Sarah & Max
Georgia State Railroad Museum | Savannah, GA
Featured on Green Wedding Shoes, Sarah and Max’s wedding in Savannah, Georgia was a deeply personal, spiritually rooted celebration that blended ritual, fashion, art, music, and an unapologetically unconventional wedding aesthetic. Inspired by their spiritual, energetic, and earth-based practices, the couple approached marriage as a sacred and conscious union of their hearts, minds, bodies, spirits, and souls. Their wedding ceremony became a way to invite their closest friends and family into that intimacy—to witness not only their commitment, but the story, values, and creative world they had built together.
And aesthetically? Think “if Stevie Nicks had a wedding” meets Dario Argento’s Suspiria meets ABBA. The result was a dramatic, romantic, psychedelic-inspired celebration filled with saturated red and pink tones, celestial details, vintage references, lush florals, and theatrical installations. Red roses, towering candelabras, and layers of red tulle cascaded from the rafters, transforming the ceremony into a moody, ornate dreamscape. The visual language felt simultaneously bohemian, glamorous, gothic, and deeply nostalgic—a truly one-of-a-kind alternative wedding in Savannah.
The couple worked with French Knot Studios and August Floral and Event Design to create an immersive wedding environment that encouraged guests to step into their world. Every detail was intentionally chosen to feel authentic to Sarah and Max rather than conforming to traditional wedding expectations. Their philosophy was simple: create a celebration that felt like them. That meant embracing the things they loved, following their instincts, and allowing their wedding day to become an honest reflection of their partnership.
Sarah’s bridal fashion was equally personal and fashion-forward. She walked down the aisle wearing her mother’s 1980s wedding dress, which fit her perfectly, before later changing into a custom garment inspired by her collection of vintage robes, meticulously created by Aisha McShaw Design. Her bridesmaids—or “bridesbabes”—wore warm honey-hued dresses that complemented the dramatic red and pink ceremony design.
LOCATION
Venue: Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah, Georgia
The wedding reception continued the theatrical, editorial aesthetic with Dutch still-life-inspired tablescapes, abundant florals, farm-to-table food from Current Catering, and a series of unforgettable performances and toasts. Sarah and her friends performed a choreographed dance to Beyoncé’s “End of Time” for Max, who watched from a vintage velour throne-like chair. The evening moved seamlessly between heartfelt emotion, irreverent humor, dancing, and celebration.
For Sarah, one of the most memorable moments was entering the ceremony with her father and stepfather, seeing the people who had supported her through different seasons of her life, and looking up to see the red and pink tulle installation overhead. For Max, the most meaningful part was having people from every chapter of his life gathered together in one beautiful, meaningful space.
Sarah and I went to Duke University for our MFA. We share an artistic connection which made the film especially personal. Rather than simply documenting the order of events, the wedding video captures the energy, ritual, humor, fashion, music, spirituality, and emotional intimacy that made the celebration uniquely theirs.
From the moody red wedding ceremony and celestial wedding details to the vintage bridal fashion, theatrical florals, immersive installations, and late-night Savannah dance party, Sarah and Max’s wedding is a striking example of editorial wedding videography, documentary wedding filmmaking, alternative wedding inspiration, and cinematic wedding storytelling.
TECHNICAL INFO
VHS, Super 8 and 4k UHD footage