have any of you heard of this? there is someone who lives near me who takes this pics and id never heard of it till 2day so i googled it. what u all think about it? im unsure about it unless ur getting divorced lol x

I would no way wanna trash my dress... they're soooo expensive... I wanna keep mine forever, and if I didn't, Id wanna sell it to get some money back on it! lol

I read about it in a magazine. Even though i think the pics look fantastic theres not a chance i'll be doing it-my dress cost me a fortune! lol x

we saw a photographer who showed us an album of a bride who did it and they went into the sea n everything!
one of the photos ended up in vogue!
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I can understand having you pic done in a field or something but wouldnt want to ruin my dress lol x

LInk is on (i think)

Yea I think I will be sticking to her more traditional wedding picks, I might have a go wearing someone elses dress though as they are pretty cool

I think we may go to fountains abbey in Ripon afterwards and have our photo taken outside that lovely church in the middle of the deer woods its beautiful , our venue has no outside space so it will be nice to have some.

They are quite fun but not sure would want to do them myself. We were considering getting married in Brighton but not anymore and part of me still hankers after those photos on the pier so I might pack my dress up and go - not quite the same if not on the day though!

Brighton is amazing Hoxxy!! I live here for uni so slightly bias!! xx

I know - I lived in Brighton for years! It was a difficult choice but a lot of people would have had to travel a long way and accommodation in the height of summer is very expensive and we did not want guests to have to fork out hundreds and hundreds to be able to come along. Also the room for the ceremony was a little bit too small for us. It was a close call though!

...my friend Teri did this..she spent a very enjoyable afternoon riding thru lots of mud on a Quad bike!

The pics are fab..she looked sooooooooooooooo happy!

i saw one on tv not so long back the bride was rolling round in mud,jumping in puddles lol,i dont think i could mind

has anyone seen them photos you get before you getting married in your wedding lingerie? they look really cool but pretty pricey!

It's my understanding that you don't actually HAVE to RUIN the dress, not if you don't want to. It can just be a different style of shoot, less formal, more fun etc. And stains will come out, if you want to keep the dress that badly... Not bodice ripping, unless desired.

But trashing it would be half the fun I think...so liberating and..dare I say it...naughty!

just dug this post out of the depths and I wanted to know what you ladies think now ? It's something I have been looking into since we got engaged lol as I think it's a fantastic idea - and a great 1st anniversary gift (If i still fit in it)
so .... would you ?
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I agree with you - I was thinking more of a re-wear my dress and have some chilled out pictures taken - i don't have any intention of 'ruining' my dress on purpose but was thinking muddy field , motorbike, fast car ect :D
lol at the cake and paint :)
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Nooooo this makes me shudder thinking about trashing my precious dress ;(
I can agree that I'm sure it makes great piccies, but it's defo not for me!

ohh we are doing this after the wedding! I can not wait! Im looking forward to the 'trash the dress' pics more than the actually wedding photos! Lol

True - and realistically, I doubt a month or so after the wedding I'll never be able to fit into the dress again (it's a zip up) so maybe I'll consider having this as a treat after the wedding!

I have 2 dresses to and as 1 was only £5 then I would be happy to get some pics in that. It will have to maybe wait til the first anniversary or something but we'll see

i think it a silly name for a shoot really iv heard it called cherish the dress as well as rock the dress but anyway i thnk it just a shoot where you can get the pics you wouldnt want to get on the day but you really want like for me i want pics on the beach but cos it near the rockpools it would maybe spoil a little bit the end of my dress and get it dirty so i would go for this as i wouldnt want to do those shots on the actual day and then go party afterwards lol x

I think it's called different things depending on what you want to do.

Trash the dress is generally about doing something totally mental, something you wouldn't usually ever do in a white,expensive gown. Horse riding, mud fighting, quad biking etc. Think this one is usually for brides who have a really extreme and MESSY hobby and want to show that side of their personality while getting some real wear out of the dress! I know there are also divorcing ladies who might like to ruin their dress but generally involves taking scissors or fire to it lol. Trash the dress isn't necessarily wanting to completely destroy your dress and all it stands for... Which is obviously why a lady who is getting divorced might want her dress to meet an unfortunate end! I want to trash my dress as in get it dirty and wet and if it gets slightly damaged I won't mind too much...I am not taking it out to purposefully make it look more like Cinderella before the fairy godmother arrived, just want a chance to wear my dress again and hopefully get some nice photos from the day too!

Cherish the dress or rock the frock is then more about getting those shots that won't necessarily ruin your dress but again not something you would usually do in a wedding dress. This can be in a field, or playing with the kids, rocking your dress and some wild accessories or just having a bit of a fashion shoot with your dress on.