WELLINGTON THE MAGAZINE | Celebrating Our Seniors
PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR CLASS OF 2020 PHOTOGRAPHY BY ABNER PEDRAZA
Wellington The Magazine set out on a mission to do something special for our graduating seniors during these unprecedented times — something no one else was doing and would be meaningful for years to come. This goal led to the amazing fashion pictorial that spreads over the pages of this month’s magazine. Graduating seniors were not going to have the opportunity to attend their senior prom, a milestone event of the high school experience that many had been planning for all year long, including choosing the perfect dress or selecting a stylish tuxedo or suit. The idea for our pictorial came as we were scrolling through Instagram and read the hashtag #alldressedupandnopromtoattend featuring a young lady polishing her nails in a full face of makeup and her beautiful prom dress hanging behind her. At that moment, the idea was born to give these partygoers the opportunity to show off their “prom looks” in this special “Celebrating Our Seniors” pictorial. The call went out, and we received an overwhelming response from the community, school leaders, parents and, most of all, our seniors. The process was streamlined, and everyone applied for a photo session appointment online. The day of the shoot was so much fun as music was blasting and one-by-one, the seniors showed up for their professional photo shoot with photographer Abner Pedraza. Although it could never
14 june 2020 | wellington the magazine