Yesterday was the second Trash the Dress session Linda and I had scheduled. Dayna and Ayla were fantastic - no complaints from them at all - and they were dirty by the end of the session. It was very hot and very long but I think we all had a great time and ended up with a lot of wonderful images. I first want to thank all of the many people who were there helping us - we greatly appreciate everything you all did!!! I have so many favorites from this session - so I'm warning you - this is going to be a long post!
We started out with Dayna. We wanted to take her to a couple of very quick stops before heading up to Poinsett Bridge. The first stop was a field.
We then traveled to these beautiful vineyards for a couple more quick shots.
Marty came along to shoot with us again. Here are two of his shots of Dayna in the vineyards.
Finally we made it up to Poinsett Bridge. We were there a few minutes earlier than I expected so we went ahead and got started with Dayna. I love her serious look!
I want to thank Megan Taylor of doing a great job on Dayna's hair and makeup!
We finally gave Dayna a break and started on Ayla.
I think this is one of my favorite shots of Ayla.
Finally it was time to take the girls up under the bridge.
I like having Marty shoot with me - especially at weddings. He is able to capture those moments my camera can't see! These three shots are all his.
Although Linda and I had to wait on Marty to move and get out of the way of our shots, he got an amazing shot of Ayla from the opposite side of the bridge.
Then it was time to get a little wet!
Dayna then had her turn in the water. Here's one of mine...
...and one of Marty's.
I decided I wanted to incorporate some pieces of furniture into the shoot and be a little creative. Here's the result!
Marty got a close-up of Dayna's feet - she was a tad dirty!
So I had several people laughing at our very purple chair, but it looks awesome in the pictures!
Marty got a great shot of Ayla in the chair!
So I had several people laughing at our very purple chair, but it looks awesome in the pictures!Marty got a great shot of Ayla in the chair!One last shot of Ayla before we packed things up at the bridge.
We were hoping to get some shots of Dayna in a swimming pool but unfortunately we were running out of daylight. This shot Marty took was my favorite out of the swimming pool shots. However, I think Dayna appreciated the opportunity to wash a little dirt and mud off of her before taking her dress off!
Thanks again to everyone who helped us out! Don't forget to check out Linda's blog for some of her shots. Also to see dress trashing pictures from other great photographers check out http://www.trashthedress.com/.
I love the swing!
Alli looked great dancing around in the barn with her dress on!
I was afraid there would not be any water with the lack of rain we've had, but that wasn't the case!
Julie and Alli were a little hot in those dresses so we thought it would be a good idea to help them cool off some!
We appreciate everyone who helped us out for this session. We had a great time and Julie and Allison were GREAT! They were willing to do ANYTHING we asked them to do!
And yes, Marty was there to shoot with us too so I have to post some of his shots too!
He really pays attention to detail!
Alli showing a little leg for the camera!
You can also see some of Linda's work on her blog