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We're doing a photo session a few days later due to a venue change - we were originally going to be very close to Lake Michigan and now will be too far to take pics there on the day of, so it will just be me and the new hubby, my dress, his tux. We're going to go informal on hair and shoes, probably barefoot, and we'll probably take a few pics lying in the sand, but I'm not going to do irreversible damage to the dress, aka submerge it in Lake Michigan. Frankly I don't want to submerge myself in the lake regardless, it's nasty!! I think trash the dress sessions look amazing but I also think you can get lots of those shots without ruining a dress.
yea, i think the term trash the dress is a bit harsh....ofc you CAN trash it if you want, but i use the term aftershoot because it basically is a bridal shoot without the pressures of the day. Unfortunately, people have the misconception that its all about ruining the dress, when in fact, the dress probably doesnt even get that dirty...depending on what you do lol
yeh, i know we did a post wedding photography session. we called it "newlywed pics." it was my new husband and i in our wedding attire, but no dress trashing :] we really enjoyed the photoshoot and pics.
no way am I trashing my over one grand dress; I may give it to a future daughter knock on wood
I will use it til the end of the night til the after party out on town
We'll be doing post-wedding shoots around manhattan
but its too pretty to ruin
yikes!
Um, we DID a TTD session...
, so not sure that it is a trend, per se, but it definitely makes for great pictures (which is what sold it for me!).
I'm doing one with my motorcycle, not sure how "trashed" it will actually get, but I'm ok either way!
My daughter is doing a TTD. Where she bought her dress they were giving away old "sample" dresses and we are going to use that one. Also, in Lake Michigan as mrsmike above. Hopefully it will make great pictures
I think it probably depends on the bride and how into photography they are. I've heard of a lot of women who love the idea of a TTD shoot but dont want to risk ruining their own gown, so they buy a dress on ebay or from a thrift store for that purpose.
I personally would have no problem with getting my dress dirty for a fun day-after shoot. I actually really want to get in the water for a few shots.
We're doing a TTD shoot but we're not trashing anything. For us it's more of a "day after the wedding shoot" kind of thing, for taking cool photos that we won't have time to take on our wedding day, but the photography package we got calls it a TTD, so it's TTD in name but not in spirit :-P
yea, thats what i emphasise, that its really a shoot after the pressure of the day is gone, you can really relax and maybe take some cool shots in an environment that you wouldnt normally consider for bridals....just a chance to have some wicked pictures after the pressure is off....i actually dont insist brides wear their dress....its not mandatory!
I am planning on doing a TTD after the wedding. But, I will most likely NOT wear my actual wedding dress. I've seen some really great pics of brides here who have bought another inexpensive dress from eBay or Goodwill to wear for their TTD pics.
imo, the only difference between engagement shoot, bridal shoot, and aftershoot is interaction...not what you're wearing....althought bridal shoots traditionally with dress lol...
e-session....all in love
bridal- celebration of love
aftershoot - glad the weddings over and can relax in love hehe
We had awesome pictures of us jumping into the water, swimming around, laying in the sand, etc. I am so glad we did it.
It was with a second dress - I didn't mention that before!
Darren, if you want to come to Chicago, I'll trash a dress for you!! 
hehe quiche, sure thing!! only like 11 hour drive from ottawa :( maybe meet half way in toronto!
I am swapping out our free engagement shoot for a TTD session with our photographer. I think it's a wonderful way to celebrate being a bride and freeing. I can't wait to do mine, but I probably won't destroy my dress, as it would litterally break my mother's heart (she bought it for me).
I would absolutely love to do a TTD session but I don't think it's in the cards. I know exactly what I would want though: my horses, sagebrush prairie, big blue sky, old windmill and a full water tank. It would be way too much fun and I'm pretty sure my dress would survive. Surely polyester taffeta isn't THAT delicate!
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I can't wait to do a trash the dress session. We won't have time on our wedding day to go anywhere besides the venue, so I'm really excited to get some cool pics in the our fancy clothes in cool locations.
I've been thinking of this lately, whether or not I want to do it, and I came to the conclusion that I'm sure my parents would be sooo upset if I did do it. I can only imagine their reactions! I mean, they did get me my dream dress ... If I do a ttd - which I thought woud be really cool in the water, like pool or something ... they would most likely think I'm nuts. Haha.
Personally, this trend does not appeal to me at ALL. I would never even consider it. I would sooner drive my car into the ocean than wade in wearing my gown.
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so here's my next natural poll question:
what do brides do with their dresses after the big day? seems shame to me not to use them to create amazing photos....so what do you guys do other than get them cleaned and stuff them ina box for eternity? just wondering!
darren
I am totally in! I love the idea that after all the positive and negative stress that you can walk around somewhere in your dress that you love and be totally relaxed. My dress is only costing me $375 though, so I won't have a heart attack if it's ruined. I think a good dry clean can get most anything out other than motor oil...
I am Chicago Trash The Dress, yes this is a real trend not just a fad. We aren't ruining dresses and after a good dry cleaning, the dresses are saved away. I include the trash the dress sessions as part of my wedding packages and most of my brides take me up on it. Some can't fit into their dresses if they wait too long after the actual wedding day :)) I have a bunch of videos up on youtube under ChicagoTrashTheDress if you want to see some fun stuff.
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I actually hate the idea of TTD, but love the "newlywed" pics. I've never considered them in the same category, but I'm a very literal thinker, I guess. We're planning to do an aftershoot, but I would never dream of trashing my dress.
It's all in the marketing, I guess.
As for your dress question, I will be preserving mine.
I am using the lace and buttons off my mom's dress, so I want my daughter or FDIL to be able to "borrow" something from me someday too. I know people who have used the fabric for Christening gowns as well.
What to do with the dress after the wedding? Save it of course. Just like my invitation, my pictures, my video ... lots of things. I want to save them all so I can show my future children and grandchildren + I want them to have them if they would like ... haha.
I haven´t discussed this with my FI, but I´m pretty sure e are doing it... for free since my FSIL is an amateur photographer working on a portfolio! But I´m planning on selling the dress after (not sure yet, will see how attached I become to it), so no ruining for me, just pretty relaxed, barefoot, passionate pictures we wont have the time to take on our wedding day.
i'm all about TTD! all i have to do is find a photographer and we are set!
I am planning on doing a TTD shoot, but not with my dress! I don't think I could bear to potentially harm it!
I DO have my mother's wedding dress though, and it fits me! She was about to donate it to Goodwill a year ago, and I made her promptly return it to the hanger so that I could keep it just in case. So, I am excited that I will have the ability to do a session and not be concerned about the condition of the dress afterwards!
I'm in Orleans (east end Ottawa) and I wanna do trash the dress sooooo badly mostly because I have/am making both my dresses, and I think it would be fun to trash one and dave the other. Sadly, we aren't paying for our photographer (it's a gift, and we can't afford it otherwise) so a TTD photoshoot won't be available for us.
As much I will love my dress, if I'm completely honest with myself, I'm never gonna wear it again and I'm sure no one else will. In 25 years, I'm thinking my (hopefully) daughter will want to wear something completely different. The same case as my mom's dress. Poofy shoulders and rocking a hat.. I think I would be up for a post-wedding/trash the dress session so I could get maximum use out of my dress. Plus it gives us more time to enjoy the pictures being taken and get to the reception even faster.
thats exactly what i think....most peeps will not use their dress ever again, might as well get your money's worth haha
ohh I would love to have a TTD session!!!
I hate the idea. Trash the dress really does mean TRASH THE DRESS. The photographer wants you to get in water, roll around in the sand or grass etc. Not that I am living in a dream world thinking that my dress would not get dirty, but what a waste of money. And my beautiful dress... I do think it is a trend and probably will think it is silly in a few years.
A day after shoot is something different and can work for some people. We had a destination wedding and LOVED our photos. We had a party when we got back ( a few weeks later) and booked our photographer for a day after shoot to do some portraits in NYC. We wanted some photos with the family and friends that couldn't make it. Our photographer is from NY also. LOVE HER - Patricia Kantzos.
http://patriciakantzos.blogspot.com
Save your dress!
i think the term trash the dress is a bit overdramatic....
i think was coined by www.altf.com anyway...i prefer aftershoot...its a shoot after the wedding, a chance to try things more atypical than that on the wedding day itself...beautiful pictures nonethless....whether or not the dress gets dirty is entirely at the discretion of the couple.
darren
hmm.. i'm not into the trend because I'm just not into a "photoshoot" at all. I want our photos to be natural, and when was the last time anyone saw me jumping into a lake in a gown?
Darren -- perhaps you could find an expensive wedding gown and have a model do a mockup aftershoot so you can build your portfolio for brides to be? I know that I would want to see some shots before I'd commit myself to anything.
yea, finding a gown is tough though, been trying a long time...got plenty of models wanting to do it, but no gowns....
charity and 2nd hand shops, they're all huge or from the 80s....i need something small and contemporary! these models are not big people!
anyway, i do have some aftershoots coming up, one is a hindu couple so wicked costume, and another is in september....
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hey guys! Local GTA and Ottawa photographer here! Just wanna ask you brides out there, how many would actually do a trash the dress session?? I know thats the most common term for it...aftershoot, day after, whatever you like to call it.
Amongst my friends who are brides, have been brides, or will be brides (including my own fiance), they wouldn't let anything happen to their dresses, even after seeing the amazing photos you can get with a TTD....
just interested to know whether this is a real trend, or more of a niche thing atm.
thanks!
Darren
http://www.dacreativephotography.com