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A muddy four-wheeling ATV trash the dress anniversary sesh

A super muddy four-wheeling dress-trashing anniversary photo sesh

A couple of brews, some anniversary celebrating, and a whole lot of mud — this ATV anniversary shoot was also a trash-the-dress shoot by default. How could it not be when they were flying headfirst through the countryside? Courtney and Seth wanted to do this muddy anniversary session while 4-wheeling since they both love speeding through the country. They ended the day crashing with beers at Seth’s grandmother’s house. Let’s take a look at how fun a mud-covered dress can be…

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I got left at the altar: turning heartbreak into artwork

As the day that was supposed to be my wedding day approached, none of us knew what to do, think or feel. I knew that a pity party was the farthest thing from what I wanted or needed. A few people brought up the idea of trashing the dress, and at first it sounded crazy. But after thinking about it, I knew that doing something to mark the occasion was the perfect thing for me. I was not going to let my ex-fiancé’s mistake of letting me go take away my happiness.

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Creative, fearless, possibly tattooed couples wanted for Philadelphia-based Allebach Photography

You may remember Allebach Photography as the tattooed bride-loving photography team. I remember them as the photographers that took the photo that’s STILL my favorite detail shot of all time.

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In defense of Trash The Dress

You might remember Angela, aka. New York based wedding photographer Milestone Images, from our previous Q&A’s. Well, she’s back with more awesome wedding porn and a guest post in praise of Trash the Dress sessions.

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“When Pagans Go Traditional” wedding

Our biggest challenge was balancing our desire to have a very pagan handfasting with the need to maintain a certain family friendly normalcy…

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Handspun yarn from a wedding dress

This Etsy seller took the “trash the dress” concept to a whole new, awesomely crafty level.