"My husband and I met in film school, and I knew video coverage would be very important to us, so I spent months searching for the perfect videographer. Jacob is a dream to work with. He brought such joy and energy to the wedding, and captured the footage in a way that was so stealth my mom commented, 'I didn't even see him filming.' Jacob is a very talented editor and takes the time as a storyteller to capture not only the feeling of the wedding day, but also the vision you have in mind. Your photo and video team are nearby all day, and you want someone with you that's bringing amazing energy to the mix. He felt more like a friend than a hired videographer. Our family teared up watching our final cut, and it's something we will cherish forever."
Jennifer Wedmore
James and Jennifer Wedmore were married on New Year's Eve at Commodore Perry Estate in Austin, Texas, a 1928 Mediterranean Revival landmark on ten private acres in the heart of the city. 112 guests gathered for what Jenni described as a Golden Age of Hollywood celebration, Gatsby with more romance, inspired by the opening party scene of Sabrina (1995) and the finale of Meet Joe Black. This was not a first chapter. James and Jenni met in college twenty-two years before their wedding day. They found each other, lost each other, grew separately, and chose each other again with open eyes and full hearts. The film they commissioned was not meant to document a wedding. It was meant to preserve the proof of a love that was patient enough to wait for the right moment. From five hours of recorded audio, thirty minutes of story were selected to build a nine-minute film centered on two themes Jenni named in her own words: faithfulness and togetherness.
Jenni knew what she wanted this film to feel like before she ever spoke to a filmmaker. She and James met in film school. She described her wedding day as something she expected to feel like a cinematic montage as it unfolded. She was right. The creative brief she gave was not a list of shots. It was four words: love, joy, faithfulness, unwavering faith. Those four words shaped every editorial decision from first cut to final delivery. The film does not simply document what happened on December 31st. It preserves why it happened at all, the 22-year arc, the growth, the patience, and the commitment of two people who chose each other twice.
The day moved through four distinct environments: the getting ready suites, the chapel ceremony accompanied by live violin and cello from Sienna Strings, a cocktail hour on the terrace at golden hour, and a dinner reception beneath a tent with the Coppa Kings playing 1940s big band before the chapel transformed into a New Year's Eve after-party with Moontower Entertainment. Five hours of audio were recorded across speeches, toasts, and vows. From that material, thirty minutes of story were selected and edited into a nine-minute film. The editorial throughline was not the timeline of the day. It was the emotional arc of a love story twenty-two years in the making.
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