Trash The Dress

If you haven't heard of it... there is a new trend in wedding photography these days called "Trash The Dress" (TTD). Basically, it's a photoshoot done post-wedding, but in your wedding dress, doing just about anything you can think of. Some examples: swimming in a lake, playing with paint, posing in a field...the possibilities are endless. I googled Trash The Dress and here are a couple sample images I found:

As you can see, this concept can be taken to the EXTREME. :)

So you are probably wondering why I am telling you about this... well, I just so happened to participate in one of these photo sessions recently! [Insert Mom having heart attack] I got together with a few girls and a photographer (Monika of MonPhotography), and went out to Lake Lotawana, and our very own TTD session was born! We didn't go to *quite* the extreme as in some of the example photos, but we did get some fun shots. (Mom, you can breathe now. The dress is still in tact) So, now, for your viewing pleasure, enjoy a few of my favorite shots of the day! (of course Monika gets the credit for all of these lovely shots!)

I'm not really sure what I will do with these photos...but hey, it was a fun experience! It was a freezing cold day in December, and I got to run around with 2 other girls in our wedding dresses! We couldn't even count how many times people honked at us (especially in the ones where we were walking down the middle of the road...).

The husband said I should have smiled more in the photos. I guess I can see that, but I was trying to channel my inner model... and I'm not sure how successful I was. But I now have some really interesting photos of myself, with my hair and makeup did, and in my wedding dress! And yes, 5 months later that bad boy still fits! (whew)