I remember Stephanie saying at the end of her wedding, as we were walking around downtown getting some great night shots,"I'll give you a call, we're gonna trash the dress this summer". I remember thinking, I like the way she thinks....
Well a couple of weeks ago we did just that. I traveled down to Dowagiac (a fun word to say, but not so much to spell), and we trashed it at Silverstone Farms, Matt's family's farm. There are tons of reasons why brides decide to trash the dress and I could tell Stephanie's reason was just to have fun, and fun we did.
Not sure what we would find on the farm, I was glad we had an assortment of unexpected items to work with; an overturned car, tractors, manure shredder, a derby car, a swamp (I guess 50F ruled that out), and tons of farming equipment. I love how Stephanie was able to be herself and have tons of fun with the shoot, and I love how Matt escorted us around to all of the various locations, he was probably a bit nervous that we would become the next overturned car.
It was great to shoot along side Tim Motley of Motley Cat Studios again. He definitely has a passion for what he does. You can check out his TTD images here.
Stephanie, thanks for having me do this, I had a great time! Matt & Stephanie, you definitely have it "going on".
Very cool! Loved it! :) Making me think about where I could "Trash My dress" :)
Posted by: Lori Harris | June 16, 2009 at 07:51 PM
Trashing a bridal dress is a very cool idea. But most women still prefers to keep their wedding dress:-D
Posted by: fashion suits | June 27, 2011 at 08:50 PM