Trash the Dress,(TTD) additionally called rock the frock, is a style of wedding photography/videography that is a love it or hate it. Most often done with only the bride & groom, shot with a traditional style in a non traditional location that includes in the water, on city streets, on rooftops, in garbage dumps, fields, and abandoned buildings. Throw all the traditional rules out the window and find a way to put on your "Beetlejuice".
The idea of destroying your wedding dress 1st appeared in October 1998 when a bride ran into the ocean in her wedding dress after her wedding was badly interrupted. Since then the style has spread around the world with photographers creatively shooting unique sessions of "Trash the Dress".
Most often done as an additional shoot after the wedding, almost as a declaration that the wedding is done and the dress will not be used again. It is seen as an alternative to storing the dress away, never to be seen again. Some brides have even been known to purchase a second less expensive version of their dress to trash.
Above is a little look behind the scenes at a "Trash the Dress" session earlier this spring with Vernon photographer Kyle Perison.
jt
