Category Archives: Trash the Dress

Andrea :: Trash the Dress

Laura Gravelle is considered one of the best Denver wedding photographers and she photographs luxury weddings and engagement portraits in all Colorado wedding areas including Estes Park, Vail, Aspen, Colorado Springs, Keystone, Beaver Creek and for all destination mountain weddings.  Please take time to view her award winning wedding picture gallery. You can contact Laura for your Colorado wedding, Denver wedding, or any worldwide destination wedding by emailing laura@lauragravelle.com.  Please explore this website to see why Denver brides choose Laura for their Colorado photography needs.

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Andrea married the man of her dreams in a romantic castle just over a year ago. The vows were said, the guests partied the night away, and then the exquisite and expensive wedding gown was professionally cleaned and preserved in a keepsake box. Until recently.

She had the urge to wear that gorgeous dress once again. But why just settle for safe pictures when there is an opportunity to be risky and adventurous!

A trash the dress session is a glamorous photography session in which a bride has the opportunity to rock it out in her wedding dress again. It is a symbolic representation of the solid commitment between husband and wife. The dress is trashed and will never be worn again!

Popular places for trash the dress sessions include dirty alleys, rooftops, abandoned buildings, and most of all the beach. Andrea, her husband Derek, and I got together for two separate sessions and took Grand Haven by storm. As a final goodbye to her wedding dress, Andrea let the waves of Lake Michigan crash against her dress as she waded in the cold water. The beach was deserted when Andrea posed for my camera – because it was FREEZING! I was wearing two coats and was still shivering while Andrea went for a little dip in the lake in October. Girl, you’re crazy, but I sure do love the photos!

I have good news for you if you are reading this and thinking that you would like to do a trash the dress session but don’t want your dress to get dirty. After two trash the dress sessions and rolling in the sand and water, Andrea says her dress is still in good condition and was able to be cleaned.

So please enjoy these wild and crazy photos and video!

 

If you are Colorado bride and want to schedule a trash the dress session, please email me at laura@lauragravelle.com today!

Courtney :: Trash the Dress

Laura Gravelle is considered one of the best Denver wedding photographers and she photographs luxury weddings and engagement portraits in all Colorado wedding areas including Estes Park, Vail, Aspen, Colorado Springs, Keystone, Beaver Creek and for all destination mountain weddings.  Please take time to view her award winning wedding picture gallery. You can contact Laura for your Colorado wedding, Denver wedding, or any worldwide destination wedding by emailing laura@lauragravelle.com.  Please explore this website to see why Denver brides choose Laura for their Colorado photography needs.

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Courtney and I headed over to Robinette’s Orchardto “trash” her dress. This is an extra session that brides can choose to add onto their wedding day packages. It’s a fantastic excuse for a bride to put on her dress again. We pay so much for these beautiful dresses and we only get to wear them for a day at the most. A trash the dress session is an artistic approach to capturing a bride in her wedding dress after the big day happens. The dress is free to get dirty or even trashed! Even if you’ve been married for several years, you can still put your wedding dress back on for a fun day of modeling!

Some brides are afraid their wedding dress will get destroyed, but you can get it as dirty or not as dirty as you would liek.

Courtney has such a natural beauty about her, so we found a location that fit her style. I LOVE her pictures and could not slim down my favorites. Therefore, I have posted a very large amount of her photos!

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Attention all Denver brides, if you are planning an upcoming wedding in Colorado, please contact me to be your CO wedding photographer by emailing me at laura@lauragravelle.com. I shoot weddings in Denver, weddings in Aspen, weddings in Estes Park, weddings in Vail, weddings in Colorado Springs, and all Colorado mountain destination weddings.

I love getting to know the brides that I am taking pictures of. Lets schedule a personal bridal consultation.  I think that it is very important for brides to feel like they have a personal connection and feel like they could be friends with their wedding photographer.  I will be around on your wedding day more than any other wedding vendor. Make sure you like ME and not just my wedding photographs:)

 

Denver Wedding Photography :: Trash the Dress

My friend  I grew up together and went to the same school from K-12. We were college room mates for a year and she stood up with me in my wedding! Doing photo shoots for a long time friend has to be one of the best jobs ever:)She just got married last June and was willing to let her dress get dirty for this fun photo shoot. She also braved the cold and we got some amazing photos because of it! Thank you Rob for being a good sport about it all! Check out her slide show below and make sure not to miss the great silly string slides at the end.

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