[music playing]
There was so much going on on the wedding,
I don't even remember everything that happened.
Oh it still looks the same.
I remember the bridge.
I remember looking at the bridge while we
were taking our pictures.
We're just hanging downtown.
I'm like, oh, yeah, we're close to our wedding location.
Let's just bring the baby there so we can go down memory lane.
Yeah, it's been over a year since we've been here.
Jephte Pierre, meet Shawniece Jackson.
This is-- this is crazy.
I saw your mom pull up first, and I was like, whoa,
wait, wait, wait, wait.
You thought my mother was the bride?
Yeah.
Oh, wow.
Lord, thank you.
- She had a blue dress on. - I don't know!
This is my first getting married.
A year ago I was here waiting to meet somebody.
I had no idea who it was.
So now we're here a year later with a child.
And when I think about how far we came
and all the roadblocks we had ahead, it's kind of surreal.
But, you know, at the same time, I feel really good.
Well, it should be interesting what the next years would be.
The next decade, two decades.
We'll just have to wait and see.
Standing here, I just see everything
has gone in full circle.
I wanted to be married, I wanted a family.
And now my daughter's here.
We're a family of three.
It may not have happened how I expected it to happen,
but it's everything I wanted.
I know this past year has been crazy--
[laughing]
No, seriously, listen.
I'm being serious. - OK, OK.
For real.
I know this past year has been crazy.
It's been ups and there's been down.
And out of those ups and downs came this beautiful baby
girl that we both love dearly.
While we're here, I just want to make you a few promises.
As a father, I'm always going to be there.
And as a husband, I'm trying.
I'm really trying.
I want to make sure--
I want to make sure that you know
that I'm not here just for her.
I know.
I'm here for us, and making sure that we get through this.
And I do love you.
I don't say it much.
You know, we're just trying to build on it and have it.
Grow
It has been a struggle, and it's been hard.
But this is everything that I wanted.
I always wanted to be a mom.
I always wanted to be a wife.
Ever since I was a little girl, I
remember I always wanted this.
I never wanted to feel like I needed anybody, but I need you.
I need you for this.
I need you for her.
I need you for myself.
I'm scared, though.
I'm scared, too.
We're here.
And she's here.
So let's just keep trying.
All right?
I want to try to make it work, but it takes two.
And the fact that Jephte is trying,
it just shows that we can possibly
do this for our lifetime.
Can you kiss the bride?
She needs one, too.