Wedding Blog

I took off from work early a couple weeks ago to make it to a Trash the Dress bash in Atlantic City.  I drove 2 hours from NYC to meet the group there at 5:00pm, and I got there just in time.  About 11 brides showed up where the famous Mark Eric and Jason Dominguez greeted us. We were taken up into a suite to get changed and ready for the shoot. It was lively to say the least in the suite, with all the girls running around getting ready, and doing hair and make up. There was also a camera crew there from Germany documenting the bash.

When we were all ready, the brides paraded down in their gowns through the casino and to the boardwalk where the photographers were waiting patiently for us to arrive. We caused quite a scene on the casino floor, with a lot of guys asking us to marry them as we walked by (really old gross ones too! eww). We walked out of the hotel doors onto the boardwalk and were greeted by a roar of applause by the photographers waiting outside. I was in shock - I didn’t know there would be so many photographers there! We were paired up with 4-5 photographers to each bride and we were off! We started taking pictures inside the hotel and worked our way out. If there was ever a time where I felt like a movie star, this was it. I had 4 cameras on me at all times.

It was extremely foggy that evening. I’m talking about 10 feet visibility, and at first I was a bit upset by it because most of the TTD pics I’ve seen were in bright and sunshiny settings. But later I realized how it added an extra something to the tone and mood of the pictures. My group of photographers were great! They made me feel at total ease in front of the camera and I was able to let loose and have fun. I trudged through sand, climbed up on a small pier - not to mention I laid down on it and it was full of green algae - I got wet in the water…. all in all I had tons of fun.

Here are some sneak peek pictures from the shoot given to me by Arthur & Katya of Story Motion Studios who were wonderful to work with, and were sweet enough to provide me with these to show you while I wait for the rest of the photos to arrive.

Group pictures are courtesy of Atlantic City Press

Oh and as for my dress? When I came home I rinsed it out with some mild detergent in the tub and hung it dry. I think it’s ready for another TTD shoot. It’s as good as new again!