Trashy brides
Brides are jumping into lakes, riding on horses and generally having fun when trashing their wedding dress, finds Angelique Ruzicka
Brides are jumping into lakes, riding on horses and generally having fun when trashing their wedding dress, finds Angelique Ruzicka
Around the country, wives are putting on their wedding dresses for one last time - and trashing them! Yes there is a new fad called 'trash your wedding dress' or as they call it in the US 'closure'. Newlywed women are shunning the idea of selling or storing their dress up in the attic for their daugthers for running into rivers, riding horses, and having paintballs thrown at them.
Photographer Philip Nash says one reason brides opt to have themselves snapped in this way is that they think it sounds like fun. He admits that some brides are apprehensive at first but then after coming in and talking about it they come around to the idea. "You could have a photo of yourself doing pretty much anything. Usually brides have themselves photographed doing their favourite sport, or interest. But others choose to do things a little differently," says Nash.
"I do one next month with a girl that will go out riding her horse and get it all sweaty and then I will photograph her in the stables in her wedding gown mucking out the stables while the steam is rising off her horse in the background," says Nash. He ads that another bride wants to do a photo to use as an advertisement for her husband's drainage company. "She wants a picture of her in her wedding dress with a jet wash in the background with her cleaning out the drain. Many brides want the experience to be fun and personal to them," says Nash.
Ali Thornley chose to have her 'closure' by running into a river in her wedding dress. She had no qualms about trashing her dress. "It gives you a nice excuse to put your dress on again. It’s fantastic as its not something you would wear again. I couldn’t bring myself to sell it or keep it for my children. My mom kept her dress but it wasn’t something I wanted to wear."
Thornley says Nash came up with the idea of having the shoot in the river. "Philip suggested it and I thought it sounded good and whacky. He came up with the area and where to go. It was quite funny as I had such an audience. People were wondering why there was a bride jumping in the water," she says.
The cost of 'trashing your wedding dress' shoots varies but they generally range between £250-£600. Thornley recommends that other brides consider it. "I do recommend it, it was a lot of fun. I had heard about it before and initially thought it was a crazy idea but I came around to it. Now a friend wants to do it too and she wants paintballs thrown at hers," she says.
Ali Thornley chose to have her 'closure' by running into a river in her wedding dress. She had no qualms about trashing her dress. "It gives you a nice excuse to put your dress on again. It’s fantastic as its not something you would wear again. I couldn’t bring myself to sell it or keep it for my children. My mom kept her dress but it wasn’t something I wanted to wear."
Thornley says Nash came up with the idea of having the shoot in the river. "Philip suggested it and I thought it sounded good and whacky. He came up with the area and where to go. It was quite funny as I had such an audience. People were wondering why there was a bride jumping in the water," she says.
The cost of 'trashing your wedding dress' shoots varies but they generally range between £250-£600. Thornley recommends that other brides consider it. "I do recommend it, it was a lot of fun. I had heard about it before and initially thought it was a crazy idea but I came around to it. Now a friend wants to do it too and she wants paintballs thrown at hers," she says.
Ali Thornley jumps into the freezing water in Farnham
Contacts mentioned in this feature
Philip Nash
23 East Street, Farnham
Tel: 01252 821 623
Email: information@nash.net
Philip Nash
23 East Street, Farnham
Tel: 01252 821 623
Email: information@nash.net
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