Jillian & Ryan

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Tartan, a courtyard ceremony and a full dance floor: a fall wedding at Liberty Grand, Toronto

Jillian and Ryan in the sunlit grand hall at Liberty Grand, Toronto, standing on the inlaid compass floor — Liberty Grand · Toronto

Liberty Grand, Toronto · October 23, 2026

Jillian and Ryan were married on Friday, October 23, 2026, at Liberty Grand in Toronto: getting ready and a first look in a teal library at Gladstone House, portraits through the grand hall and the fall colour outside, a 4:30 pm ceremony in the courtyard with kilts and tartan everywhere, and a dance floor that filled up and stayed full.

Date: Friday, October 23, 2026
Venue: Liberty Grand, Exhibition Place, Toronto
Getting ready: Gladstone House, Toronto
Ceremony: 4:30 pm in the courtyard
Reception: Dinner and speeches in the grand hall, then dancing
Coverage: Documentary wedding photography with editorial portraits

01 · 12:30 pm

Getting ready at Gladstone House

Daisies by the window, a kilt pin on red tartan and a calm, soft-lit room.

Bouquet of white daisies by the window at Gladstone House, Toronto

Kilt pin on red tartan, laid out before the wedding

Jillian having her makeup done at Gladstone House

Black and white photo of the wedding dress coming off its hanger

Jillian's dress being buttoned up at Gladstone House

Laughing while the last buttons on the dress are done up

Jillian in her dress, chin on her hand, in soft window light

Jillian at the window with her daisy bouquet

Black and white portrait of Jillian smiling toward the window

Jillian looking down at her bouquet of white daisies

Jillian laughing in her lace dress in front of a colourful painting

Jillian walking down the stairs at Gladstone House, her train held behind her

02 · 1:30 pm

The first look

Ryan waits in the teal library in his kilt, then Jillian walks in.

First look in the teal library at Gladstone House: Ryan waits in his kilt as Jillian walks in

Black and white photo of Jillian and Ryan holding each other at their first look

Jillian and Ryan laughing face to face in the teal library

Black and white photo of Jillian and Ryan playing chess in the library at Gladstone House

Jillian and Ryan laughing on a sofa in the teal library at Gladstone House

Black and white photo of Ryan fixing the back of Jillian's dress

03 · 2:00 pm

Liberty Grand, all to themselves

The dome, the grand hall and the courtyard, then out into the fall colour.

Liberty Grand in Toronto, with its green dome, flags and red carpet on the front steps

The grand hall at Liberty Grand set for dinner, with round tables, white chairs and chandeliers

Crystal chandelier glowing against the dark ceiling at Liberty Grand

White ceremony chairs waiting in the courtyard at Liberty Grand, fall trees overhead

Then the two of them, with the whole place quiet around them.

Black and white photo of Jillian and Ryan in a tall arched doorway at Liberty Grand

Jillian and Ryan in front of an arched doorway outside Liberty Grand

Jillian and Ryan heading out to the grounds of Liberty Grand, red tartan alongside

Ryan kissing Jillian's hand under the trees at Liberty Grand

Jillian and Ryan on the grass, her long train spread out, fall colour behind them

Ryan kissing Jillian among the fall leaves at Exhibition Place

Jillian lifting her skirt across the lawn as Ryan looks on, under big autumn trees

Jillian and Ryan holding each other under a huge old tree at Exhibition Place

Black and white photo of Jillian and Ryan walking hand in hand, the dress flying

Jillian and Ryan running across the fallen leaves, kilt and dress in motion

Jillian and Ryan at a garden table with orange mums in the gardens at Liberty Grand

04 · 4:30 pm

The courtyard ceremony

Kilts and red tartan down the aisle, vows from a card, then a big cheer.

Black and white photo of the empty ceremony chairs in the courtyard before guests arrive

Candid photo of guests settling into their seats in the courtyard under fall trees

The wedding party walking out in kilts and red tartan at the courtyard ceremony

Jillian walking down the aisle with her bouquet as guests turn to watch

Jillian arriving at the end of the aisle in the Liberty Grand courtyard

Close up of Jillian and Ryan holding hands, lace sleeve and blue tartan kilt

Wide view of the courtyard ceremony at Liberty Grand, Toronto, with about 200 guests

Jillian and Ryan facing each other at the front of the courtyard ceremony

About two hundred people, and it still feels like a small room.

Jillian smiling at Ryan as the officiant reads

Black and white photo of Jillian and Ryan walking back up the aisle, just married

Jillian and Ryan walking out of the ceremony, red tartan behind them

05 · 5:00 pm

Hugs, a red carpet and dinner

Candid hugs, a red carpet group photo, then dinner and speeches in the hall.

Candid photo of Jillian hugging guests in the late afternoon light after the ceremony

Candid photo of Jillian sharing a long hug with a guest after the ceremony

Jillian and Ryan on the red carpet staircase at the front of Liberty Grand

Black and white group photo of the guests on the front staircase at Liberty Grand

Seating chart for the reception at Liberty Grand

Appetizers being passed during cocktail hour at Liberty Grand

Table number 15 with a candle and white flower centrepiece in the grand hall

Toy brick wedding cake display with tiny figures in kilts and a little bride and groom

Close up of the toy brick wedding cake topped with tiny figures in kilts

Then the doors open, and they dance their way in.

Jillian and Ryan dancing their way into the grand hall for the reception

Jillian and Ryan sharing a kiss at the head table

A speech in the grand hall as Jillian and Ryan listen from the head table

Jillian and Ryan laughing at the head table during dinner

The head table under a crystal chandelier and arched window at Liberty Grand

06 · 8:00 pm

First dance, then everyone

Coloured light, kilts mid-spin and direct flash for a full dance floor.

Wide view of Jillian and Ryan's first dance in the grand hall at Liberty Grand

First dance: Ryan in his kilt leading Jillian across the floor

Jillian smiling up at Ryan during their first dance

Black and white photo of Ryan spinning Jillian during their first dance

Candid photo of Jillian and Ryan laughing on the dance floor

Jillian dancing with her arms up, lit by direct flash with motion blur behind her

Jillian and Ryan dancing among guests in kilts under purple light

Jillian dancing in pink and blue light on the dance floor

Jillian, Ryan and guests in kilts dancing together

Guests spinning barefoot on the dance floor

Jillian swirling her dress on the dance floor as guests cheer

Late in the night, the floor is still full.

Black and white photo of a circle dance late in the night

Black and white photo of Jillian and Ryan outside Liberty Grand at night under a street lamp

Jillian & Ryan · October 23, 2026

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Venue and catering: Liberty Grand
Getting ready and first look: Gladstone House
Photography: Jo Anto Photography

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