o n t e c i to
by Kelly Mahan
With Montecito’s award-winning resorts, sprawling estates, storybook beaches, and historic churches,
it’s no wonder that hundreds of couples, young and old, choose to wed in our seaside enclave each year.
Here we bring you the wedding stories of six couples who said “I do” in Montecito.
Tina Marie Warner & Jonathan McNulty
fter a two-year courtship and ten-month engagement, Tina Warner and Jonathan McNulty were married in a small ceremony at
Montecito’s iconic San Ysidro Ranch on August 3, 2013. The couple met at work, and their friendship turned to romance after a year of
early morning conversations.
In September 2012, the couple planned a trip to Paris, Florence, and Venice for two weeks. Months before the trip, Jonathan had been designing
an engagement ring; three days before the trip, the jeweler called to say he needed more time on the ring, but could easily send it to Paris. Jonathan’s
plan was to propose on the
Pont des Arts
. After being in Paris for a couple of days, Jonathan heard from the jeweler that Parisian customs held the ring
and it would not be released in time for the planned proposal. Jonathan asked that the ring be rerouted to Florence, figuring he could find another
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