Monday, December 13, 2010

Rock the Dress 2010

Today marks 9 months of wedded bliss.  NINE WHOLE MONTHS! Where has the time gone?! I must say that it's been work but it's been the most rewarding this of my life. I love my husband and he loves me -- it's unconditional and non-judgemental. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my husband and the life we have together.
Last weekend -- after nearly NINE months of wedded bliss -- I FINALLY got around to getting a Rock the Dress shoot finished.  I LOVED wearing my dress again and creating a different look than my wedding day look. 










::Some Thoughts::
{1}It was fun having a cathedral veil (which I DIY-ed) -- I AM SO happy I didn't have one on the big day.  It had been really windy and it would have been SUCH a pain back in March.  It was a lot of fun for my RTD.
{2}I loved having a hair flower.  It's such a fun accessory!  I made it too -- you can find that post here.
{3}If you are a bride-to-be or even a married lady of a few years, I would HIGHLY recommend doing this with your husband.  You don't have to destroy the dress and it's a great excuse to put it back on.
{4}We created a lot of shots that we didn't have time/backdrop for on the wedding day.
{5}I love my dress but more importantly I learned that my husband is an amazing man.  He loathes taking pictures but we ended up with a lot of great shots of the two of us. He really stuck it out because he knew it would make me happy =)

 
  
     

**I have more in a facebook album HERE.  I made it public in case you wonderful readers want to see more! =)

17 comments:

Christina said...

Yay! They turned out great! You'll be doing another one in 2011 :) Ya know...after 3/26! Wedding dress dinner!!

Lady Fromage said...

What a great idea!!! Our photographer SUCKED and we never actually ended up with professional pictures. Sigh. I think we may re-rock the dress and hire a better photographer :) So beautiful, and congrats on the 9 month mark!! :)

Faith said...

gorgeous pictures! i can't even pick a favorite!

i love the idea of having a completely different look from the day of!

you have just convinced me to do this! i will just have to convince the hubby!!!

Pink Champagne, Gatorade, and MRE's said...

so cool! i love ur veil!

Tutti said...

Oh honey- these are so fun! I love how you got all creative with the backdrops/architecture/details. We did a Trash the Dress in Maui for our wedding, and they are some of my FAVORITE photos. I recommend any bride do them!

Betty said...

I love Rock the dress photo sessions...and you rocked it! Great photos! :)

Ashley said...

SO JEALOUS! I want to do that :)

redwhitebride said...

aaawwww~ love all the pictures! i want a rock the dress too... maybe after our anniversary :)

Allison said...

Your pictures turned out AMAZING!!! Love, love, love your veil!

Nicole said...

OMG so great! especially the haybale! I'm not even sure mine would fit anymore :(

Anngela said...

The veil and flower AND heels were perfect for the shoot! :) I had a blast helping take photos with ya'll and love them all!! I think we made a good team ;) SO glad they all turned out like you wanted!

Shannon said...

What beautiful pictures! I'm a new follower from my friend Daphne's at Flip Flops and Pearls! You were a gorgeous bride!

Hope you're having a great day!

Shannon

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Anonymous said...

Happy 9 month anniversary! Love the pictures! My favorite is the fourth one- with the woods in the background!

Kelsey said...

They turned out soo good all of them! I love the ones on facebook with your shoes showing!

April Rowell said...

LOVE these pictures! I want to do something like this with my dress. Of course ive been married for three years today actually. Maybe on my fifth anniversary I will still fit the dress and do something fun then:)

Unknown said...

Stunning photos Ashley!! You are beautiful! xoxo

Emily said...

Just found your blog today and love these pictures, especially the hay one. Very creative!