Monday, December 14th, 2009...8:25 pm
Will You Trash the Dress? WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
Are you familiar with this trend in wedding photojournalism –Trashing the Dress? After the wedding day, the bride trashes the wedding gown while her photographer snaps away. I found an interesting article about it in the Wedding Photojournalist Association website. And I’ve seen pictures of recent brides plunging into fountains (see below), the ocean or rolling in mud in their beautiful wedding dresses. Brides say trashing the gown is a fun way to relieve all of the pre-wedding planning stress. Photographers love the creativity involved in shooting these at unique, and often dramatic locations. There’s even an entire photography website devoted to showcasing images, www.TrashtheDress.com.
We at GettingMarriedonLongIsland.com have recently launched a wedding gown drive for charity. A number of kind and generous Long Island women have already donated their used wedding gowns to this cause. So I find this gown trashing trend kind of disturbing and an over-the-top indulgence.
Photography by Margaret Singer
But that’s just me. What are your thoughts on this? Leave a comment here please.
2 Comments
January 11th, 2010 at 11:03 am
I think if a woman plans her wedding and buys her dress and has to deal with all the ups and downs of it, why not indulge a bit? It makes FANTASTIC pictures and it’s a once in a lifetime day. Truly. I’ll be trashing my dress in Puerto Vallarta Mexico next year!
January 11th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Kris, if you can, send us the pictures!
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