ARTZ MUSIC & PHOTOGRAPHY - Outer Banks wedding violinist / DJ Sue Artz and photographer Matt Artz - received the Bride’s Choice Award from WeddingWire and the Best of Weddings Award from The Knot in 2010, 2011, and 2012.

ARTZ MUSIC & PHOTOGRAPHY for Your Outer Banks Wedding

A classically trained concert violinist, Sue Artz has been on stage since age 6, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Performance from The College of New Paltz, NY. She has performed at venues as varied and renowned as both Carnegie Hall and CBGB’s, with more than three decades of experience in the music industry. Soon after launching her own business, formerly OBXViolin.com, on the Outer Banks in 2001, Sue was elected as the 2004-2005 Vice President of the Outer Banks Wedding Association.

Locally, Sue starred in the Outer Banks Music Showcase, founded the former Heart Strings and Ivory trio, was an original member of the Showstoppers band, and has performed at various festivals and benefits, including the annual Violins & Voices Christmas Concert.

In 2001, Sue made headlines when she won more than $40,000 in front of millions of viewers on the long-running game show Wheel of Fortune.

Sue enjoys performing string-themed favorites from a wide range of genres for all generations, including classical standards as well as contemporary hits by artists including The Beatles, Ozzy Osbourne, Lady Gaga, Jason Mraz, Charlie Daniels, and more.

Internationally published and locally renowned, the Photography of Matt Artz was selected for inclusion in the Monument to a Century of Flight Time Capsule that was buried in Kitty Hawk in 2003 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight. It is scheduled to be opened in the year 2103 – on the 200th first flight anniversary.  A related exhibit entitled “Covering the Monument to a Century of Flight,” featuring the photography of Matt Artz, was shown at Glenn Eure’s Ghost Fleet Gallery in Nags Head, NC in 2004.

Matt offers 10 years of published, front-page photojournalism experience, from a decade as the senior Reporter / Photographer for The Coastland Times, the Outer Banks’ only locally owned and operated newspaper. His work as been published regularly in numerous publications, including the North Beach Sun, Outer Banks Milepost Magazine, the Outer Banks Travel Guide, and the Outer Banks Wedding Guide.

Matt Artz has photographed dozens of nationally known celebrities and musicians, including astronaut Neil Armstrong, President George W. Bush, Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann, actor John Travolta, rock icon Joan Jett, Today Show weatherman Al Roker, guitar legend Hubert Sumlin, pro skateboarding champion Bucky Lasek, and former “Monster Garage” host Jesse James.

In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, eight volunteers from the Outer Banks, including Matt Artz, traveled to New York City October 20-25, 2001 to help with ongoing disaster relief efforts by cooking donated food for the workers at Ground Zero.

Matt officially launched his own freelance business, formerly The Artz Gallery, in 2005, and merged with wife Sue Artz the following year to form ARTZ MUSIC & PHOTOGRAPHY as a convenient and affordable husband-wife team providing wedding ceremony violin music, reception DJ service, and full photography packages aimed at today’s budget bride who wants the best for less.

Sue and Matt currently reside in Kill Devil Hills, NC with their two sons, Jasper and Ozzie.

Click here to read about Sue and Matt’s own Wedding (as published in the Outer Banks Wedding Guide)!

ARTZ MUSIC & PHOTOGRAPHY is a member of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce, the Outer Banks Wedding Association, and OBX Brides.

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“Your Wedding Day is a once-in-a-lifetime event, so don’t be afraid to step out of the box. Some of the most intimate and personal weddings we’ve seen have had the smallest budgets.
Thoughtful, personalized details are priceless expressions of who you are, and “traditional” does not have to mean a cookie-cutter wedding. (In lieu of cake, we actually sliced a “wedding pizza” with heart-shaped pepperonis at our own wedding reception!)
We value your individuality, creativity, and above all else, your desire to have a wedding as unique as you are.”  - Sue & Matt Artz

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