Before you decide to have your bride get into the water or take a blow torch to her gown, stop and think of the ramifications years down the road when she decides it’s not what she really wanted. Trashing the dress is felt to be a fashionable way to say, be creative, have fun and show a little naughtiness in doing it.
Ongoing discussions with photographers say they’re asked about it but when the time comes to finally trashing it, most brides tend to err on the side of caution, especially if the gown was bought on a credit card and still being paid off. But how many brides actually decide to trash their wedding dress or even dirty them? According to the latest findings from The Wedding Report , only a very small portion of their latest survey (2%) showed any interest in trashing their dress, leaving an overwhelming majority, 98%, to hold on to their gowns and cherish them for posterity.
“Trash the dress shots were like Boudoir settings. The lady is now married; the pictures are not going to be publicized and they’re done more for self-gratification than anything else. Visual artists, as we call them in the business, concoct this stuff to get an extra buck from the bride,” feel some photographers that do not subscribe to the idea and did not wish to be quoted. eWedNews asked the same photographers whether they would create settings to accommodate brides wanting to trash their dresses; every one of them answered “yes”, welcoming the added income associated with the project.
