TRASH THE DRESS
What the heck is this? I think everyone has their own definition. I guess this is our own definition: Freedom. It represents a departure from traditional thinking that the wedding dress is to be kept in its pristine state, preserved for use by the future generations. When I think about it, I have never shot a wedding where the bride wore her mother’s gown. I think it is a great concept but what are the odds that that style will be acceptable? That your daughter will be the same size? I am thinking fairly low probability. So, if you’ve spent all that money on your dress and it’s only going to be worn once, why not have some fun? Live a little.
It is a total kick to put a bride in her beautiful white dress in a place that is totally different…a field, a dirty city alley. We’ve even been approached by a bride to shoot her in her wedding dress as she mountain climbs. I’m sure you don’t see that every day.
We’ve got a lot of ideas of some really cool things we could do but you probably have some ideas too. Let us know, we’d love to hear them. The greatest part of this concept is that it is a lot of fun. I bet it is a lot more fun than the actual wedding day-no crowds, no schedule to keep, no worries about keeping the dress clean. It is total freedom to have a lot of fun and create beautiful artistic images in a completely new and different way.
A couple of weeks ago, we got together with 38 other photographers at a workshop in a little-known ghost town outside of Golden. We had a blast and our brides were such terrific sports. One of the brides has a husband in Iraq and plans to surprise him with these photos. It is a really cool concept that should definitely be considered by every bride, whether you’re planning your wedding or you’ve been married for a while. Here are a few photos of our day…
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