of Entertainment Weekly wrote that it was pleasant to see Beyoncé unguarded as it is a rare occurrence. He added that though the clip is a more professional-looking than most people's home movies, it remains the closest thing that fans have seen so far to "Bey[oncé] just being Bey[oncé]". Similarly, Brent Woodie of The Christian Post commented about how the 2008 wedding of Beyoncé to Jay-Z was kept very private; there were no photographs or videos released from the event, leaving media and gossip columnists to speculate on the nuptials. He welcomed the clip for being the first behind-the-scenes footage of Beyoncé on her wedding day. Luchina Fisher of ABC News described it as "a home movie featuring highlights from Beyonce's decorated life" and felt that it's "the personal moments [in the video] the singer's fans will no doubt devour". Samantha Cortez of Daily News felt that the content of the video which included Beyoncé's most personal moments and the lyrics of the song, "add even more sentiment to the video". At the 43rd NAACP Image Award presented on February 17, 2012, the video for "I Was Here" was nominated in the category for Outstanding Music Video. Cover versions A cover version of "I Was Here" performed by Lea Michele was included on Glees soundtrack album Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album released on May 14, 2012. On November 29, 2012, Diamond White, a contestant of the second season of The X Factor in the US covered "I Was Here". Michele Amabile Angermiller of The Hollywood Reporter noted that "Her performance had some pitch problems, but she pulled it out." Daniel Fienberg from the website HitFix wrote that she made a smart choice with the performance of the song adding that there were "some sharp notes here and there, but she sings her heart out". Bobby Olivier of The Star-Ledger described White's version as "pitchy" while Lisa de Moraes of The Washington Post wrote that she "blasts" through the song.American Idol contestant Angela Miller performed the song during the twelfth season of the show in March 2013. Michael Slezak of the website TVLine graded the performance with B− saying that "tears may have affected the vocal a bit". Ericka Alston of Los Angeles Times wrote that Miller made "an appropriate choice" with the song. On April 17, 2014, the song was performed live by Teodora Sava when she was 12