trash the dress

yesterday was my very first trash the dress session!! this new portrait session is becoming very popular & isn't as bad as you might think. we don't actually "trash" the dress we are just less inhibited with what we can do with it! hannah had mentioned before the wedding wanting to get some cool portraits with the desert landscape, so yesterday we did a mini-hike at flat iron, one of her favorite desert landscapes. she had her dress, some cute cross training tennis shoes & we had some fun with it. we got lots of looks, but not nearly as many as we did at the state fair! yes, after hiking we went to the arizona state fair! i was so excited that they were up for this silly idea- because i think we got some really fun images out of it :) the dress is definitely in need of a very good dry cleaners, but it will be fine for that next time it comes out of it's box!

let me know ladies if you'd like to have a fun session with your old dress!!




it was pretty early in the afternoon... so a little bright, but we decided to see what we could come up with!

i think this may be my favorite one. i think it would look fabulous in a huge frame.

the skies were cooperating very nicely!

there was a tourist town right next to flat iron- that we had to check out.

and then onto the state fair... as we walked past people we could hear them say, they are gonna get that dress so dirty! we're glad they got the point :)

we can't figure out why bumper cars are so much fun, but they are a blast.

i thought this was neat.

ah. the ferris wheel. ah. love.

thanks hannah & tom. that was a lot of fun!

this week is going to be great because it's halloween!!!!!!! my favorite holiday. bryan & i are throwing a lil party at our house on wednesday night, none of that 'the weekend before' crud doodie- in my family we celebrate halloween on halloween. my friends may not like me the next morning as they fall asleep at work, but it will be worth it! so make sure you check back for those pictures- i promise they'll entertain you :)

have a great week.