Holley’s Trash the Dress Session

Holley has been my assistant,  second shooter, my second brain for the past 4 years.  And then she decided to get married and move to Alabama – I’m not sure I will ever forgive her for this.  But, one of the highlights of my year was having the privilege of shooting her and Matt’s trash the dress session a few weeks after their wedding.  Holley wore her vintage wedding dress, which had also been her great aunt’s wedding dress 58 years ago!  And Love Love Love the birdcage veil.  Matt wore his West Point uniform first and then did a quick change into the suit and flip flops he had worn for their actual wedding day.  We did everything on one block in the City of Poughkeepsie – I love the mix of waterfalls and urban street scenes.  The waterfall spot is only about 20 feet off the road, but it took about 30 minutes to get Holley down onto the rocks – moss, mud and cliffs don’t work on the actual wedding day – but this is what a trash the dress is all about!