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We are planning to do this! And it was funny to see my fiance more worried about his suit getting ruined than my dress. I guess it's fair, since his is more likely to be ever used again.
You can work with your photographer to choose locations where the damage to the dress can be controlled. We are planning some historical ruins and a beach, I am sure you could find much cleaner locations such as your favorite cinema/restaurant/diner or the farmers' market.
Don't do it if your not 100% sure. I will probably do trash the dress photos, but I don't have plans to make anything out of my dress. Save it for your (future) babies if that is what makes you happy
I'm looking for a cheap wedding dress to trash and won't use my actual dress. Have you thought about something like that?
I'm actually considering it, but I would do it well after the wedding.
Thing is, my dress only cost me $180 to start with (yay China replica! I love my dress!!!), and if I don't trash it, I plan to donate it/give it away. If it cleans well after a TTD, I would probably donate it anyway!
I bought a seperate dress for this. $99 is alot easier to throw away then a $1000 dress.
i would if i have the budget to hire a photographer for it. i'd also buy an inexpensive dress for it rather than wearing my actual wedding dress.
You either trash it or you don't. Don't try to have a dress cleaned after trashing it. It's not worth it.
We did this is Aruba and it was so much fun! But I didn't do my actually dress, I did a cheap white dress. But if he's offering it for free you should take him up on it and maybe get a cheaper white dress!
here's a pic of us (my fav pic)! Here's the link to see more from our shoot! We actually got in the water at the end!
Photo taken by Scott Hayne Photography.
I'm seriously considering it..I love seeing pics from brides who have done a TTD session. I can't decide if I want to do it in my actual wedding dress or buy a cheap dress. One of the photogs I"m considering has underwater equipment and wants to do one on the beach and in a cenote but I haven't decided on that yet either..
What kind of makeup should you wear to TTD?
This idea seems so wasteful to me. If you don't want to keep your wedding dress you could sell it after the wedding or donate it to a charity. Ruining it just to get some "interesting" pictures is ridiculous to me. If you do decide to do this, then definitely buy a cheap white dress.
I think the term "TRASH" the dress gets taken so out of context. We did a TTD session the day after in Maui and sure I was in the sand, dove into the ocean, climbed rocks etc but it's certainly not trashed. We actually rinsed the dress out in the ocean, twisted it to get the water out, shoved it into a back pack and took it back to our condo and soaked it in the tub to get the salt water out. The lace is fine, the silk is fine, the only thing that is wrong with my dress is the hem of the crinoline stuff fell out, but I think that actually fell out prior to trashing it. In order to really trash it I think you need to cut it up or set it on fire or something. I did see a few ladies on the beach that gasped in horror but to us we friggin' loved doing it. The pictures turned so amazing, and the few hours we were taking the pictures were really special.
I Love shooting after wedding shoots. It only goes as far as YOU let it. Some people want to get wet, some don't.
My favorite thing, is mainly that you don't care as much about your dress afterwards. You can lean on brick without fear, you can be in a dirt ally without fear, etc. You don't have to wallow in mud. And you DONT have to ruin your dress.
Personally, I don't like the bride floating in water or in mud or being coated in paint juxtaposition. Many times, it looks cheesy and ick and not couture. It sounds like, "oh this will be shocking" but it's just many times so poorly executed that it's just... eh. I would much rather create a striking image of you in a place where you can be carefree and BE YOURSELF in your dress.. and just not worry about if along the way it gets a tad of dirt on it.
I really want to do one in the Vegas Desert myself :-)
I am doing it. Oh baby oh baby. I am going to buy a dress from a consignment store (Salvation Army/ Value Village etc), I don't really care if it is super flattering, or isn't my "ideal" dress, because I am going to trash it. My SO is also going to pick up a "used" suit from a similar store, and we are going to be absolutely ridiculous. I would rather go this way rather than try and have the dress cleaned afterward, since I have known several brides who couldn't get grass stains out of their trains with professional cleaning.
It depends on how extreme your TTD session is going to be. You could go with waterproof if you are going heavy on the water/underwater theme.
If you are going for a more classic or subdued makeup look for your actual wedding, you could go crazy-overboard with some extreme eye makeup and whatnot (think about "artistic" shots from modeling mags etc). But totally not necessary. Have fun with it!
I actually love the idea of a trash the dress session, because they look so fun and you can get so creative! BUT i could never bring myself to do it! I love my dress, and either want to keep it forever or hem it short and dye it to wear another time.
After 8 months of staring at my dress and wondering what to do with it, I'm definitely doing a TTD session. Unless someone had my EXACT measurements (not likely), I won't be able to sell it. It can't be altered any more. I will probably have it cleaned and donate it after that, or something.
I don't think I could ever destroy a dress even for photos. It seems so wasteful. I'm trying to sell my wedding dresses, if I can't then I would donate them to charity.
Thanks everyone for your opinions!
@jingle96 - I love the pics :-)
I definitely have a lot to think about. It sounds like the best option might be to buy an inexpensive dress. I like your idea missmouse!
I think some TTD sessions are SO fun and turn out awesome! But I just couldn't bring myself to do it...I got my preserved ;)
I will probably do it but I will defenetly buy an inexpensive dress to do it in. I just can not imagine doing anything risky in a 1600 dollar dress. Even if I cant ever wear it again, I would rather donate or sell it.
I think it's a great idea. TTD is a great way to get a picture of you in your environment. I have seen people with horses, dog trainers, etc getting some great shots. Actually the one with the horses was a beautiful shot. If I were to do it, I would probably want to be doing it at a campground or something. Or possibly involve my dogs.
I did it but not in my real dress. Trashing the dress, especially on the beach... the dress gets really heavy. Eventhough my dress was short it filled up with sand, and so did my FI's pants lol
Definitely trashingthe dress (just not my wedding dress) that would be like throwing 2,000 into the ocean =( id rather throw 50. lol I love TTD pics I'd definitely do it if someone was going to do it for free!!!!
Im doing a TTD shoot the day after the wedding. Im not jumping into water or anything but we are planning to take the photo shoot out to pasture. We are getting married on my FFIL farm. I would LOVE to get some pictures with the sheep and lambs in a hay field. I know it wont "trash" the dress, but I wouldnt dare be around animals before my reception.
The point of trash the dress is definetly not to preserve the dress...the dress will get stained and ruined. It may look perfectly fine in a preservation box...but the bottom and back of the dress is usually destroyed. I have seen some photos from a friend of mine who does photography...she had some lovely ones of a bride laying out in the snow...walking through the mud...wading on a beach...and even some of the bride taking a purple spray can to the back of her dress. It's meant for an editorial type look...if you treasure ur dress, dont' go there.
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So my photographer has offer to do a trash the dress session with my husband and I for free. Has anyone done a TTD session? Good experience? Bad experience? Suggestions? The photographer said the purpose of the pictures wouldn't be to "trash" the dress so much as take dress pictures in "non-traditional, unexpected" environments.
I'm still not 100% sure I want to do it because the dress is silk and I am worried that stains won't come out too easily. I thought about using the dress to making baby dedications outfits when we have kids one day. Thoughts?