Trash the Dress Archive

Katie and Ian – After Wedding Session

Katie and Ian are such troopers!  The walked all over the train depot, sat in itchy weeds, dodged oncoming trains and avoided crazy men with shot guns!  It was an eventful shoot for sure!  We headed up to San Juan Capistrano to find some yummy light.

Katie and I met on a local chat board because we were both getting married around the same time.  Its been so fun getting to know her over the last year and share our experiences!

Shout out to Megan Tyson (916-267-4868) for the awesome job on Katie’s makeup! 

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We drove down the road and ended up at this gorgeous field of weeds, among other treasures!

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My favorite of the day 🙂  Katie was a good laugher.

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Whew that was a monster post!  Thanks to Katie and Ian for rocking the shoot and being open to any of my crazy ideas!  And thanks also to my lovely assistant Mandi, you are awesome!

XOXO, M

Featured on TrashTheDress.com!

How exciting is this!  I got notice from my good friend Charise that Gretchen’s Trash the Dress session in Downtown San Diego is featured TrashTheDress.com today!

Head on over there to peek at some awesome photographers that have been featured on there in the past (and feel free to leave a comment there too!)

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Big thanks to the Trash the Dress team!!

XOXO, M

Trash the Dress – Group Shoot

Between planning my own wedding (which is happening in a little over 2 weeks), family portrait sessions, editing and Christmas shopping…I found some time to plan a group Trash the Dress session! 

Lauren and Helena are two former brides who donned their dresses again for the sake of art!

A group of about 15 photographers came out to brave the chilly San Diego weather (like 60 degrees people!)  We had a great time and met some new people!  Thanks to everyone that showed up and thanks to our awesome models (oh and Helena’s hubby Erik too!)

Trash the Dress is just a term.  Neither of the dresses were full harmed in this photoshoot!

First up! Helena!

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And Lauren!

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Batter up!

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Lauren braved the icy cold water for the shot!  

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Here is one of the group shots I took…

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I had such a good time with all of you!  Let’s plan another outing (after my wedding of course!)

xoxo, M

Gretchen and Jason – Trash the Dress!

I first met Gretchen at Sarah and Reve’s wedding in September. She worked for Brenda Swann as her assistant. But there is sad news. Gretchen left So Cal for the warm (ha! joke) Chicago. Good thing I fly to Chicago a few times a year or else I would be extra sad!

Gretchen’s hubby Jason is in the military and he was overseas for a long time. Not sure how long, but as long as I have known Gretchen! 😉 He was home for some R&R so we grabbed him to get some fun Trash the Dress shots before the big move!

I liked Gretchen from the moment I met her because she always welcomed me with a huge smile and a warm hug!

 


Here is there happy little family!


awwww Zoey!!


This is one of my many favs from the session downtown San Diego!

Gretchen, we miss you madly!!!
xoxo, M
ps Big thanks to Brenda for coming out to watch Zoey!!!

Christine and Kevin are married – Vegas style!

After shooting with Lauren and Tim on the strip and taking a stroll through the Bellagio, we ran in to my other new friends…Charise (and her husband) and Emma!  They had met an amazing looking couple on the strip, Christine and Kevin!

Christine and Kevin are from Middleton, CT and had just been married earlier that day!  Lauren, Tim and I jumped in on the shoot and captured some awesome images I’m sure they will never forget!

I also wanted to mention, that Charise had her video light on her, and I am in love!  And her hubby was so kind to hold it up the entire time!! 🙂 


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This cracked me up!  You can always find Hot Babes at any time of the day in Vegas! 
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These next two photos were shot by my talented fiance, Tim:
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One more by me 🙂
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Here is a little insight to what this photo shoot felt like!  L-R: Tim, Emma, Lauren, the couple, Charise and her husbands arm holding the video ligh! 
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What a blast! This may have been one of my favorite experiences in Vegas! And thanks to Christine and Kevin for being troopers! Good luck in your marriage!
XOXO,
M

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