Several of my brides have mentioned the “post wedding blues” and I was so relieved to know that I wasn’t the only girl who experienced this strange phenomenon. It sounds weird to miss the chaos of wedding planning and the feeling of being anxious, nervous, and excited all at once over your upcoming wedding day, but you do miss it. Actually I experience this with Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and my birthday. It is such a high and wonderful experience to be surrounded by those you love and to be celebrated (or celebrating something). I even miss being pregnant at times. Very strange….
About a year ago you might remember a post of myself in my wedding dress doing a Bridal/Trash the Dress-esque shoot with a friend of mine. At 4:30 this morning, I realized that by putting my wedding dress on again (although it was over 4 years after my wedding day and a baby later) reminded me of just how special that day was. It was fun to see that it still fit even if it was a little snug. Those feelings of post wedding blues might have been somewhat stifled if I would have done it sooner.
Many people ask about the “Trash the Dress” name. It’s a catchy phrase, but I think it makes much more sense to call it a Just Married session. Why? Because not all brides want to “trash” their dress. Some do, but the majority want to put their dress on after their wedding to get the photos that were missed or were too risky to do on the actual wedding day for fear that something might break, tear, or get a little dirty. Most of my brides want to capture the essence of their wedding day for just a few more minutes, and have photographs taken that reflects a much more relaxed bride. Anyone who has ever been in a wedding or has been married knows that the day flies by in a whirlwind, and your photographer doesn’t have 2-3 hours to take bridal portraits. Actually your photographer has more like 30 minutes to do bride and groom portraits, and sometimes even less when friends and family want to congratulate them immediately after the ceremony (which I can’t blame them because the best part of a wedding day is giving the bride and groom a hug right after). Besides who doesn’t like to get a little pampered and wear a wedding gown?!
I think the Just Married session is actually very romantic. Your hair, make-up, and nails do not have to look as put together as they do on your wedding day, and it feels so much more real. So much more… well, you!
