My first Trash the Dress Shoot

Saturday I went out with Tanja to trash her dress! We went all over the Westlake and Bay Village area, ending up at Huntington Beach on Lake Erie and Tanja was a great sport. She was willing to get down and dirty, she even rolled around in the sand after she got her dress soaked! I had her playing in the surf and laying on the stone piers and jumping in high heels...she did it all, it was awesome! What a fun shoot. It was about 90 degrees and completely humid, so we were all soaked after the shoot was done, but the end result was well worth it! I hope future brides are as willing to do this as Tanja was because I think these photos turned out great! By the way, her dress was not ruined...she can have it cleaned without a problem...so all you brides out there that are afraid of ruining your wedding dress, but love these photos...have no fear!

I love the combination of the ruggedness of the boots and the
railroad tracks with the elegance of her dress!

Sexy! Love that she isn't smiling and the
wind is blowing her hair into her face.

Jumping in high heels!
She rocked this shoot for sure! How fun!

This one is a bit more quiet and simple, but she looks elegant
and I love how her shoes are just plopped down beside her.

I think this one is my favorite! Her legs look amazing and
the water from the spash adds a touch of playfulness to
her sultry face. I also love how the sun is beating down on her.

This one is exactly what I had envisioned prior to the
shoot...this was my goal for the day!

I didn't plan this one at all! She had been such a good sport
and was taking a quick breather from me telling her what
to do and this was the result, simply Tanja.

Playing in the water! At this point I told her just to have fun
and play in the water. She sure followed direction!

Rolling around in the sand! She was soaking wet, walked back to the sand and layed down, I told her to roll around to get her dress all sandy, this is truely a Trash the Dress shot!

Last frame of the day! I asked her if she had any ideas that she wanted to try for the last 30 frames and she crawled on the sand and did all sorts of stuff, but she really wanted to climb around onthe rocks...mission accomplished!



Please comment and critique these!! Tell me what you think, which ones are your favorites and what would you change if you could???? Let me know...I love feedback!