I met Recio more than a year ago. He is a young, smart, ambitious guy who is starting to see good things happen to his model and talent management agency, Courtier. Along with partners, Donovon and Jose, Recio will appear on The CW’s new series “Remodeled” this coming Wednesday. I shot them in studio last week for some upcoming promo work.
We first met the Skousens when we moved to Tokyo in 2008. They were one of several kind families who eased our transition to a new life in Japan. (In fact they had us over for Mexican food the first week we were there.) Even though we ended up spending just a year in Japan, the Skousens are among lifelong friends we made in that short time. I was excited when asked to photograph Brittany’s bridals. She has grown from the young girl we knew in Japan into a beautiful young woman with a fabulous smile who will make a lovely bride. In fact she is getting married today in San Diego.
I couldn’t help myself and pulled a couple of photos of Brittany from the Japan archive for this post too. Below is Brittany at Thanksgiving 2008 in Tokyo and on a multi-family camping trip in the Japanese Alps near Nagano.
…and now the bridals, taken Dec 31, 2011 in my home studio. I loved the colors she chose for wedding, and note the inclusion of some origami flowers. How cool are those? Best of luck Brittany and Bryant!
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Following the post of the O’donnell’s a few days ago, here are the Obrays. (No, there is no apostrophe this time. No, we’re not all Irish, although the name “Ryan” in Irish is “Little King.” That’s what I said. Little. King.)
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Over the holidays I shot my family. You know, in a photographic way…
…anyhow, we rented a great little studio space in Provo owned by Justin Hackworth and I’m going to post a couple of sets this week. First up, the O’donnell’s from Virginia.
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Briana and Preston were married just before Christmas. They took advantage of his being home on leave. He deploys for Afghanistan in March. I took two things away from this wedding.
The first is family. When I first met with Briana and her mom (and aunts) she told me that theirs was an unusual family situation. It reminded me of the old joke, “hey, did you hear the one about the functional family?” Families do come in all sizes, types, and forms. Family isn’t so much about a genetic relationship as it is about being with people that love, and look after each other. Briana and Preston’s family is tight. You can tell right away that they have each other’s backs. They love each other and family comes first. That makes for a great wedding.
The second thing is gratitude. Other than one brother-in-law who served in the Marine Corp before I knew him, I have no family in the military, and never served myself. Yet I benefit from the service of every man and woman who does. When I first arrived at the wedding that day and saw Preston in his Army dress blues, I only thought how good he would look in photos. By the end of the night, I was reminded of the debt we owe our service men and women for their sacrifices on our behalf. Like I said, Preston ships out for Afghanistan in March. I thank him and all those like him.
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