San Diego - 11.10.07 - Trash The Dress

Here are the trash the dress pictures I promised from Taylor and Jeniece's day after photo shoot. It really was a lot of fun shooting these on the beach because I've had to get really creative with my trash the dress pictures here in Utah. I've done pictures at the Great Salt Lake and an army junk yard. We just don't have much water to work with for a dress trashing. So here is a dress trashing sunny California style.

...and I mean really sunny!

Naina's Bridals

Today I shot Naina's bridals downtown. She requested that she had graffiti in her pictures. We ended up getting a trash the dress feel without trashing the dress. Bytheway, her dress was stunning and she looked like a hot diva in it. I'm so excited to be shooting Jeff and Naina's wedding this Friday at Brighton Lodge. The rumor is that its going to snow but we will see what we get.

Trash The Dress - Army Junk Yard

Yesterday I did a trash the dress session with Christin. You might remember their wedding pictures from 7-7-07 on my blog. Well, Christin told me a week ago she wanted to trash her wedding dress because she would much rather get some great photos then try and sell the dress on craigslist or ebay. So, we brain stormed some locations and we came up with an army junk yard! The dress was very trash by the end of the photo shoot. The dress had grease, tar, and oil all over it. Also, the underskirt ripped so much that we had to leave part of it behind next to a human sized rusty pipe. Enjoy!

Wedding Trashers

I just had to post this article by Salon.com about the Trash the Dress Sessions.

Quote from the article:
"The past year has seen the rise of a gleefully destructive post-wedding ritual: the "trash the dress" photo shoot, in which the bride models her gown while romping in the ocean, climbing up a fire escape, rolling in the mud, or, in at least one occasion, riding a horse. These sessions take place after the wedding. Sometimes the groom is around; sometimes he's not. The resulting photos often exude a gentle gothiness, like album covers from bands playing the second stage of the Lilith Fair circa 1997."

How many things do you get to keep after the wedding? The RING. the DRESS. the PHOTOGRAPHS.

Here is a photo from the trash the dress session I did on April 21, 2007.