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We’ve been sharing our series of Trash the Dress with you brides; and you’ve been telling your groom all your ideas. This whole time he thought he was getting over because you were the one “trashing” your dress, while he thought he’d be standing behind the camera watching. This is not the case! Guys, you get to do it too!

Whether a TTD: Keep It Clean/or Dirty session, you’ll have so much more fun when you do it together! You and your groom can choose a place that you both love or has special meaning to you.

photo by blue olive photography

Most TTD sessions are done a few days or weeks after the wedding, so your hubby probably won’t still have his tux. This is no big deal! He can wear a dress shirt and dress pants (maybe even your wedding colors) and you both can still look classy.

Yes, him too !

If you to choose to do a TTD:Dirty session, then you and your hubby should choose something you both like doing together like washing a car or painting. Unfortunately, some grooms have a “too cool” or “it’s just for the bride” sort of mindset. Remember, whatever the bride does, the groom will do it too. If the bride gets covered in paint then jumps into a lake, then you already know the groom will be doing it too!

photo taken by blue lanu photography

TTD sessions on a beach are a mix of TTD: Dirty and TTD: Keep it Clean. You won’t be painting your clothes, however, you and your hubby will get sandy and wet from walking around on the beach.

A TTD beach session can even be very romantic. A lot of couples like to go to a beach to do a TTD session. Beaches are already beautiful, but throw in some newlyweds and you’ve got the epitome of romance.

photo taken by james robio photography

Part 1: TTD You Want Me to Do What?
Part 2: TTD: So You Want It Dirty
Part 3: TTD: Keep It Clean
Part 4: TTD: Do It Together
Part 5: TTD: Sexy
Part 6: TTD: Prom

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In our previous blog post, we talked about the two types of “TTD” (Trash the Dress) sessions. In this blog, we’ll give you the details about TTD:Dirty. We haven’t yet had anyone to volunteer to set themselves on fire -but if that’s your thing, then we’ll film it

The Dress

TTD sessions usually aren’t done on your actual wedding day -obviously, it’s done after. There’s no way you’d want to wear a muddy or painted dress to your reception!

If you’ll be wearing your actual wedding gown, then make sure you set up dry cleaning arrangements ahead of time. Maybe even let them know what you’ll be doing, so when you bring in your painted or muddy dress they won’t look at you like you’re crazy.

Many brides just buy a dress specifically for TTD. Seriously, if you don’t want to use your actual wedding dress, go to Goodwill, Craigslist or an outlet store. Find a dress that doubles or looks as close as possible to your actual wedding gown. Surprisingly, many times you can find an old wedding dress or sometimes a newer dress that costs little to nothing!

Keep in mind that you’ll want to be comfortable. Just like your actual wedding gown, you’ll want to be able to wear your TTD dress for a couple of hours; and on top of that you’ll be wearing it through dirt, water, mud, and who knows what else!

photo by Hassas Photography

The Extremes: Water

The three most common Extremes of TTD are water, mud, and paint. Most brides don’t mind to get their dress wet because, after all, it’s just water and it will dry. The bride and her dress can still seem so elegant dripping with water or being completely submerged. Under water, the bride’s dress can still be completely seen and it seems fuller because the water tends to float the dress out from the body -creating a floating, dreamy appearance.

We build up in a TTD session from a few drops of water to complete submersion. Most of the time, our first shot is just of the bride standing by water or playing near it (teasing the camera.) Then, she might splash in the water a little or wade through it. Keep in mind that this is building up to the grand finale (the final shot) -jumping into the water, completely submerging herself. The last thing we will have you do is jump into the water because once you’re drenched there’s no going back to dry!

photo by bobbi + mike

Mud

Let’s face it, we’ve all wanted to get down and dirty. The advantage of being a “muddy bride” is that you’ll get to look sexy and have fun! Ladies, you know you want to do this so don’t be afraid to try it! You can always clean your dress or buy a cheap dress just for a TTD session.

Just like the TTD:water, the first shot will be of the bride dabbling in the mud -squishing her toes in it, getting her hands dirty, tossing it around. Next shot, she’ll be sitting in it. Then, before you know it, she’ll be rolling around in it, caking it in her hair, and will be completely covered in mud!

photo by marc eric

Paint

For a painting TTD session you can drip paint on your dress, paint a masterpiece on your dress, or just completely go nuts and soak your dress in paint.

You don’t even have to get that much paint on your dress. You can paint your body completely and drip some on your dress and it still looks like you went crazy in paint. You could actually use kid’s paint. It’s made for children (and we all know they’re messy) which makes it much easier to wash out of clothing.

photo by taylor jackson photo


You don’t even have to get any paint on your dress at all… just paint yourself! Paint your body, paint a canvas, paint a wall, just don’t paint your dress Use as many colors as you can paint with… or just paint with your wedding colors. You could paint your wedding date on a canvas or wall, and this could make a great scene for your DVD Menu.

photo by uncontained photography


…or you could just completely go nuts! Paint your hair, paint your dress, paint the wall, paint the floor! Every thing will be covered in paint, but your smile will shine brightly through it.

This is just a colorful way to express yourself in your wedding dress. Go all out! Go crazy! Paint yourself and have fun doing it!

photo by galina walls

Part 1: TTD You Want Me to Do What?
Part 2: TTD: So You Want It Dirty
Part 3: TTD: Keep It Clean
Part 4: TTD: Do It Together
Part 5: TTD: Sexy
Part 6: TTD: Prom

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When most brides hear “Trash the Dress” they think, “You want me to do what?” Most brides cringe at the idea of “Trash the Dress.” However, “Trash the Dress” is an idea that’s catching on very quickly. So much that not doing “Trash the Dress” will become a thing of the past.
Before you get all worked up, you should know that, for us, there are two types of “Trash the Dress” sessions:

Keep it Clean

Most of the time, brides who do “Trash the Dress” are not really “trashing” their dress. It usually just involves going places or doing things you normally wouldn’t see a bride doing like: buying coffee, running through a field, or even riding a horse. You could do all of these things and still keep your dress white!
Why would you even consider a “Trash the Dress” session?
Ask yourself: other than your wedding day, when will you ever wear the dress again? After all, you pay so much money for it and you might as well get as much out of it as you can.

Get it Dirty!

Sometimes, brides really do want to trash their dress. To do this, they can go anywhere or do anything. They might drag their dress through sand, walk into the ocean, jump into a pool, or even roll in the mud. Not all of these will ruin your dress; and after it’s all over, you can always have your dress cleaned. Trust us, you, your family, & your kids will cherish this memory forever!

As videographers, we love “Trash the Dress” sessions. It seems that more and more brides are loving this idea and are wanting to try it. Let’s face it, ladies, you will never wear your dress again. It will probably hang in your closet for years collecting dust. You need to at least consider this amazing opportunity to have fun and create a lasting memory!

Part 1: TTD You Want Me to Do What?
Part 2: TTD: So You Want It Dirty
Part 3: TTD: Keep It Clean
Part 4: TTD: Do It Together
Part 5: TTD: Sexy
Part 6: TTD: Prom

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We had so much fun getting to know more about Brad & Rachel, and how they met! This was an all around fun shoot, and great couple!

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