This session was so much fun. My face hurt after as these two had me laughing so hard. Krystel sent me so many great ideas, prop suggestions, and when it was time for our session we were all over Brown County State Park having fun. From artsy veil poses to hitting each other with nerf guns, this trash the dress is a visual cornucopia.
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I knew when I first met Megan she was going to be an awesome client and friend. As she mentioned peacock feathers, a caged veil, and chuck taylors, my mind began racing in photo ideas for her 2011 wedding. You can check out her many ideas on her project wedding website.
I’m wanting to write less on my blog and have my clients talk more so I asked Magen some questions about her Trash the Dress Session. Here are her answers:
Favorite part of the day: Getting to be silly and have fun with Chris. (Cheesy I know! But with him being 5 hours away every second counts!) Also,getting all dressed up didn’t hurt either.
What trash the dress means to me: Taking an extraordinary moment and placing it into everyday activities.
Advice for other brides: Have a wedding that matches your personalities. Don’t be afraid to get online and look for inspiration from wedding blogs, forums and other brides(i.e. ProjectWedding.com). Most importantly try to strike a happy balance between what will make you happy without breaking the bank. At the end of the day you are just as married if you go to the courthouse than if you have a blowout wedding. (Advice from Chris’s mom)
How Chris proposed: We had just got back from vacation in Tennessee and I went outside to let our late dog Tucker out. Chris came outside after a while and asked me if I wanted some candy. Well that was a stupid question because I looooove candy! He handed me a Ferrero Rocher chocolate. After I started to eat it he said, “This was supposed to go in it, but it didn’t fit.” He handed me my ring!! I laughed and said I loved it but this only happens once and he had to ask me the right way, on his knee. So he got on his knee and asked!! Come to find out he had got my ring while we were on vacation and the everyone knew about it but me. He bought my ring from the same jewelry store his dad had bought his mom’s engagement ring over 20 years ago. I thought that was cool!
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Getting a new angle… my shirt was filthy but the photo made it worth it!
awww!! awww!!!
Love bloomington, Indiana farmer’s market… I met my husband there so I’m bias 
Dreamy… the black and white really makes this photo classic in my humble opinion
Chris and Magen I can not WAIT until your wedding– you two are so cute and in love which makes you easy and FUN to photograph!
Can you tell I love shoe shots? Can’t pass on good ól chuck taylors!!!
strawberries are in season now YUM
Hasselblad placement… been shooting LOTS of film lately and often the cameras end up in the shots, too for fun
So in love!
Dress from Etsy Seller: Chula
Purple Crinoline from: Unique Vintage
Make-up: Mandi Priest-Redden
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I met Kelly out in DC in April at The Garter Girl’s launch party at Vatsu. It was a posh event full of wedding planners, bloggers, photographers, and videographers. The garters were incredibly unique and worth checking out her site to see photos.
Kelly has her own blog, Notable Inspiration which features her inspirational idea boards that if you are planning a wedding are a must see. She has a great eye for coordinating details. We chatted a bit about trash the dress photography and I explained that the title “trash the dress” is really intimidating which does not always involve ruining the dress. Often my trash the dress sessions are more of a day after or fashion shoot for the bride. It’s a great way to get a awesome series of photos in the dress before it gets cleaned and packed away.
One trash the dress session I did with a couple in Loogootee, Indiana was based on the bride’s horses. Erin rode on one of her ponies with her gorgeous wedding gown flowing in the wind. You can see photos on Kelly’s Notable Inspiration blog
Thanks Kelly for the feature!
The day after Erin’s gorgeous wedding in Loogootee, Indiana she wanted to do a Trash the Dress session with one of her horses. She hoped on her horse with her gown from That Special Touch in Columbus, Indiana and rode around the Indiana fields. Some of the trees had already started to turn that golden fiery fall color which contrasted nicely with the horse and Erin.
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By the way.. I loved this shoot so much I’m using Bri as an ad on the AWESOME RocknRoll Bride Blog where I’ve had two past shoots featured: Strangest D….. Gang & Elegance with a twist… as well as this one: multi-coloured tresses... hope to have more!
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