This weekend was my first one without a wedding or engagement shoot in quite some time so I decided to take my “free” weekend and gather up the husband and dog and meet up with my family in Palm Springs for some much needed rest and relaxation. Unfortunately since I’m such a photo-junkie I just couldn’t put down my camera for the whole weekend and instead decided to meet up with a bunch of other photographers in the middle of nowhere for a group “trash the dress” session.

I’m going to post a couple of teasers (more to come later) but first a little note on “trash the dress” photos – I love the idea of a bride putting on her gorgeous gown and heading out again after her wedding to take more photos. There is no doubt that a bride is less nervous about getting a little bit of dirt on her dress once the “big day” is over, and who wouldn’t love a chance to get all dolled up again? I absolutely LOVE doing “day after” bridal sessions however I have a hard time calling them “trash the dress” sessions (even though they’re all the rage) because I’d really rather you donate your dress to a worthy cause (like brides against breast cancer) than roll around in the mud and ruin it. That being said, there’s no reason we can’t have a great time, get some gorgeous photos AND save your dress! So if you’re interested in a “trash the dress” where you don’t get trashed give me a call.

Ok… whew… now that that’s out of the way here are the first two shots from Sunday afternoon… what gorgeous models!!

A special thanks as well to Daisy Varley, Susie Linquist and Lynn Dao for organizing the event. It was great to meet you!