Memberi am in the process of booking my photographer for June wedding in Cancun. The TTD is additional $550, so I am trying to decide if I want to spend the money, plus destroy my dress. Any experience or advise?
MemberI have never understood this concept. And I certainly would not spend $550 to do it.
MemberMissBoots: I don’t have experience, but to me Trash the Dress seems like a fad that will go away. Personally, I think the concept is a bit ridiculous. I mean, people spend so much money on their dresses for this very important occassion in their lives and then they spend more money to destroy it? It seems like some sort of joke. I don’t know what I’m going to do with my dress after I’m done wearing it, but I certainly won’t be destroying it. I would much prefer to donate it if I do get rid of it.
MemberPlease don’t. That is a huge waste of money. Instead of trashing your dress donate to a bride to be who can’t afford a dress or sell it.
MemberI don’t like the idea, especially because you have to pay for it. There are so many better ideas like donating your dress which is what I did.
MemberSassygrn: this. My dress will be donated after the wedding. I’m not paying to destroy it!
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MemberMissBoots: We were able to include it in our 3 hours of shooting for my destination wedding in Jamaica. We did it for the last 30 mins. Some of the TTD photos are my absolute favorites! We spashed each other, did a truth fall together and then just took more pics in the water and on the beach. I knew i was never wearing my dress again, and i was not interested in dealing with selling it – so i had the dress disposed of when i returned to the resort. I originally asked our photog if there was any place to donate it, but that would include us paying for dry cleaning prior to donate it which was a waste of money.
I would not pay extra to do it though…
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MemberI’m going to go against the grain here and say I’m super excited for my “Surf The Dress” sessions! We’re having it in Cozumel and I just can’t wait!
To be fair, I’ve spent maybe a total of 300.00 on my wedding dress(es) because I’m doing all of the alterations myself. But also, it would take a lot of ripping to actually trash the dress enough to be unfixable. I don’t have any beading or applique so that could make a difference but salt water can actually be cleansing (or help set the color) for certain fabrics and others are easily cleaned after.
I would pay extra for it – but pictures are the one thing I am not willing to stint on. I could have it at Denny’s as long as I got pro pictures, haha.
MemberHmm I agree with some pps – i don’t like trash the dress and think it’s kinder to donate a dress if you don’t want it. But if i had to do a trash the dress shoot I wouldn’t be paying much for it…
MemberThank you ladies for your thoughts. Truthfully, I keep flip-flopping, but the photographer is wanting to know what package I want. I am most likely getting a photo/video combo that will be about $2400. So its extra $550 to add TTD. Some of the TTD pictures in that beautiful turquoise water DO look pretty awesome. I am just not so sure it’s really for me though.
HostessMissBoots: It wasn’t for me but I know some people have had some great TTD photos. Depends on what you’re into I guess.
MemberI’m doing one the morning after my Maui elopement, and it will cost $499. I thought it seemed stupid at first, but my FI said he liked the idea because it’s different. I ended up with an extra dress I didn’t spend much money on but couldn’t return, and I also read that the dress would not really get ruined, so I decided to do it. If I only had my one wedding dress I probably wouldn’t have wanted to do it though.
MemberI think it is a personal choice as with most things. I am doing one, and I can’t wait. I am most excited about the creative, fun photos that come out of those sessions – much more so than the traditional wedding photos (e.g. loving gaze) – my preference.
When is the next time you will have the opportunity to take amazing professional photos with a great natural backdrop and be creative to boot? You don’t have to trash the dress – you can do a fashion inspired shoot, maybe use scooters or bicycles, maybe at a historical site, etc. These are shots that are typically not possible on your wedding day. But even if you want to trash your dress and jump of a cliff, water ski, water ski, whatever, it is your prerogative.
I wouldn’t let others’ disdain stop you from doing something that could ultimately be lots of fun.
MemberGo for it. Unless your daughter will love your dress her wedding in the future, the dress will forever be encapsulated in box. Might as well have fun wearing it again! I plan on wearing my dress sitting on the couch eating potato chips while watching tv.
