Hien is one of those wedding photographers you tell all your engaged friends about. I know that one day when someone makes an honest woman out of me, I’ll be a-knocking at his door. So you can imagine how thrilled I was when he invited me to come along to a ‘Trash the Dress’ shoot and spread my creative vibes and help with art direction. And like I could pass up the chance to watch a couple of lovely normal individual’s run amok with paint and scissors?
It all started off fairly normal and wedding like…
Then we had a change of scenery…
There was some pleading…
But it was futile. The idea of getting covered in paint and ripping apart a perfectly good wedding dress was just too delicious to pass up :)
Twas a big bunch of fun Hien. Thanks for inviting me along for the ride.
Melissa Vowell, 2 months ago
Looks like amazing fun Jo!
Dennis Klau, 2 months ago
lots of fun
MissT, 2 months ago
Oh fun, i love the spin on this concept as i have only seen trash the dress in water or mud!
Rocking images hun!
Firedrake, 2 months ago
Awesome idea!
Bevsimages, 2 months ago
creativity & imagination released, great xx
Hien Nguyen, 2 months ago
No, thank you for coming Jo… although I’m sure we both had a ball of a time. You only put 6 shots up though when 400 odd were taken?!!
Bring on the next one.
AlexMac
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2 months ago
oh i love this, I have seen trash the dress sites before and I am addicted to them, although, none have been this creative, the use of colour is magnificant, looks like a fun time was definately had :0)
Tom Broderick, 2 months ago
very good work. tom
Nicole Ryan, 2 months ago
haha !
too much fun !!
Paula Delley, 2 months ago
Eeek! I would cry if I had to ruin my gown… I almost cried when my cousin put chocolate cake on it. Haha… although, it does look like a lot of fun :)
Juilee P Pryor, 2 months ago
omg….taking 400 hundred shots to come up with six postables is a bit like fishing with dynamite….. but I have to say its a fun shoot and a great location to be doing it in…..looks like you all had a lot of fun…..those allyways look awesome and inspiring…almost enough to get a sydneysider to melbourne just for that alone
Bronwen Hyde, 2 months ago
haha that’s so cool, as mentioned i’d only ever seen someone do the whole swimming in the ocean deal to trash their dress. nice touch with the paint and a great setting for the shoot.
Natalie Perkins, 2 months ago
I love TTD shoots!
I’m thinking about having a food fight for mine!
Barry W King, 2 months ago
love it….
And…. the dress is a great work of abstract art now ;)
theyellowfury, 2 months ago
The anithesis of lots of stuff. I dig antiheses.
Dave Reid, 2 months ago
haahah thtas brilliant!!! well done
mmlkbsr, 2 months ago
looks like you had so much fun…I do crazy things like that too, but nobody pictures it lol
Krisso, 2 months ago
I really don’t like wedding photography….. but this I like very much! If wedding photography was like this I’d be in for sure!!! Great pics!
Scott Ruhs, 2 months ago
Wonderful concept. Great images!
aglaia b, 2 months ago
hilarious! :-0
Carrie Glenn, 2 months ago
Congrats to all involved!!! This is visually entertaining on so many levels! I love it! Looks like you had a blast and created something totally modern from something rather traditional! Wooo hooo!
ssandy, 2 months ago
bril that is great work
Lisa Hill, 2 months ago
looks amazing fun, i have heard about these shoots they havnt really taken off in the uk yet, i think people are too worried about wasting money on ruining a good dress!! I would rather be covered in paint – if the truth be known!! Great work
x
Steven Potashnyk, 2 months ago
Thats classic!!!!
earthairfire, 2 months ago
That’s so awesome!
Susan Trigg, 2 months ago
Great fun – this would be a great way to celebrate your divorce!!
Jo O'Brien
in reply to Susan Trigg’s comment,
2 months ago
Ironically, the philosophy behind it is to show your undying monogamy. “I’ll never need this dress again so I’m going to destroy it!”
jemimalovesbigted, 2 months ago
I have never seen this sort of thing before, but what a brilliant idea! they look like they had a ball and damn must have good sense of humours too! cool =)
Stephen Mitchell, 2 months ago
I see a bunch of great ideas here, with other products that will either trash or destroy the dress…