It was a lazier than normal Friday evening. I had one of those rare Saturdays off and I was sitting in my jogging my pants, about to go into full chill mode by watching a movie. My phone began to ring and when I answered I heard the desperate voice of the wedding planner for the Queen's Landing. She asked me if I was booked on Saturday, you know, tomorrow. I've heard of brides procrastinating before but till the night before? There had to be more to this story. What actually happened was Grace and Daniel's original photographer, a friend and guest at the wedding, couldn't make it across the border. I think it's safe to say that poor Grace was freaking out. I ran up the stairs, threw my wedding clothes into the wash and charged my batteries.

I walked into the suite at the Queen's Landing and met Grace for the first time. Neither of us knew what to expect but after about 5 minutes of conversation and meeting everyone, I totally forgot that I booked this wedding not even a full 24 hours before. Both her and Daniel were easy going and were up for anything. They made the whole day so easy to capture and surprisingly stress free. Considering I replaced a friend of theirs, I felt so welcomed by not only them but their entire family. It was such a unique experience getting to know my couple while I was shooting their wedding. There's one reception moment that I will ever forget. This was when Grace's brother took the mic and began his speech. One tear started streaming down his face and he said his sister raised him. How she was the one who guided him through the earlier parts of his life. I can't even begin to do this speech justice in my explanation but it was one of the best speeches I've ever heard at a wedding and he didn't have a word written down. Unpolished, raw and straight from his heart, it was perfect.

Lisa rockin the makeup in the morning.

Look at how GQ Dan looks!

I can't say enough about this speech!