Restarted my Macbook White screen?

I was browsing the internet and realized I was on the wrong wifi. Upon attempt to switch, I got the spinny beach ball of death. After several minutes, i had to power down in an attempt to unfreeze it. When I turned my computer back on, all I got was a white screen, no apple. I have tried restarting, restarting pressing option, restarting pressing shift, all to no avail.
It is very important to me to get to a place where I can at least transfer files to an external HD, as I have unbacked-up wedding invitation designs that I have spent hours on (through many headaches).

What version MacBook Air do you have? Usually identified by the year you bought it, i.e. mid-year 2012, 2011, etc. Also, what OSX are you running? (please provide OSX ver number, i.e. 10.8.2 for latest Mountain Lion, etc.)
Not sure I can help you directly but for others to lend a hand, they'll need to know this information to make a sound suggestion. I see you're new to posting here so this will help you in the future.
Good luck.

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