Happy Wonderful #Wednesday Family!!! It was such a pleasure to be one of the invited guest of the @us_dreamacademy 25th Anniversary Celebration, All Thanks to My Dear Friend and Publicist for the event Priscilla Clarke. @pclarkepr I'm SO VERY proud of my Dear #Friend @theofficialwintleyphipps who took a Dream and is now Celebrating 25 years of God's Blessings of Success!!! Hosted by Another Dear Friend, and one of DC's Most Beautiful and Talented Anchor's in the #DMV Shawn Yancy @Yancyworld , The Program that was Streamed and Simulcast live for those that could not attend was Well attended and Sponsored for Some Impressive Companies. Of course To Arrive and be Greated with Champagne and Passed Hors d'oeuvres , then to be swept away with 2 Musical selections from The Talented Jennifer Holiday, A Moving Speech from our Key Note Speaker, Withney Simon @phamefashionink , selections from The Takoma Academy Choir, Witness Several Scholarships given out, watch The Surprise Message and Monitary Tribute from @Oprah and to cap it off, A Selection from the Founder of the Organization, @theofficialWitneyPhipps , Left us with a Spectacular Evening Of Elegance and Splendor!!!! And A Big Shoutout to Diane Booker, the EVP @wallbook , For a Job Well Done!!! An Invitation to Attend the After Glow, A Dessert, Cocktail, And Meet & Greet Reception, was an Ideal Treat before picking up Our Loaded Gifts Bags as we headed to our Cars to Reminisce about the evening!!! So Family, Scroll Left as I try and share with you just an Inkling of my Incredible evening celebrating with All those in Attendance, 25 Years Honoring the Dream Academy's Tremendous Success!!! #derrickrutledge #makeupmaestro #makeupartist #lovelife #livelife #theDreamAcademy #jenniferholiday