John Lew Photography

TulsaPeople Weddings magazine contacted me about submitting some new photos for their upcoming issue and I asked if they had heard about Trash the Dress. Trash the Dress is a chance for newly married brides to do an unconventional bridal session after the wedding. Some photographers have taken it to the ugly extremes and have their subjects roll around in mud, or climb in dumpsters. To me, though, a trash the dress session is about making some unique, fun, high fashion photographs without worrying if the dress will get spoiled. TulsaPeople Weddings thought it a great idea!

Let's face it, unless you are going to sell the dress after the wedding, it won't ever get used again. You won't wear it, your daughter certainly won't wear it, so why not let loose, put it on one last time, and make some great pictures?

That's exactly what Kristen did, and she brought her husband Jerome along. I shot her wedding earlier this year, and when I called her to see if she would be interested in doing a Trash the Dress session, she really got excited. We started the session under a bridge at the river. Watch for some of these in the upcoming issue!





After shooting for while near the river, we went to play in a park




We finished the session downtown.















We had a great time! If you're interested in doing a Trash the Dress session, e/mail me and we can get it set up! Here's the full slideshow - Trash the Dress!