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!