10-17-09 an Alternative Wedding in San Francisco!

Carolyn Gerin, writer and producer of Anti-Bride .
She wrote this amazing review for Yelp.com :

When I think of caricatures, I think of Ocean City Maryland end-of-the- boardwalk-cheese that doesn't really capture the personality or essence of the person sitting for their portrait. Not so, Jon. I was covering for my magazine and blog probably one of the hippest weddings in recent history last night, (how cool is it that the bride and groom thought to do this for their wedding and guests? A for creativity!) and met Jon for the first time. After watching him capture 4 couples particular mojo to perfection, I realized that this guy is for real. Also, he's about as attitude free and nice as a talented illustrator can get. People were waiting 4-5 deep for their portraits. He also nails it quickly with a good strong line and grabs the essence of the person, and couple sitting for the portrait. It was fun, it was fast, and it was fabulous. Not to mention a slam dunk crowd pleaser, as I think most of us haven't had our caricatures done since we were 12 years old at a mall carnival parking lot in Anywhere, USA. People had forgotten how much fun it is, and it really did unleash the inner kid in many of us. People couldn't stop talking about their cool portraits, where they would hang it, Jon's ability to "nail that one thing" that defines us as individuals, and how much fun the experience was. Also, I've never been anywhere at midnight after a 6 hour wedding where no matter what state of inebriation any of the guests were in, one thing was clear: that portrait was going to be treated like the Holy Grail until transported safely to a reputable frame shop. Jon is a rock star, nuff said.

Chad contacted me about his wedding a few weeks ago, saying that it was going to be a bit out of the ordinary and it sounded a lot of fun. The wedding party was dressed with really cool style, and among other interesting bits, the groomsmen ran on stage with Luchador Masks on. They asked me to stay for an extra hour to get in a few more friends.

It was also great getting to work with local legendary caricaturist and illustrator Zach Trenholm. Most of the events I do are single artist events, but every time I have a chance to work with Zach or watch someone else work at that level, I feel like I learn something new.