Mainstage
November 8-11 2026
Our Mainstage this year is filled with powerhouse individuals who have trail blazed their way into the great wide world. From East Coast to West Coast, we bring you true leaders in the industry both incredibly successful and humble.
Akeshi Akinseye is a globally recognized event planner, designer, and tastemaker known for crafting exquisite celebrations around the world. As the founder and creative director of Kesh Events, her firm and expert insights have been celebrated by Brides, Forbes, The New York Times, Elle Decor, Condé Nast Traveler, and more for her refined design aesthetic and immersive guest experiences.
Akeshi is also the author of three books, including her newest release, The Art of Celebrating: Inspiration and Ideas for Meaningful Gatherings, where she shares her signature approach to hosting with intention, style, and beauty. Through her media brand, The Art of Celebrating, she inspires a global audience to elevate life’s most meaningful moments, from grand weddings and destination events to intimate dinners at home.
A passionate educator and mentor, Akeshi empowers fellow creatives through her platform, The Kesh Experience, and frequently speaks on brand elevation, design, and entrepreneurship at leading industry events including Engage!, WIPA, The Coterie Retreat and now Hybrid Co.
Akeshi Akinseye
Miles Witt Boyer is an internationally acclaimed wedding and portrait photographer, filmmaker, educator, and creative director, renowned for his cinematic storytelling and deeply human approach to imagery. With well over a decade of experience and a body of work spanning nearly 40 states and destinations worldwide, Miles has established himself as a leading voice in the luxury photography space. His ability to blend emotional depth with refined artistry has earned him recognition as one of the Top Wedding Photographers in the World by Looks Like Film in both 2020 and 2021.
As the founder of The Photographic Collective, Miles is dedicated to elevating the next generation of photographers. He spends his time guiding creatives to deepen connections, and build sustainable, high-end brands rooted in authenticity. A Fujifilm global ambassador, Imagener, Geekoto and Holdfast Gear ambassador, Miles brings both technical expertise and artistic vision to everything he touches.
At his core, Miles believes the most powerful work is created through trust, presence, and meaningful connection, an ethos that defines not only his imagery, but the experience he creates for every client and student.
Miles Witt Boyer
Jennifer Moher is a Toronto wedding photographer, known for her cinematic work shaped by nostalgia and human connection.
With over seventeen years of experience, and 600+ weddings her approach is grounded in observation, documenting weddings as living narratives that feel like watching the movie of one's life.
Influenced by cinema, Jennifer is drawn to tone, light, composition, pacing, and the gentle spaces in-between the big moments. Her work allows stories to unfold naturally, giving her clients space to be themselves with gentle guidance if needed.
Each wedding is approached as its own world, shaped collaboratively with her couples through conversation, intention, and shared visual language.
Jennifer Moher
We are a premier, East Coast–based luxury photography and videography team. We believe exceptional imagery should never compete with your experience. The celebration deserves to unfold with momentum and intention, uninterrupted and fully lived. The energy, the fashion, the flowers overhead and the dance floor that refuses to empty. That belief shapes the way we work.
We are known for the artful balance between statement-making imagery and an experience that feels effortless. Our work carries both presence and polish. Impact and ease exist at the same time, without one overshadowing the other.
Our presence is assured and intentional. We guide efficiently, anticipate what is needed before it is spoken, and handle the details behind the scenes so the entire process feels seamless from beginning to end. The result is timeless imagery delivered through an experience that feels as effortless as it looks.
Dryden & Emily Glod
Sarah Schreiber is a former editorial director turned wedding consultant and agent; she has been in the wedding industry since 2016. Over the course of her decade-long career at national publications including Martha Stewart Weddings and BRIDES, she’s forged connections with hundreds of creative partners all over the world, reviewed and published thousands of real celebrations, and become a leading voice and educator in the world of weddings. Her true vocation is a one-two punch of championing boundary-pushing, unique, and diverse visual artists and connecting those creatives with clients and peers so they can do their best possible work. A trusted consultant, curation expert, and brand whisperer who has personally advised over 200 wedding vendors and the managing partner at the agency Apartment 20, Sarah is committed to her artists, clients, and event partners through both of her businesses.
Sarah Schreiber
Named one of the top wedding cinematographers in the world by “Over The Moon”, Rene Zadori leads a photography and cinematography studio known for cinematic yet authentic storytelling. His work takes him across the world, documenting celebrations in remarkable destinations and collaborating with leading planners and couples who value imagery that goes beyond the traditional wedding experience.
At Hybrid Co, we love gathering voices that elevate both craft and vision, and Rene embodies both. We cannot wait for our community to learn from his creative perspective, his thoughtful approach to storytelling, and the artistry that has made his work so distinctive. It is a true joy to have Rene join us on the mainstage.
Rene Zadori
If anyone knows Kir, they have felt that amazing feeling of instantly at ease or like coming home to a long-lost friend the moment you first meet her. Truly the life of the party, the literal curator of happiness, Kir knows how to live this life well. There truly is nothing Kir can't do. From reading the room instantly, to making everyone feel at ease, to knowing everyone by name, to nailing the perfect shot calmly, she is the super woman of women. We cannot wait to have her be our Emcee for our Virginia Hunt Country Hybrid Co November 8-11th. Florida girl turned Virginian with Middleburg as her backyard; she will welcome us to her home state with a good dose of humor no doubt. Over a decade as a photographer with a degree in Documentary Studies turned into Fine Art focus, she captures images all across the world. Residing in Washington D.C. with her husband Ben, three animals and adorable toddler. Her style is marked by her natural ease of capturing the range of human emotions with a natural stylish, personality driven luxury.
