Real wedding · Wedding film · The Cannery, Vernon, New York
The Cannery, Vernon NY:
Jennifer & Alex’s Wedding Film
The Cannery is an all-inclusive wedding venue in Vernon, New York: a yellow barn with a round window in the gable, a rustic chapel, curated grounds and an industrial reception room under timber beams. BlackTie Brothers filmed Jennifer and Alex’s wedding here in September 2023, from their church ceremony in Clinton to a violet-lit reception and a closing run of recorded messages from family and friends, and made the portrait of Jennifer above beside that round window. The film plays below. Further down the page, a second Vernon wedding we photographed the same afternoon at The Mason Jar, The Cannery’s smaller sister venue.
The film · The Cannery · September 2023
Jennifer & Alex at The Cannery
BlackTie Brothers filmed Jennifer and Alex’s wedding. Their ceremony was at St. Mary’s Church in Clinton, and the celebration was at The Cannery in Vernon, so the film moves between the two. It opens with the wedding party on The Cannery’s grounds, a yellow board-and-batten barn with a round window in the gable, curved paths and a fountain seen from the air, and the whitewashed walls where the portrait at the top of this page was made. Then the church: the processional, the vows, the kiss at the altar and a cheering recessional down the front steps. A party bus brings everyone back to The Cannery, where the reception room is lit in violet under timber beams and white drapery, and the film follows the grand entrance, the first dance and a very full dance floor. The last third is something we love making: a run of recorded video messages from family and friends, each one speaking straight to the couple, closing on a simple title card with their names.
Wedding film · Jennifer & Alex · St. Mary’s Church, Clinton, and The Cannery, Vernon · September 2023 · 10 min 39 s. Plays here on the page, with sound, once you press play. Prefer YouTube? Watch Jennifer and Alex’s film there.
Frames from the film
Still frames lifted from the film itself, not photographs. Tap any of them to see it larger; press play above to see them move.
What we did here: wedding film, and the portrait of Jennifer at the top of this page. The photography of Jennifer and Alex’s wedding day was by another studio and is not shown on this page. The still image on the player is a frame from the film.
The Cannery, and its sister venue
What the venues say,
and what we saw.
Official facts come from the venues’ own pages at Say I Do Events. Observations are ours, from the two weddings on this page: the film above at The Cannery, and the photographs further down at The Mason Jar. Confirm anything that matters with the venue.
The Cannery
1 Ward Street, Vernon, NY 13476 · Venue page
From the venue: an all-inclusive wedding venue with a rustic chapel as the indoor ceremony option, outdoor ceremony spaces, curated grounds, an industrial reception room, an all-day bridal suite, indoor and outdoor bars and an outdoor fire pit. The venue lists catering, cake, DJ service, floral staff, furnishings and a day-of coordinator as included, and gives its capacity as 240 or more.
What we saw: a yellow board-and-batten building with a round window in the gable, curved walking paths, a fountain garden, and inside, a tall room with timber beams that takes uplighting well. Jennifer’s portrait was made in a whitewashed stairwell beside that round window, with nothing but the window for light.
Our service here: wedding film for Jennifer and Alex, plus one bridal portrait.
The Mason Jar
5367 East Seneca Street, Vernon, NY 13476 · Venue page
From the venue: an intimate, climate-controlled indoor venue with vintage details and three brick fireplaces, an outdoor porch for the couple’s exclusive use, and a listed capacity of 30 to 90 guests. The venue’s fee includes a ceremony space, DJ service, a digital photo booth, tables, Chiavari chairs, linens, a champagne toast and a custom cake.
What we saw: an outdoor ceremony on the lawn under a white arbor beside a picket fence, a paver aisle lined with copper lanterns on log rounds, and a reception room of exposed brick, timber beams, glass pendant lights, a lit Mason Jar marquee above the bar and a brick fireplace on the dance floor wall. In September the late-afternoon sun came in low and warm across the ceremony.
Our service here: wedding photography for Jennifer and Jared.
Both venues are operated by Say I Do Events, which also runs Dibbles Inn Orchard & Estate in Vernon, where we have a full venue guide. Shared management is a fact about the venues, not a statement about us: BlackTie Brothers is an independent company and does not claim any vendor status at either property.
Planning photography and film
Three things these two weddings taught us.
General recommendations, drawn from the two days above. Where a decision belongs to the venue, we have written it as a question to ask them.
Decide what the walk back looks like.
At The Mason Jar the aisle was dressed for the recessional before anyone arrived: lanterns at knee height, petals down, the arbor as the backdrop. That is why the walk back reads so well in the photographs. Keep the aisle clear of chairs and bags, ask your officiant to step aside after the kiss, and tell us if you want the exit slow or fast. Ask the venue whether petals, lanterns or sparklers are allowed outdoors.
Church ceremony, venue reception: plan the gap.
Jennifer and Alex married in Clinton and celebrated in Vernon, and their film includes the party bus between the two. A drive like that is not dead time for us. It is the moment the wedding party relaxes, and it is where some of the best film footage comes from. Build the travel into the timeline with a margin, and tell us the bus schedule so a camera is on board.
If you want family and friends in your film, ask early.
The last part of Jennifer and Alex’s film is a series of recorded messages from the people closest to them. Couples tell us it is the part they replay most. It takes coordination before the wedding, not on the day, so mention it when you book and we will explain how we collect them.
Photography and film on the same day: when you book both from us, we plan one timeline and split up for the moments that happen in two places at once. At a ceremony we work from opposite sides so neither of us ends up in the other’s frame.
Also that afternoon · Wedding photography · The Mason Jar, a sister venue
Jennifer & Jared at The Mason Jar
A second wedding, a few minutes from The Cannery. The Mason Jar is run by the same owners, Say I Do Events, and is the intimate one of the group: listed by the venue for 30 to 90 guests, with three brick fireplaces, a porch and an outdoor ceremony lawn. The two venues are separate properties with separate addresses, packages and booking. On the same Saturday that we filmed at The Cannery, a different BlackTie Brothers artist was here, by coincidence rather than design.
BlackTie Brothers photographed Jennifer and Jared’s wedding at The Mason Jar. We did not film it. Their ceremony was outdoors in the late afternoon, under a white arbor beside a picket fence, with lanterns on log rounds down a paver aisle and guests on white chairs on the lawn. Jennifer was walked in by two of her aunts, one of whom also officiated. There was a sand ceremony, a ring exchange and a kiss, and then the walk back down the aisle, which the owner of BlackTie Brothers counts among his favorite photographs we have made. The reception moved inside to the brick-and-timber room with the Mason Jar marquee above the bar. Every photograph here is ours. Tap any of them to see it larger.
The ceremony
In order, from the empty aisle to the walk back up it. The recessional frames are the ones we would hang on a wall.
Portraits
A few minutes at the ceremony site after the guests moved inside.
The Mason Jar, inside and out
The sign by the road, the marquee above the bar, the cake and the room.
These are a selection from the delivered gallery. If you are planning a wedding at The Mason Jar and would like to see the complete gallery, ask us and we will share it privately.
The Cannery wedding questions
A few things couples ask.
Did BlackTie Brothers photograph and film both of these weddings?
No, and that is the point of showing them together. At The Cannery, BlackTie Brothers filmed Jennifer and Alex's wedding and made the bridal portrait at the top of this page; their photography that day was by another studio. At The Mason Jar, BlackTie Brothers photographed Jennifer and Jared's wedding and did not film it. Every photograph in the Mason Jar chapter and every frame of the Cannery film is our own work, and nothing on this page is presented as anything else.
How long is the Cannery wedding film, and can we watch it here?
Jennifer and Alex's film runs 10 minutes 39 seconds and plays on this page, with sound, once you press play. It is also on the BlackTie Brothers YouTube channel. It follows the day from The Cannery's grounds to the ceremony at St. Mary's Church in Clinton, back to the reception at The Cannery, and closes with recorded video messages from family and friends.
Were these two weddings connected?
Only by the calendar and the venues. Two different couples married on the same Saturday in September 2023, one at The Cannery and one at The Mason Jar, both in Vernon, New York. The two venues are operated by the same company, Say I Do Events, which also runs Dibbles Inn. The weddings themselves were separate celebrations with separate guest lists, and different BlackTie Brothers artists covered each one.
Can we book both photography and film at The Cannery or The Mason Jar?
Yes. Neither of these couples booked both from us, but coordinated photography and film is how most of our couples work with us, and it suits both venues. One planning conversation, one timeline, and two crafts that stay out of each other's way. Send us your date and we will recommend coverage.
Are The Cannery and The Mason Jar the same venue?
No. They share ownership and management, and the same phone number, but they are separate properties with separate addresses in Vernon. The Cannery is the larger, all-inclusive property with a chapel, outdoor ceremony spaces and an industrial reception room. The Mason Jar is the smaller one, listed by the venue for 30 to 90 guests, with brick fireplaces and a porch. Their booking, packages and policies are theirs to explain, and we link to their pages below.
Can you cover two weddings on the same day?
It happened here: two separate BlackTie Brothers artists covered two separate weddings in the same town on the same afternoon. That is not a promise about any particular date. Our availability is checked date by date, so the honest answer is to send us yours and we will tell you who is free.
Can we see the complete Mason Jar gallery or the full Cannery film?
The full film is on this page and on our YouTube channel. The complete Mason Jar gallery is shared privately on request, because its address carries the couple's full names and we keep public pages to first names. Ask us and we will send it.
Do you handle venue bookings or tours?
No. We are the photography and film company, not the venue. For tours, dates, pricing, capacities, menus and policies at either property, contact Say I Do Events directly through the venue links on this page.
Planning a wedding at The Cannery?
Tell us your date.
Share your date, your ceremony time and where you are getting ready, and whether you want photography, film or both. The same form works if you are looking at The Mason Jar instead. We will confirm availability and recommend coverage that fits the room. BlackTie Brothers is a national wedding photography and film company with artists in New York, Florida and Hawaii, and Central New York is part of our regular work.