Trash the dress Workshop

A group of us got together for a trash the dress session on our property in Prescott. My assistant/husband Trent did a little bit of video along with some of the photography. We had several other very talented photographers join us. Click below to see the short video that we made. The images that were captured are absolutely amazing! Trent and I had so much fun making the video, that we have decided to invest in a steadicam in order to offer some high-end video coverage to our wedding clients. In addition, Trent and I REALLY want to have our own Trash the Dress session photographed-as soon as I loose some weight, so that I can fit into my wedding dress! Since Trent is such a huge river fishing, canoe portaging, nature lover, we will probably use a small trout stream near his hometown. And no-my dress will not actually get "trashed" you might say, it's going to be a dress "washing" session!

Featured Minnesota Photographer-Amy Olson

These are some of Amy's images from our Trash the dress workshop: Scroll down to read more about Amy.

Amy Olson joined us for the Trash the dress workshop, and I must say, she has an amazing talent! Not only does she notice things from an interesting prospective, but she has a bright cheery, contagious smile! If you would like to contact Amy or see more of her work-you can check out her blog.

Q&A on Amy Olson:

Where is your studio located? Currently I do not have a studio, I shoot on location.

How long have you been shooting? Since I was a kid! I am always the one with the camera.

How would you describe your style? "Go with the flow" Fun, creative, artistic.

Best part of being a wedding photographer: It's a huge honor to capture the love, as well as all of the memories of the couple's wedding day.

Would you trash your dress? Yes!

What advice do you have for future brides? Relax and enjoy your day-it goes so fast!

What advice do you have for other photographers? Never stop learning.

I have never... been to Europe and I have always wanted to!

I am looking forward to... getting some time off and taking a vacation.

I would like to meet... someone famous, no matter who-it would make for a fun story.

I am addicted to... Taking photos, drawing, spending time with family & friends, bowling & crab legs-YUMMY!

Who do you admire most? My husband, friends, family. I am very blessed to have such wonderful people in my life, and admire each one for their own unique attributes.

Where do you get your inspiration from? Love, happines, every emotion-you never know when you'll be inspired.

What is the one thing your clients should know about you? My willingness to be creative and fun loving-it is very important to me that people are comfortable with me.

Our First Workshop!

Yesterday we had our first Trash the dress Minnesota workshop. We had 6 super bad photographers and 1 awesome model. We all shared some of our individual techniques, learned a lot and had a really, really good time. We are currently working on editing some video footage from the event, so check back later so you can see how much fun we had! One of the things that I talked about is my recent love affair with textures. Some of my favorite textures were created by wallpaper, and fabric. I promised to share some, so here are a few (and also a sneak peak of just a few of the images from yesterday). I can't wait to post the images that the other photographers captured-I saw a few and they are AMAZING!

Trashing her dress...irresponsible? It's about creation, not destruction.

I recently read an article in the paper writtten by a misinformed Woodbury, Minnesota woman who stated that it was "shocking" to see that brides would do "such a thing". To any bride to be, mother or grandmother of a bride to be: Please understand that "Trash the dress" is not (usually) literal. One of my brides has "trashed her dress" 3 times. Trash the dress-is a fun term used to describe a post-wedding photo session that involves portraits of a bride or high school senior in their wedding or prom dress after the event. They no longer have to worry about keeping it clean, because the event is over. They can do anything beautiful-some photographers specialize in underwater portraits-which can be amazing. None of the "Trash the dress" photo sessions that I have done have actually resulted in a ruined dress. In fact, most damage that I have seen in my 20 years of photographing weddings occurs on the wedding day! I will say, it is a liberating experience for the bride and the photographer. Take a look at the images before being so judgmental. Why is it o.k. for someone to have a photo shoot in a $250 out fit consisting of jeans and a sweater, but it's not o.k. for a bride who spent $250 on her wedding dress to do the same fun things that result in the most amazing images of herself that she may possibly ever have to memorialize that one time event dress?

Trash the Dress Minnesota Super Bad Workshop!

The workshop has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 17th from 1:00-5:00. Please contact: Michelle@huberportraits.com if you are interested in attending. The workshop is free, and you do not have to be an experienced "dress trasher", just a professional Minnesota photographer willing to share, and eager to learn.

Front Page News!!

How exciting-we were published on the front page of the newspaper-click here for the online version.

Congratulations to Michelle Huber Photography!

Michelle Huber will be in the newspaper.....more details coming soon!

A bride's point of view

Regarding "Trash the dress" sessions: Its the first dress made especially for me - it fits beautifully and I'd never anticipated that a piece of clothing could hold so much meaning and emotion for me. But I want to 'trash' it, or rather, I want to enjoy wearing it. In a couple of years it won't fit anyway. I want to capture this period in my life - to remind me, in years to come, of who I was, that once I was beautiful and I did crazy things in public - in a ginourmous gown - because I was happy, and young, and in love. My whole wedding day, I had to make sure it didn't get dirty. My trash the dress session was about having fun, letting loose, and getting all sassy!

-A TTD Bride

Trash The Dress Minnesota Senior Style!

This is Jonelle-she was very brave to jump in the water on a chilly late September morning like we had yesterday, but we had a lot of fun! Click here to see the slideshow

Are you a Trash the Dress Minnesota Photographer?

If you are interested in joining us for one of our workshops, or just being published on this site, please contact one of the administrators. This group is newly started, and we are looking for high quality professional photographers to join us and help spread the word to the midwest about this growing trend.
Thank you!

Michelle Huber
Site Owner

Trash the dress Minnesota Style!

Here's a sample of a "Minn-e-so-tah" style post wedding session. I can't wait to do a winter version! These are just a few of my favorites of Laura & Steven.

Featured Photographer: Candice Brumm

Check out these awesome images provided by Candice Brumm of Candice Brumm Photography in Lino Lakes:

Trash the dress Minnesota style!

It's here...we have been hit by the craze! You may have seen it on Good Morning America, or news publications all over the country. Some say it started in New York, some say California. The truth is, photographers have been trashing dresses for a very long time. I can remember attending a workshop through the PPA (Proffesional Photographer's of America) back in the late 80's, seeing images of couples making out on the beach, seemingly just after the wedding ceremony. It was much more common to see engagement couples engaged in such activities, but now it has become a very big deal to many brides, something of a cremony in itself. A ceremony in which the bride declares "I won't be needing this dress anymore, so let's have some fun, and create something beautiful, & memorable.

Now here in Minnesota, we do not have beautiful teal blue oceans in which to send our brides prancing. We have corn & hay fields, old barns, woods, swamps and lets not forget...our lakes! We are land of 10,000 lakes after all!

Anyone interested in posting their images, attending one of our workshops, or becoming a featured photographer on this site, please send us a comment or email.

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