Author: Ronnie Slavin

Relationships

As the day goes by, I find myself checking my email several times a day as well as my Facebook.  I’ve been amazed at the amount of people that are coming my way to document their relationship.  Because of my relationships.  One thing that I find as a common thread in my life is that […]

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Two Trees in Ventura, California

Moved to Ventura in the late part of 1989. Like a lot of Santa Barbara natives, had the goal of home ownership in mind. I thought, how different could it be to live 30 minutes south, still by the sea and pay $100,000 less? Okay, so things turned out a lot different than planned. This […]

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New Year 2010

A few images from the last day.As a full moon presided over the many palm trees in the beautiful, winter sky, I welcomed in this new year in. Looking back as the person whom I was a decade ago tonight, I would never have recognized the person that now hugged my friends and breathed deeply […]

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Christmas Peace

Okay, so this should be profound, enlightening, since it’s Christmas Eve, now after midnight turning Christmas day. Nothing profound, nothing happening here and that is good!! I spent quite a few years in drama and we all know how the holidays bring that out in the best way 🙁 Tonight, no drama. No tears. Just […]

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Katie and Bill at Arts and Letters Cafe, Santa Barbara

I received a call from Stephanie, that she was already booked and would I like to photograph the wedding of Bill and Katie? Oh course! My favorite thing to photograph is two people in love, joining their lives. Enter Bill and Katie. They were planning on a big wedding and then the fire in Santa Barbara […]

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Brian and Pamela at Westlake Village Inn

So glad to meet these two fellow doggy lovers. Brian met Pamela when she was teaching a spinning class. She’s a personal trainer, and it definitely shows! Love soon followed. The wedding was at Westlake Village Inn on November 8th, 2009. Beautiful location filled with lots of flowers and friends. Thanks and blessings! Ronnie click here […]

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50’s Engagement Session: Chris + Casey

When I got a phone call from Casey, wanting to set up her engagement session, I was walking on Ventura Pier, enjoying the last day of 2008. She told me that she had arranged for a vintage car and was going for something different for her and Chris’ engagement photos. The location, Mugu Rock on […]

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Trent and Christina The Vineyard Simi Valley

After meeting in college, Trent and Christina decided to be married in California. Trent’s family flew in from Chicago and the two were married at The Vineyard in Simi Valley, California. The location was perfect, the bride in her Maggie Sottero dress and the groom, looking like a very classy hip hop star. The grooms’ […]

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Surprises

So I got a call yesterday from my groom last week, Trent, needing photos of his family because “in case you didn’t know, my father’s a senator” and they need a photo for a magazine asap as well as a photo of the couple for their Chicago reception this weekend. I had no idea, although […]

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Been shooting all summer!

I just realized I haven’t updated my blog in two months. I’ve been busy editing all the weddings and events that I’ve shot this summer. I am caught up to all of them, except this past weekend and then I will post them all. It’s been a great summer and I’ve met some amazing people […]

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