We started the day with a formal session in the Prince of Wales hotel, where we were lucky enough to have the dining room all to ourselves. As you can see by the image with the chair, the weather outside was wind, rain and fog. Not so great for a bridal session.

Luckily, Torin and I had just returned from a lighting class in Missoula Montana, and were fresh with new ideas that helped recreate sunlight for the shoot. If you look carefully in some of these shots, you’ll notice it was raining the entire time – but Vicki and Nathan (our couple for the day) were troopers and pushed through it with grace and style!

My favourite frames from this shoot are the monotone images at Cameron Falls. We intentionally lit the falls much darker than our couple for a dramatic look. I think it looks more like a theatre backdrop than the typical “bride by the waterfall” tourist shot I’ve seen in other albums.

Now that this shot is over I joke with my brides to be that I bring along a “Plug-in Sun” just in case the weather turns.

The possibilities are limitless. Rooftops, urban streets, fields, mountain lakes, industrial buildings are only a few examples. The idea of destroying a wedding dress was introduced in 1997 by the Hollywood film Sunset Beach, although Las Vegas photographer John Michael Cooper has brought the idea into the wedding maintstream.

For today’s blog post, I thought I’d share a video clip  of this “Fearless Bridal”, “Rock the Frock”, or as we call it – “Trash the Dress” session. I hope you enjoy, and perhaps get a few ideas for your own session!

[video:http://vimeo.com/1820162]
Video Credit: Stillmotion