Working in the wedding industry can take some getting used to. You can pretty much kiss your weekends goodbye; even if you only work on a Saturday you can guarantee that Friday will be spent preparing for the upcoming event and Sunday will be spent recovering. Filming a wedding is a non-stop job. Running to get the shot lined up, racing around town from venue to venue and loading gear to and from each location can take a toll on you. But filming a wedding is NOTHING compared to being the wedding coordinator.
Being a wedding planner/coordinator is a job-and-a-half. Having to spend months with a couple planning the wedding of their dreams is a lot of work, and making sure their vision is executed properly takes a special kind of person. There are so many elements that must come together on a wedding day. Catering, entertainment, lighting, decorations, flowers, programs... the list goes on and on.
But there is something special about a wedding that goes off without any hiccups or snags along the way. Having a great coordinator can take the pressure off of the bride, groom and their families. It really allows everyone to enjoy the day they have worked so hard to get to. It takes a unique blend of personality, organization and emotional intelligence to plan and execute someone's dream wedding.
So when we were contacted by our friend Kendall (of Kendall Poole Event Planning) about filming HER wedding we knew we were in for a treat. We knew the locations, decorations, cakes and all the details were going to be beautiful. Aside from all the pretty details, we also knew Kendall's personality and her deep faith were going to make for an amazing story for her film. And although we had never met Will, her fiancé, we knew if he was getting hitched to Kendall he had to be a pretty cool dude (we were right).
We made the trek up to Jackson, Mississippi on a Tuesday afternoon to film this amazing event. You see, when you have a calendar full of weekend weddings it makes it tough to have an open weekend of your own. So Kendall planned her wedding for a Tuesday night (which was a first for us). As expected, all of the locations, details and little touches were beautiful. Kendall was glowing with excitement the entire day, and it was great getting to see her enjoy her own wedding instead of worrying about planning someone else's.
It was an honor to be a part of such a special day for Kendall and Will. We really wanted their film to be a reflection of their faith which was apparent throughout the entire day. We also wanted to showcase the ability of Kendall and her team to execute an amazing wedding (even if Kendall wasn't there to run the show).
Like we said earlier, working in the wedding biz can take some getting used to. But when you get to work with amazing, talented and loving people it's really no big deal.
Saturdays are overrated anyway.
Kendall + Will: A BGP Feature Film from Brock Gomez on Vimeo.
-Brock
Coordinator: Kendall Poole Event Planning
Photo: Adam + Alli
Lighting: Davaine Lighting
Florist/Catering: Fresh Cut Catering and Floral
Band: Almost Famous
***Kendall was also responsible for planning Anna + Nadav's wedding which was one of our favorites from last year. You can check it out HERE!
