Trash the Dress – Canterbury

February 19, 2010 | Weddings

I’ve mentioned my thoughts on the Rock the Frock, Rock the Dress, Dirty Bride, call it what you want trend. It’s a lot of fun. And usually the dress is actually fine Maybe a little grubby round the edges but no need to ruin a perfectly good dress.

This week’s was no exception. On a freezing cold day we headed down to the “less reputable” side of Canterbury in Kent. Yeah we were a couple of hundred yards from Toddlers’ Cove, near enough to the tourist boats and in a park beautifully maintained by the council. As “rough” as this gorgeous city gets.

Oh and did I mention it was raining? Like a lot. No worries. Lucy and Ben were fine under the underpass. It was only me that had to stand out in the rain for the pictures….

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In the interests of full disclosure….these pictures were, as they say in the press, “posed by models”. But next week it’s for real. And Jo, I can’t promise your dress will survive. I know you want to push it to the max and I have a very special venue all picked out…..

And for all the photographers stalking my site – all shot on a Hasselblad H3D-II 31 with 80mm or 150mm lens. Lighting from a Bron Mobil with a little boost on a couple from an SB-800 held by Sam. Yes, I really did carry all that kit across a muddy field in the rain.