Melissa McClure Blog » trash the dress http://melissamcclure.net San Diego Wedding Photographer Tue, 15 May 2012 22:53:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Iao Valley & Kihei, Maui Trash the Dress Session – {Jen + Clayton} http://melissamcclure.net/2012/03/16/iao-valley-kihei-maui-trash-the-dress-session-jen-clayton/ http://melissamcclure.net/2012/03/16/iao-valley-kihei-maui-trash-the-dress-session-jen-clayton/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:52:32 +0000 Melissa McClure http://melissamcclure.net/?p=8363 Jen + Clayton’s trash the dress session happened the day before the wedding!  It was my first time getting to know them as well as my first trip to the Iao Valley. Oh my gosh, this place was gorgeous!  Green mountains, rolling clouds – exactly how you would picture Hawaii!  It had so many unique places to shoot. At sunset we went back to Kihei and had some fun in the waves!  Well, they had more fun while I got to photograph it all ;-)

 

]]> http://melissamcclure.net/2012/03/16/iao-valley-kihei-maui-trash-the-dress-session-jen-clayton/feed/ 1 Balboa Park and La Jolla Cove Wedding Portraits – Sam and Arzo http://melissamcclure.net/2011/10/28/balboa-park-and-la-jolla-cove-wedding-portraits-sam-and-arzo/ http://melissamcclure.net/2011/10/28/balboa-park-and-la-jolla-cove-wedding-portraits-sam-and-arzo/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:48:32 +0000 Melissa McClure http://melissamcclure.net/?p=7799 Arzo and Sam had a quiet, private wedding ceremony at the Courthouse, just the two of them.  Exactly how they wanted it to be.  I met up with them a few days later for some official wedding portraits since besides the marriage, the photos were important to them.  Arzo had a simple rose bouquet made by Wholesale Flowers and we ended the evening at sunset in La Jolla Cove.

 

]]> http://melissamcclure.net/2011/10/28/balboa-park-and-la-jolla-cove-wedding-portraits-sam-and-arzo/feed/ 2 Mission San Juan Capistrano – A fun shoot! http://melissamcclure.net/2011/06/27/mission-san-juan-capistrano-a-fun-shoot/ http://melissamcclure.net/2011/06/27/mission-san-juan-capistrano-a-fun-shoot/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:24:09 +0000 Melissa McClure http://melissamcclure.net/?p=7300 Wow, this post is waaaaaaaaayyyyyy overdue!  I took these photographs in March of 2010!  Over a year ago.  It was just a fun, personal shoot so it took the back burner. I didn’t even really look at the images until I was on my 14 hour plane ride to Africa.  My good friend Cathy was in town visiting after WPPI in Vegas and one of her wishes was to shoot at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano. Along with another friend, Bethany and our gorgeous model (another good friend, florist for Exquisite Blooms – Sally) we headed north to take some beautiful photos at one of my favorite shooting locations!

 

I absolutely love succulent bouquets, and Sally made this one! Stunning!

After the Mission we headed to this open field near by for some more fun shots!

Bethany :)

My favorite Aussie, Cathy!

]]> http://melissamcclure.net/2011/06/27/mission-san-juan-capistrano-a-fun-shoot/feed/ 4 Shawna and Jason – Bahamas Trash the Dress Session http://melissamcclure.net/2011/05/05/shawna-and-jason-bahamas-trash-the-dress-session/ http://melissamcclure.net/2011/05/05/shawna-and-jason-bahamas-trash-the-dress-session/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 16:36:54 +0000 Melissa McClure http://melissamcclure.net/?p=7039 Last year, Mandi and I had the honor of joining Jason and Shawna on a their cruise to Bahamas wedding!  We were among their closest friends and family and they went out of their way to make us feel included the whole week.  It was an awesome experience and I’m stoked on the images from their trash the dress and wedding day!

To be married in the Bahamas, you have to be in their waters for 24 hours, so on our first day there we decided to do their trash the dress (Shawna bought a 2nd dress for this!) in Freeport.  They were total troopers in the blazing sun (and then pouring rain).  These two rock and I am pleased to call them friends now!! xo

 

]]> http://melissamcclure.net/2011/05/05/shawna-and-jason-bahamas-trash-the-dress-session/feed/ 9 Mike and Sarah – Shelter Island Day After Session http://melissamcclure.net/2011/04/22/mike-and-sarah-shelter-island-day-after-session/ http://melissamcclure.net/2011/04/22/mike-and-sarah-shelter-island-day-after-session/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:24:25 +0000 Melissa McClure http://melissamcclure.net/?p=7002 Sarah originally contacted me for her wedding day photography but I was booked on her date.  She opted to take some photos after her wedding with me instead!  Great idea!  We met down at Shelter Island where close to where they got married last year for some fun photos! Sarah and Mike totally rocked it out for the shoot, even with their own entourage there to watch!

]]> http://melissamcclure.net/2011/04/22/mike-and-sarah-shelter-island-day-after-session/feed/ 3 David and Suzie – The Day Before session! http://melissamcclure.net/2011/02/06/david-and-suzie-the-day-before-session/ http://melissamcclure.net/2011/02/06/david-and-suzie-the-day-before-session/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:06:48 +0000 Melissa McClure http://melissamcclure.net/?p=6658 Suzie and David decided on a destination wedding this past September and brought their friends and family out from South Dakota for the celebration!  I’ll be posting their gorgeous Hotel Del wedding this week.  But first, we met a few days prior to their wedding for a fun trash the dress session. They loved the idea when we met for the first time in my studio so Suzie found a cute 2nd dress and we had a blast!  I must admit, they were awesome troopers because it was super chilly and overcast the day we shot these!!

]]> http://melissamcclure.net/2011/02/06/david-and-suzie-the-day-before-session/feed/ 3 Krystle’s Undoing It http://melissamcclure.net/2010/10/20/krystles-undoing-it/ http://melissamcclure.net/2010/10/20/krystles-undoing-it/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:37:44 +0000 Melissa McClure http://melissamcclure.net/?p=5913 It was the wedding that never was. But Krystle wasn’t going to just hide in a corner and pretend it never happened. Instead she took 6 of her close friends on a girls weekend in La Jolla and had the party of their lives!

I was so pleased to be able to contribute to this celebration weekend! These ladies were so fun and outgoing and up for ANYTHING!

Thanks to Bryan N Miller for coming along (risking his man-hood with some bashing) and shooting some great images with my underwater gear!

They made these fun signs with empowerment quotes on the back!

Love this photo of Krystle and her mom!

The next two photos below are taken by Bryan with my underwater equipment:

Pool time!

Krystle, thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your Undoing – we had so much fun on the shoot! You have the most amazing positive attitude and hope we can stay in touch!

xoxo, M

ps Oh yes, both Bryan and I were 100% soaked from this shoot!  If you are my friend on Facebook, there are some classic behind the scene shots of that!

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So exciting!!  Thanks Kat!


]]> http://melissamcclure.net/2010/10/01/featured-your-wedding-day-magazine-united-kingdom/feed/ 4 Tami and Adam – Maui, Hawaii Wedding Photography {Trash the Dress} http://melissamcclure.net/2010/04/17/tami-and-adam-maui-hawaii-wedding-photography-trash-the-dress/ http://melissamcclure.net/2010/04/17/tami-and-adam-maui-hawaii-wedding-photography-trash-the-dress/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:22:24 +0000 Melissa McClure http://melissamcclure.net/?p=4450 I know quite a few people have been waiting for this post!  Since I had never met Tami and Adam and didn’t get a chance to shoot an engagement session with them, we decided to shoot their Trash the Dress Session for them before the wedding!  Tami had a completely different wedding dress for the day of!

It was pretty much raining through this entire shoot!  In some of the images you can spot a rainbow and in most of them you can see spots all over their bodies – raindrops!

Oh, and for those destination brides looking at this post, a Trash the Dress or Day After Session is always included when I shoot Destination weddings!

LOTS of rain started here!

This image is not perfect from a technical standpoint but there is something I love about the pure joy in their faces after shooting under water!

Even though it was raining quite hard, the water was still pretty warm!  Gotta love Hawaii weather!

I have to say, A+T were such troopers for this shoot!  Climb through 4 foot high weeds? Ok!  Hold your breath as long as you can underwater and look happy about it? Ok!  I adore these two and I hope you all enjoy the photos as much as we enjoyed taking them!!!

xo, M

ps I miss Maui <3

]]> http://melissamcclure.net/2010/04/17/tami-and-adam-maui-hawaii-wedding-photography-trash-the-dress/feed/ 16 Las Vegas Trash the Dress – Charise and Mandi http://melissamcclure.net/2010/04/10/las-vegas-trash-the-dress-charise-and-mandi/ http://melissamcclure.net/2010/04/10/las-vegas-trash-the-dress-charise-and-mandi/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:24:40 +0000 Melissa McClure http://melissamcclure.net/?p=4205 When I went to WPPI in 2009 I didn’t get a chance to shoot at all!  So I knew when I went in 2010, I had to make that happen! I helped organize a group trash the dress for my friends and even got some tag-alongs along the way!  And Mandi and Charise decided to don their wedding dresses and play model in front of the camera instead of behind for once!

We had fun traipsing around the Strip of Las Vegas, with lots of onlookers and catcallers and even Spiderman!

This is what a group trash the dress looks like!

You tend to get a lot of arms in your way… ;-)

These were my Vegas roomies!  Such a fun group of girls!

Couldn’t resist a photo of us!  New About Us photo maybe? :)

Cannot wait to see what WPPI 2011 has in store!

xo, M

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