My Trash the Dress Shoot

I have become obsessed with the Trash the Dress craze. If you haven't yet heard about it, check out http://www.trashthedress.com/ to see some amazing photos. To see the shoots I've done visit my main website at http://www.alpweddings.com/.

Yes, I too trashed MY wedding dress! No need in being a hippocrit asking brides to do the unspeakable in their wedding gowns and not do it in mine. I shot with the amazing Jennifer Davis from Conroe, Texas (www.photographybyjen.biz).

The way I see it, the idea isn't really to "trash" your wedding dress. It's just a great opportunity to get some amazingly creative portraits of yourself in the most revered piece of one-time wear attire there is......THE WEDDING GOWN. For these shoots, there are no time tables, no anxiety about getting the dress dirty, just the chance to wear it again and feel free in it. A chance to be yourself, not a stiff, posed, nervous, bride-to-be. Having shot TTD sessions and been shot in one is a great blessing, I think. I know what it feels like both to be behind the camera and in front of it. It's a blast from both perspectives!! Oh! And my dress is as white as it was the day I got married for those of you mortified by the idea of getting your dress wet and/or dirty!

If you're interested in a TTD shoot or just want more info from me about it, contact me and we'll discuss ideas and possible locations for your shoot!

Here are some of my favorite shots I've gotten back so far. I'll post more when I have them!

more pics from Kristin and Eric's wedding.....

Heidi snapping a pic of Angela and Jodi
Me and Heidi
Gracie dancing with the girls

She did not get this move from me
Gracie with the Perkins, Amy and Justin
All of us
My beautiful friend
great moment that I caught
Candice and Emily blowing bubbles

Kristin and Eric's Wedding!!

This past weekend I attended a wedding as a guest instead of the photographer for the first time in a LONG TIME! Kristin and I have been friends since high school and she is an amazing person. Recently finishing medical school and working as an OB/GYN, Kristin is a busy girl but still managed to pull together an amazingly beautiful wedding with her mom's help!

Tommy and I decided to bring Gracie with us since she LOVES to dance, which you'll see plenty of in the photos below! It was great to see all of my old friends, we were so close in school, and it's like we never missed a beat when we do see each other....which won't be too far off again, since another very close friend is getting married in Austin next month! Enjoy the pics!

New Website!!

Okay, so I finally updated my completely outdated website!! Let me know what you think of the new one, I spent a lot of time on it and would like to hear what everyone thinks of it!!! Suggestions are welcome! Let me know if you like the colors, music, layout, etc!