Today we came together as a #community to celebrate the graduates from Black BRAND’s Surge Community Business Academy’s Inaugural class…2023’s Fall Cohort at the The Mariners' Museum and Park in #newportnews. This was truly a fun night and an amazing #Virginia reunion of such talented artists!Įrin Smith Shannon Kelly Christopher Brin #community #thearts #symphony #starwars We were also lucky enough to have multi-award winning composer Gordy Haab fly in from London to be in the audience to hear his friend and fellow Virginian conduct the US Premiere of Gordy’s work Star Wars Battlefront and Battlefront II (Battlefield Concert Suite).īank of America was proud to, once again this year, be the presenting sponsor of this amazing night in partnership with the #VSO.
The symphony brought the music to life and Anthony’s personal stories of his engagement and involvement in many of the pieces we enjoyed added to our overall experience! The visiting choruses from Bethal, Phoebus and Hampton High Schools brought it all home. Such a tender, intimate moment these two shared during their first dance.“An amazing night, it was…” enjoying our wonderful Virginia Symphony Orchestra perform the Music of Star Wars conducted by the exceptionally talented Anthony Parnther at the Ferguson Center for the Arts in #newportnews. I was so honored to be there to capture such a special day for these two, and love getting to keep up with these two lovebirds even a year later!Īmanda and Zak, happy anniversary, I hope that you have many, MANY more amazing years together and that your relationship constantly grows in love and joy. There was a chance of rain all day (at some points it was definitely sprinkling), but even that couldn’t put a damper on everyone’s spirits as family and friends gathered around Zak and Amanda as they joined their lives and hearts together forever. The tradition of ringing the bell after you get married made for an awesome photo op!īeautiful, flirty and fun… exactly how I’d describe Amanda on her wedding day! It’s all in the details, like this dreamy and romantic shot during formal portraits. Their beautiful ceremony took place at a gorgeous little church, and (after getting pictures finished), we headed over to Waterman’s Bar and Grill at the oceanfront to party all night for their reception! I love how Zak is looking at Amanda in this photo! There is something so classic and elegant about a ceremony that takes place in a church. He was already scheduled to work another wedding that day, so he brought on Chris and I to photograph for this elegant Virginia Beach wedding, and I’m so happy he did!
I was actually brought on to photograph at Amanda and Zach’s wedding by Mike, with Dragon Studios.
I’ve got a special place in my heart for Boba Fett, so I was tickled pink when I saw this lapel pin! Growing up, I was into some pretty nerdy stuff: watching Star Trek (Enterprise, Deep Space Nine, Voyager… I can go on!), playing lots of computer games (Duke Nukem anyone?!), and (of course) crushing pretty hard on Harrison Ford in Star Wars – like every other teenage girl! I love seeing couples incorporate things that are unique to them, and even though Amanda and Zak had an elegant Virginia Beach wedding, my little closet geek heart got super stoked when I saw the little nods to our favorite galactic super hero’s they incorporated into their special day.