the Joy of photography ..... dare to be different

This website describes the session perfectly: trashthedress.wordpress.com

In their words:

Why trash your dress?

"Go ahead, you know you want to. Trash it. Get it dirty. Get it wet. Roll around in the mud. Drench it in the ocean (in our case, the river!). Totally trash it.

Why? … Why not? You’ve made a commitment to your husband. He’s your one and only true love, right? Then you’ll never need the dress again. And no, your daughter won’t wear it in 20-30 years. So you have two choices:

1) Suffocate it in plastic and throw it in a closet
2) Show your husband how committed you are by trashing the dress, and get some great fun pictures while you do it!"

Now, you don't have to "trash" your dress!  I know what you're thinking...

"I spent so much money for that dress, why would I trash it?!?"

You don't have to go as far as "trashing" your dress.  We can do as little or as much as you would like. Go to the "images" link and take a look at more of my "mess the dress" images.

* "Mess the dress" is a private session for the bride after her wedding day.  The session may be done with the bride by herself, with her husband, with her bridal party, however she would like!  It's a two hour session that can be done anywhere around town.  It's an opportunity to have beautiful images captured in her wedding dress.  Yes, you will have beautiful images taken the day of your wedding, but the places that you can go for photographs the day of your wedding is limited because of the time crunch.  This way you will have two whole hours to just relax and have some fun in your dress! Go splash around in some water, go horse back riding, whatever you want to do! * 

Bride in photos: Rusmira Ahmetasevic (A friend that so kindly volunteered)

Hair done by: Tammy Theil at Cuttin Loose (563.583.1883)

The dress was purchased at the Cancer Society