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Leigh Skaggs Photography

I am a wedding and portrait photographer in Hampton Roads Virginia.

March 8, 2016

SURPRISE!!! | It’s Sharon’s Survivor Party Virginia Beach Event Photographer

I will totally cry even writing this post!  Sharon is one of those people that you just immediately fall in love with!  She is outgoing, fun, full of life and smiles and absolutely gorgeous!  Everyone she meets is her friend because she makes you feel so special!  She is the kind of person that the world needs more of!!  But 20 years ago, while raising her 3 beautiful children, she was dealt a blow that many wonderful Women in my life are dealing with today.  She was told she had stage 3 breast cancer and was given 5 years to live.  Sharon knew she had the fight of her life on her hands, but that there was nothing more important to her than to see her children grow up…so fight she did!  And March 6th, 2016 marked 20 years of her being cancer free!

Sharon’s Family wanted to help her mark this momentous milestone with a HUGE surprise party!  So they tricked her into thinking she was going to a Jazz concert, then they decorated the Landing Zone in Virginia Beach Virgina with everything pink!!  When Sharon showed up, she was completely shocked to see all of her loved ones there ready to celebrate, dance, cry, hug and share all the love they feel for this incredible Woman!  I was just a huge honor to be a part of such a special day!  Oh and that wasn’t the ONLY surprise they pulled off!  Scroll to the bottom to see the last thing they gave Sharon to help her commemorate her 20 years!!

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