who will get married in april! instead of a hotel they chose to have the reception in their favorite restaurant. it's truly an intimate family affairs and we can feel the love and excitement from every guests. we decided to post more images than usual so enjoy the images and leave your comments below!

the dress


this wins the most unique bouquet award! it's custom made with swarovski crystal. amy wanted to preserve her bouquet in a unique way.


mirror image! thought this was a cool capture of the twins ^_^


quick capture as she exit the bathroom


quick portrait with the veil


St Mary of Angels is an huge and beautiful church




a little make out session after everyone left the church ^_^


ring shot


speech by Amy's twin sister and maid of honor, Allison.



aspiring photographer!


first dance


during the dance, i ran outside so i can take some shots looking in from the restaurant window


great moment between amy and dad


we were shooting amy and saw patrick just standing there watching ^_^


dance!


we went to an alley next to the restaurant for a little out of box portrait around the dumspter ^_^


and of course, our S1gnature couch portrait to end the night


amy + patrick, thank you for showing us the beauty of intimate wedding celebration.
hope you guys have a blast in Paris! Blessings to you!

julie + james engaged

we braced the cold weather to these great shots of julie + james at north ave beach around sunset. it was great to be able to capture them having a great time together. we then went to signature lounge where james proposed! it was clear sky so you can see the city lights. it was a great night and we had a really fun time! ^_^









they were kind enough to send us this encouragind note after the session:
"James and I just want to thank-you again for the engagement session yesterday. We again are very impressed with you both and cannot wait to see the pictures. You made us both feel comfortable and it was a great experience!"

Thanks guys! we can't wait to shoot your wedding next year!