Wedding Date on Aug 20, 2023

Jackie + Greg met St. Louis when they were each training to be cardiologists. According to Greg, he may have noticed her first. This is the part in the story where Jackie would laugh and say “Of course he did. With his fine ass face”. They laugh and Jackie continues, “We were friends but I didn’t have time for him. But when I met him I said, ‘If you were my man you wouldn't be leaving the house smelling this good’”. They seem to have conflicting stories from how they remember it from there: he says their first date was to Whole Foods, she disagrees. She says their first date was when she asked him out to coffee. The two of them laugh and banter as they recount the beginning of their story and it could not be a better lead up to understand their playful, sharp-witted, and loving dynamic. It’s not every wedding you get to capture a mansion, fireworks, vintage cars, a sax player in a bowler hat, a speakeasy, a club and still, somehow, all of that is outshined by the first look. Jackie + Greg are so spectacularly into each other it’s infectious. The second they saw each other it was like nothing else existed. Jackie and Greg are both physicians, but just because they’re out there saving lives, does not mean they don’t know how to get down. Capturing and showcasing the magic of that dichotomy was our number one goal. Throughout the edit we wanted to highlight that elegance and the authenticity of J+G but by still staying true to their exuberance. From the jump we wanted to show this gorgeous moment during their first look: the tears, the gasps, the fits; and then immediately cut that with their true selves. Because truly they both did look “fine as f@#$”. After their first look, the point where we get to see them at their most happy, the beginning of the film goes hard. We wanted to showcase the multitude of sides to them - exuberant, warm, refined, wild. Nothing could drive that point home more than J’s own words. When she talks about loving Disney princesses as well as 90s R&B idols, that informed so much of our visuals. The contrast between regal shots within the mansion to the wild dance floor speaks so much to this couple’s personality. That’s why the overall edit has this early 2000s music video vibe but never loses the thread of just how grand and epic the whole night was. And ultimately that’s why we ended the film the way we did. Take our editing and storytelling out of the equation; only this couple and their community could close this film out the way it needed to. Even with all the stunning decor, a gorgeous venue, and even a fireworks display; what everyone was really there for was to hear the beat drop and turn up to celebrate these two well into the morning.