The New Wedding Photography Craze called "Trash the Dress"

Few things represent a wedding better than a bride in a white dress. And after all of the salon visits, fittings, and alterations and not to mention the expense, it's no wonder that many brides chose to preserve their wedding gown after the wedding day. But some brides are taking a decidedly different approach: They're wearing their wedding dress once more in a much less careful manner (no bridesmaids carrying the train here) for a dramatic photo shoot, better known as
(or TTD). Here's the low-down on this growing wedding trend.

Not necessarily. Should you decide to give this trend a try, we will discuss beforehand just how badly you'll trash your gown. The concept is to relax (finally!), let your creativity flow, and enjoy wearing your dress one last time in a fresh, liberating way. Some brides like to take a subtle approach for their photo session with a walk through the woods or a swim in a pool or the sea, while others go a step further by heading to construction sites, changing greasy car tires, or wading through muddy puddles. Brides who have embraced the trend say that a trash the dress shoot gives the gown new life in lieu of simply sitting in the closet. Plus, they'll have photos in their wedding album that can look as though they're straight from the pages of Vogue.

A Las Vegas wedding photographer is credited with staging the first trash the dress shoot. After becoming bored with more traditional wedding photo sessions, the photographer began asking brides to pose after their wedding day in unusual (and less pristine) settings. The sentiment among many photographers who offer trash the dress photo shoots is the same: Given the unique photos that result, it's a win-win opportunity for brides and photographers alike.

Hit the Internet for inspiration. As the trend spreads, many photographers around the world are posting their photo sessions on their websites with the rest of their portfolios. Others are blogging about the latest ways they've had brides trash their dress, and videographers have joined the fun too, uploading footage from trash the dress shoots onto YouTube.

If you have already chosen me to photography your wedding day and are interested in booking a trash the dress photoshoot, then just let me know what you have in mind and we can arrange it. We can either arrange it on the wedding day itself, or we can book a separate day. If you haven't booked me as your wedding photographer but would like just to book a trash the dress photoshoot, then send me an
with some details of what you have in mind and I will get back to you with my thoughts and a price.

Trash the dress can produce some stunning photos that you can cherish forever. You can be the model you have always wanted to be, and it's another way to be creative with your dress. A wedding dress doesn't necessarily need to be just be for one day, but something to have fun in.

Trash the dress is sometimes referred to as 'fearless bridal' or 'rock the frock'. It is a style of photography contrasting with elegant wedding day images.

It is thought to have originated in Las Vegas in 2001.

Mass 'trash the dress' events involving hundreds of women gathering together have taken place in Australia, Canada and the Netherlands.