I will admit it, I really thought that I’ve see it all. More than 10 years of shooting events of all kinds, I didn’t think I would be this amazed. It is like being a kid again and visiting a brand new theme park, only here you didn’t expect it to be this grand, this beautiful and this well-thought of. How many times have we heard or seen a Harry Potter themed event right? And that is what makes this debut celebration of Alyanna even more incredible – the concept is not unique but somehow we were all still got blown away.

You’ll see features of this event all over the internet now as it has become a sensation – deservingly so. Kudos to all the people who were involved here – to say that every one of them stepped-up is an understatement and I feel humbled to be a part of such a team. I also can’t stress enough the impact of Alanna’s mom in conceptualising and executing ideas – she keeps telling us that she is a lucky person but I think it is because she make things happen that why things always turn out great for her.

I have been to the Harry Potter Studio Tour in London and have seen the theme parks multiple times, and let me just say that the work that Larry Natividad did here is just jaw-dropping. Consider all the constraint of time, of space, and of other resources and you can just imagine how indescribably amazing that job was. From such large scale aspects, to Alyannas wardrobe, her invitation, up to her hashtag (#alyannakedavra) and the event’s title (18 and three quarters), I have never seen an event better put together from end to end.

I remember being inside the ballroom before the doors opened and all I wanted to see were the looks on the guests’ faces when they enter to see how magical it was inside – wishing everyone could experience it as well. Well I hope that at least with the photos below you would. Enjoy.