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Palm Springs Trash The Dress

nely — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:22:13 +0000

On the way to a community trash the dress in Palm Springs, I saw a bride and her photographer running across the freeway! Hmmm, wonder who they were? I think the bride fell as she reached the shoulder, too. But she’s okay. She cooled down her melted chocolate in the car and got happy again!

Thanks to Susie Linquist, Daisy Varley, Lynn Dao, and Chris Arnold for organizing! To the brides and grooms who had to put up with the heat, both from the sun and the ranger who busted us, thank you!

And thanks Emily and Susan for being awesome carpool buddies!

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Salton Sea Trash the Dress

nely — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:23:35 +0000

We braved a “beach” not of sand but of fish scales. Yep, 30+ wedding photographers, 8 brides, 4 grooms, 4 make-up artists woke-up at ungodly hours on Saturday to visit this decrepit place and had a photo extravaganza! I wonder if the birds at Salton Sea are still hearing shutter clicks…

Here are some of my favorite photos from the day:

Jessie

Jay. She worked the camera so well, I asked her if she did modeling. And she laughed! Doesn’t she kind of look like Rebecca Romijn here?

The nice thing about shooting at a decrepit place is that when there are a dozen other photographers in front of you, you can just find another hole on another side. Makes for a nice frame, too:)

Ann

Natalie. She and her husband, Adam are pros with the camera, as well. Their wedding photographer trained them well!

Ron and Shellane. So fun. They loved this car!

“Honey, they said to kiss me!”

Thanks so much to all the photographers, models, and make-up artists who made this happen! Especially to Chris Austin who organized the whole bash!

Also, thanks, Eddie, for carpooling with me! Have I talked you into using Google Reader, yet?

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A Girl in a Wedding Dress

nely — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:00:01 +0000

We had big ideas for a trash the dress shoot. Getting up early and ending at sunset. ha! Didn’t happen. We started at 10:00, not 7:00a.m. like we planned, we nixed any places that required hiking and even forgot some we had on our “list.” And we stopped at 3 in the afternoon. So yeah, these pictures weren’t taken during ideal light conditions. But in the end, I think the pictures reflect our style a lot better, very casual and laidback. Stopping here and there, waiting for a little cloud cover, eating along the way!

On the way home, we took the Maunawili backroads and saw this couch on the side of the road. Someone else presumably left the sign. Too funny but it made a good prop! We got a few pictures on it, though my sister didn’t want to sit in it (or lay down) too long. She was afraid of cooties or something!

The pictures with her husband were taken on another day. Oh, how I love the Ko`olaus…

Click play on the slideshow below to see more pictures or click here…

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San Diego Trash The Dress

nely — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:14:29 +0000

10 brides, 2 grooms, 30 photographers running around in Downtown San Diego.

Rolling on the grass. Splashing in the water. Walking the tight rope. Playing in heavy machinery. Shooting with water guns. Sounds like a lot of fun, huh? Sounds like Trash the Dress!

At one point, I was somehow chest-deep in water, even though the pool was only 2 feet deep! Ah, I guess I’d do (almost) anything to get a good shot! What I didn’t do though was get on a ladder which was perched on a narrow ledge, like a couple guys did. They’re waaay braver than I!

Thanks so much to Alyssa Lang of Hybrid Photography for organizing the event. Thanks also to our models and other photographers who made the fun happen.

Here are some favorites.

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