Welcome to Trash The Dress IV. I want to share the story along with some of my favorite images of the day.
Mary and Nick found me online. They came all the way from Syracuse to have this shoot with me, which is such a great honor! They wanted to trash the dress around Ontario beach, because, really, it’s a gorgeous beach if you don’t mind the algae and stuff
But before we could do the beach, I had a few different ideas for them. Luckily for me, they accepted and after a brief warmup shoot in the park off we went to Rochester’s abandoned subway.
The subway features an awesome graffiti wall
One of my faves of the day
It was super dusty and probably a bit dangerous, but we had a lot of fun.
We got to the beach a few minutes before the golden hour, so we took some “normal” pictures before getting all wet.
This is where I should mention that Mary’s petticoats were blue. VERY blue. And very awesome! And not just for the shoot – that’s how she got married.
I don’t know why, but I really like this image for its artistic quality.
Into the water we go!
Nick joined in the fun. Reluctantly at first.
When you get to make out with your hot wife, it doesn’t matter where you are.
Another of my faves
There was a wedding going on next door, and the guests kept coming out to have a look at the “crazy bride gettin all nasty” on the beach. People couldn’t believe that she’d trash that gorgeous gown. Mary told me that she had had the gown professionally cleaned and pressed and stored for a few months before they decided to do this shoot. I hope it gets as squeeky clean this time around, too.
Mary and Nick were such good sports to indulge me in my crazy ideas, and I want to thank them for driving to Rochester all the way from Syracuse to do this with me. It was an amazing experience, as always!
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Natalie - Awesome! Love their personalities coming through in the shots. Totally dig the blue petticoats!