Jan
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08
Would You Trash Your Wedding Dress?
Posted by Jennifer at 11:02 am
…Is my daughter really going to wear my wedding dress in 20 years?
The new thing these days: Brides are taking photos in their wedding dresses doing very unconventional things in unique locations. For my debut Beauty Chat feature, I had to tell everyone about my experience!
“Trash the Dress,” is a new trend that is quickly catching on in the photography industry. After watching my friend in a Trash the Dress photo shoot, and seeing how amazing the pictures turned out, I knew it was something I had to do! I have traditional photos from my wedding day, but I wanted to do something different with my wedding dress then just let it take up space in my closet.
So after checking out the work by various photographers on the site, I came across Michelle Pearson from Bakersfield, Calif. Michelle got her start in the world of photography in February 2007; she originally took children and family shots before turning on to the new Trash the Dress trend. Some of her favorite places to shoot are urban settings and anywhere different with “texture.”
Some of the places that Michelle took me on my Trash the 
Dress photo shoot were: a Bakersfield bar called “The Alley Cat,” a construction site, and the river. During our wild day of running around to catch several hot spots to photograph, one of the local news stations came out to interview and film us.
My photo shoot was on several local news stations as well as CNN! Talk about exciting. Besides my picture here, you can check out my coverage from the Bakersfield local news!
Even though the word “trash” sounds a little extreme, most 
dresses are good as new after the photo shoot with the help of dry cleaning (if, of course, you’re not completely covered with mud!)
If you are interested in scheduling a Trash the Dress photo shoot, you can visit Michelle’s Web site. Although she is too sentimental about her wedding dress to trash her own, preferring it be hung up and preserved in her closet, Michelle believes in something that I couldn’t agree with more:
Letting go of your inhibitions, while having fun with the wedding dress that held so much importance on your wedding day!!
Would you trash your wedding dress?
~ Jennifer 
Photo Credits: Michelle Pearson
Posted in: Fashion | Lifestyle | Personal Stories | Something New
7 Comments »
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January 18, 2008 at 11:09 am
Super cute idea and the pictures are awesome! Maybe something I should look into! Thanks for the info Jennifer, and congrats on your debut contribution to Beauty Chat!
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Jacquie
January 18, 2008 at 11:17 am
“Oh yea I want to Trash my dress.” The photos are beautiful and fun. What a wonderful experience, and great way to bring your dress out of the dark.
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January 18, 2008 at 11:28 am
Mine was worn several years (and sizes!) ago, but I wish this stuff was popular then, I would’ve been all over it. Fortunately, I have two girls to marry off someday! My dream is for them to take bridal pics at Union Station in LA; I love the urban, early-American feel I get every time we take the train. Oooh, brick wall wedding pics too!
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Leeann
January 18, 2008 at 1:20 pm
I LOVE the top picture! It looks amazing. By the way, did you take the dress to a dry cleaner after?
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Jennifer
January 18, 2008 at 3:09 pm
I have not taken it to a dry cleaner since it came out of the water pretty clean. I won’t ever wear it again so I didn’t feel the need to spend the money. Thanks for the comments!
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January 18, 2008 at 5:28 pm
The tractor and the black and white in the water are both like right out of a magazine. Had to leave a second comment to say that! They are truly artistic.
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January 18, 2008 at 8:08 pm
great idea, but i always thought of getting something made out of my dress, curtains, part of a nice comforter.. i dunno.. just use it in some other way… i guess i’ll take pics before hand, but not totally ruining it before making the second item =)
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