 The music video for " Say Yes " was filmed on May 20 , 2014 and directed by Matthew A. Cherry . The clip was filmed in a house in Maplewood , New Jersey , where a crowd gathered the watch the trio on set . Following that , filming was cordoned by local police . Several pictures of Beyoncé arriving on set were shared on social networks by fans . Williams debuted the clip for " Say Yes " on her appearance at Good Morning America on June 18 , 2014 . Regarding the filming of the video , she stated , " Sometimes the director or production assistants had to say like , ' OK , girls , bring it back home . Bring it back together because when we were together , we go back to how we were when we were younger , just always laughing and talking about things . It 's been a great moment . " The video was released on Williams ' Vevo account the same day . A behind @-@ the @-@ scenes footage was also released featuring the trio on set and talking about the song and their reunion . In the clip , Williams said she felt excited that she had her " sisters " with her spreading a positive message for the world . 
