Victoria and Rodney interview - Applicants
Rodney Zaccardo, a sales rep (44 years old), and Vicky Way, financial planner (37), are now living in Thousand Oaks. They met in a dog park and have dated for about 5 years and engaged since 2008. "A lifetime partnership means having a best friend for life, who is your true partner through thick and thin." If it weren't for family, they would have gone through a Vegas drive-through. It is important to them to have a ceremony for their families to enjoy with them, so they would be having the wedding less for themselves than for others.
What I found the most engaging aspect of the interview, is that they seemed so different and yet they come together seamlessly; they seem like best friends who just happen to be in love (with benefits). It was also admirable to me that they are not at all a part of the art world and yet approached this art-drenched idea with an openness I wish I'd see more in the art world. They were willing and enthusiastic to leave all the details up to me, which also spoke to me of their bravery in the face of family wedding demands and wishes.
