Milestones: A Cotillion & Graduation Celebration for Regina Rubio

Throughout our years, we all have our own personal milestones, our own personal achievements that may not always need a public mention or are just meant to motivate us internally to get to the next step. Hurdles we set for ourselves for a personal challenge. Activities we try out to find out what we're made of. But every once in awhile, there comes a time to look back and give credit for surpassing all of personal milestones. After years of hard work (both in school and out), that time had finally come for Regina Rubio to celebrate her own triumphs and moving on to another level in her young life.

Awhile back, my friend Stephanie referred me to a family who was looking to secure photography and video for their daughter's (Regina) cotillion. Even despite some financial hardships, Regina's parents wanted to ensure that she had the cotillion (and graduation) celebration that she deserved. That in mind, I scheduled a sit-down meeting with the family so they could get to know Unscene Media's style, personality, approach and repertoire for her big day. It was a real stretch to fit within their budget, so as a result, I took it upon myself to shoot both photos and video alone. Not easy. Even further, I asked to attend the rehearsal as well to familiarize myself with how everything was going to proceed (I haven't been to many cotillions) and get everyone used to having a camera around as much as possible.

In the end, I think that everything turned out great. Once all of the photos are up online, Regina, her family and I will be constructing the last piece of her time with UMG (an album) and sending out copies of her photo slideshow and video to family across the country and in the Philippines. Here are some of the photos:

This was one of the coolest choreography pieces I have seen - really creative formations!

The Rubio family all together at the rehearsal

The cake. NOM. Taller than some wedding cakes I've seen even.

Awww...so dapper, haha

Have to extend my thanks to Stephanie again for keeping me in mind for both photos and video - nothing speaks more volumes than a referral. So THANK YOU!! It was a lot of fun to shoot and everything came together beautifully...it could've been a mini-wedding, haha. I'll make it a point to update you guys when the album is all buttoned up and ready to go. Until the next milestone.