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Great portrait – very handsome!!!
Mellisa and Anthony come from two really close families. And when I say, really close families….I’m not kidding. Both of their grandparents ended up growing up together on the same block, in the same town. On top of that, now both of their families live directly adjacent to each other on two really beautiful parcels in Nipomo, California. To make things even closer, Anthony and Melissa now live on one of those parcels within a second residence. Well, during their wedding ceremony, the deacon pointed out one fabulous advantage of this scenario: on-site babysitting. And let me tell you, both of these families are expecting some children from this couple! Anyway, Katie DiSimone (www.katiedisimone.com) and I traveled the countryside with them, as they prepared for the wedding in Nipomo, got married in Arroyo Grande, and had a huge celebration at the Spanish Oak Ranch (www.spanishoaksranch.net) in Santa Margarita. The entire event was a really impressive display of family values and good old country love. In retrospect (while I pour through some of the photos), I get a sense that there was probably an old classic movie or novel made about a love like this….
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Last weekend, I shot another great wedding with Katie DiSimone. We met up at Summerwood Winery, where the bride and groom had rented the entire bed and breakfast as well as the winery for the reception. The setting couldn’t have been more spectacular, the lighting on the otherhand was starting drive my camera’s light meter crazy, as there was about a 3-4 stop difference betweent the sweeping setting of the surrounding vineyards, versus the cool dark shade beneath the gorgeous valley oaks located outside of the B&B. Despite the photographic challenges with the natural light, Annie, Casey, and their friends couldn’t have been more impressive. Honestly, I couldn’t believe how “well put together” everyone looked that day. They made me feel like a cafeteria worker with my usual black ninja photography outfit. I suppose that is was happens when everyone is from San Francisco, L.A., New York, or Chicago. I suppose it’s just more proof that you can’t find any good shopping in San Luis Obispo County. 
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If you’re any indication of what SLO has to offer as far as style and personality…you make that place look good
Kathleen Bennett (now K. Bennett Mink) met me at my front door nearly eight or nine years ago (I’m losing count) while she was looking for a place to live. Short in stature but full of energy, Kathleen surprisingly accepted to move into my dilapidated downtown San Luis Obispo house, with my two other housemates. After a couple years of living with us, Kathleen had enough of the dirty dishes and such, and moved just down the street to her own space (good move, Kathleen). Shortly thereafter, she also grew to realize that little old San Luis Obispo couldn’t hypnotize her with its’ quaint setting and well known slow living lifestyle; so she packed up her things and moved to San Francisco. And not long after living in S.F. Kathleen found Barna Mink, a tall handsome Hungarian; the type of fella that you would probably never find in San Luis Obispo. Having met Barna a couple years back, I was pleased to see what a great pair that these two made. To me, Barna was the ying to Kathleen’s yang. Kathleen, often times full of bounce and polka dots; Barna seemed to be as steady as a ship with his warm personality and engaging demeanor. It was clear that they worked great together. With all that said, it was a real honor to see Kathleen come so far and to bear witness to her and Barna’s commitment to each other, along side their incredible group of friends and family. Best wishes to the both of you. – jon
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what a GREAT story… as i began to read it i felt like i was reading the beginning of a desperate housewives script!
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