i love a good love/hate line! i just read her bio and i can see why they would clash. mitch is sort of the serious type but not in the boring way - more in the way that he tries to keep as enigmatic as possible. he's not an open book but he does act on whims and doesn't think about the consequences. i'm THINKING about throwing in a vegas wedding & quick divorce into his past just to hammer that home. he'll act one way behind the camera, especially if he is doing a wedding or newborn photoshoot but while he's all romantic behind the camera, he'll poke fun at that same family later in the day (not truly mean but making hypothetical bets on when their divorce might happen).
we can say he started being contracted out for events and such by the winery and that led to assisting in more odd jobs with them too.