Trash the dress???

Im planning on doing one on the beach and in the forest walking my dog stripy wellies and all!

I've never heard of this.

Personally I find it quite distasteful, there are laods more positive things you could do with your dress other than 'trash' it.

Sell it on Ebay and donate the money to charity, or give it to Oxfam bridal (that way you'll be helping the charity AND the budget conscious bride who buys it).

Each to their own though, I just think that weddings get an obscene amount of money spent on them it would be a really nice idea to give something back.

(I typed this whilst wearing a centre part and drinking herbal tea, I think i'm turning into a hippy today!)

Mine only cost £200 and Im not going to trash it as in rip it up. It will get a bit muddy (hopefully as I want a big molly pawprint for a photo) but then i will get it cleaned, just like I would have anyway.

rock the frock rather than mess the dress I'd say!

I had a 'Rock the Frock' shoot which I found to be better as I got some awesome photos (some quite close to the sea but not actually in it!) and the dress is still perfect.

I would love to have experienced a trash the dress shoot, I have seen some amazing ones online with paint but I will be selling my dress to get some of the costs back... so alas, trashing it would not be a good plan!!

Rock the frock - LOVE IT !

Dont know why the text came out so small...try again......

They call it 'trash the dress' but i'm not going to actually trash it, I really dont think i could do it to my lovely dress!!.

We got married outside and then had photos on the beach so the underneath of my dress is filthy anyway.

I googled it and saw the paint ball, mud and fake blood photos but not going that far!

Just maybe a dip in the sea or stroll round the woods in some wellies!

Im sure sand/dirt will come out at the cleaners!

Ive been reading up on this too, and saw it an a magazine, they had 3 couples who each did different things, one ran into the sea, one rolled in the stables and another went paintballing.... all of the brides said it was completely liberating to not worrying about the dress like they did on the day.

My dress is absolutely filthy and I kind of begrudge paying £150 to have it dry cleaned for it to sit in my loft and never be seen, used, worn again! I would rather get it really dirty, enjoy the moment and then pay to have it cleaned! lol

On the up side - its another excuse to wear the dress again if you trash it

OMG the photography on this is amazing!

http://christabosco.wordpress.com/category/rock-the-frock-trash-the-dress/

I "rocked the frock" after mine - on the beach in Santorini!

Keep meaning to transfer the pics from my old PC as they arent on the laptop to flash ☹️

My OH took my pics - at about 6 in the morning before the beach got busy! haha. Went great until he left me stuck on a rock with the tide coming in - I was stood on a rock shouting him to come and get me down, and he kept saying "1 more shot" - I could see a big wave rolling in and I ended up screaming for him to come and get me, he grabbed me off the rock, just before the wave came in - I would have been soaked if he's waited another 10 seconds!

Its great fun, I'd say go for it!

I did an Encore session with Teri M who is a HIB and it was fab. Here are some pics to show that a Trash the Dress isn't necessarily about trashing it.