The Best Man x Wedding Photography x Hycroft Manor

The wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Chris and Helen Jenkins at Hycroft Manor on August 31, 2012. Photos by John Bello Photography.



Helen and Chris Forever.

From the Weekend: Backyard Sunset Wedding x Winnipeg

Winnipeg Wedding Weekend in friendly Manitoba on August 4, 2012.



Over the weekend, I made the trip to Winnipeg (where my family originally hails from, by way of Vietnam).

We All Have Paper Hearts

Suppositions on the Nature of Love:

A recent film, review from the 2009 Sundance Film Festival of Paper Heart (directed by Nicholas Jasenovec) starring experimental comedienne, Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up) and her real-life boyfriend, actor Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad) brought up an interesting supposition on the nature of love.

I use the film itself and the review, as mere starting point on the topic. Paper Heart is structured as a mock documentary (a la This is Spinal Tap or any film by Christopher Guest) that weaves in real interview-style, documentary footage with acted out scenes that are scripted, outlined or improvised but not “real”. The film and very meta film-within-a-film feel like commentary on the conceptual and contextual structure of love.

Paper Hearts

A recent review of the Sundance film, Paper Heart starring experimental comedienne, Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up) and her boyfriend, Michael Cera (Juno, Arrested Development) brings up an interesting supposition on the nature of love. The film itself, a mere starting point on the topic, is a constructed in a mockumentary style that weaves in real interview footage with scripted or improvised scenes.

The review articulates on the "structure" of love represented by the ending of the film, that is, one must truly sacrifice something very meaningful, important and precious to oneself as the ultimate demonstration of one's true love. The actual sacrifice or gesture may vary but essentially must be defined by giving up something meaningful in order to be happy, happy in love with your partner. This act is the basis that precipitates or lays the groundwork for love. Without this penultimate experience, love is not love, apparently or at least not the accepted notion explored here. Often what you must give up ends up having to do with your falling in love in the first place. You must give up something that led or aided that love.