A few weeks back we traveled to Enterprise, a tiny town in the NE corner of Oregon for a family reunion. My sister in law, Jaqui (herself a great photographer) has been wanting to have her own ‘trash the dress’ (TTD) photoshoot and we figured we’d find some spots to take pictures while we were there.
A trash the dress shoot is a great concept that stems from monogamy and the idea that you’ll only need your dress once so you might as well get your full use out of it. Brides spend all this money on a beautiful gown only to wear it once then retire it to a closet never to be enjoyed again. The TTD idea lets the couple get a little more use out of the gown than the traditional idea of bagging it up and storing it in the closet. Of course, the dress doesn’t have to be ruined, but no worries if it gets a little dirty (dry cleaning will take out just about everything anyway).
Travis & Jaqui are the best people in the world. I always say that each of them are the only people good enough for each other. Our girls idolize each of them and love to see their aunt and uncle. Of course we had a blast taking the pictures and those two are naturals in front of the camera. In my oh so humble opinion, I think the photos turned out to be quite special.
Have a look by clicking on the thumbnails below.
P.S. Do you have a wedding gown languishing in a closet? Do you want to get some more use out of it? If so, Let’s schedule a time for your own TTD photoshoot.
LOVE them all!! These are awesome photos..my favorites tho are 1,3,8,9,10 and 15
I wanna trash my dress too! Our ten year anniversary is coming up.. I’ll have to see if I fit in it first!
ps -How do I change my website? That blog address is no longer valid
they are okay, you should call me and we can discuss this. very disappointed in you mr shumate!
just kidding they are really COOL and creative! haha did i have ya going?
# 13 is probably 2nd fav # 2 was the best!
Love seeing the reflection of the photographer in Jacqui’s eye in the closeup of her face… beautiful!
Ok, these pictures are gorgeous!!! I love this idea.
These are just stunningly beautiful. Simple, elegant, and magical. Bravo!!