Meet Chance and Nina.  They’re siblings and these are their portraits.

UPDATE: I had to pull this down because of a possible birthday spoiler! But, now their dad pretty much knows so it’s all good.

Tara, one of the Gustilos, was nice enough to ask me to tag along on her parents’ 50th wedding anniversary party. The one thing about this family is it was clear from the beginning that there are a lot of them. And also they truly enjoyed each other like a family should. They had slideshows in which everyone was portrayed as their 80s selves (no one escaped this one), played Charades, and even had a dance party. Here are a few of my favorite frames.

Also, Kess is off today so I can’t be held responsible for any spelling mistakes or grammatical errors. I’m flying solo here and it’s frightening.

While you’re enjoying Jay + Pri’s pictures below, give Tunng a listen. I think this is their 4th studio release and I LOVE it. They call their type of music Folktronica. Their music is beautiful and melodic but they’re also constantly playing electronic sounds + beats to their tracks. One of my favorite things about this CD is that with so many layers it almost starts to remind me of Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion but it’s not at crazy. I think this is going to be a crowd pleaser.

I’m trying out a new music listening system so to listen to a track by Tunng click on the ‘Play All Tracks’ thing in the lower left hand corner. Enjoy!

We flew down to Brazil (a few weeks ago?  Last week?  I’m still taking melatonin at night and lacing my days with black tea.  Totally doctor-recommended.) to photograph Jay and Pri’s wedding festivities, and this duo welcomed us into every part of their weekend.

To wit:

• We were half of the Bachelor Fest attendees.  (I didn’t have much success with the language, but I think I picked up that Caipirinha is Portuguese for “Hangover.”)
• Jay’s buddy Tiago shared his story of a very “horny” driver: “and he is honk, honk, honk, honk on his horn.”
• Matt taught the kids how to play “HORSE” on the basketball court, and they let him win.  Then Best Man/Rickyboy/He-chie/Rich let Matt borrow some shorts to wear in the pool.
• Pri’s dad filled our bellies with popsicles in every flavor from goiaba to cheese.  Goiaba obviously being “sugar fruit.”

I might be better at Portuguese than we originally thought.

Getting away from the cold in Minneapolis into a place where it is summer was such a treat.  You may recognize that positively edible southern hemisphere glow.  Speaking of which, let’s get started:

We wish you such happiness in your life together, you two.

Ricardo for letting us be there at the beginning.