Have you thought what to do with the wedding dress after your wedding day?

You could let it sit in the closest, never again to see the light of day. Or maybe you could sell it on eBay, for a fifth of the price you paid for it (if you’re lucky).

What about doing something far more fun and just that bit different with it? Like taking it out into wilds of nature and trashing it!
Trash the Dress – or Drown the Gown as we like to call it here at Hudcomm – is a rising phenomenon across the US and now becoming popular in Australia. They involve the bride, or both the bride and groom, donning their wedding gear once again and, well, trashing it.
It could be walking into the ocean, as demonstrated by the beautiful Bella in our gallery, or it could be going for a swim in a country river, rolling in the mud out in a country paddock, or crawling through dirty, abandoned buildings in the middle of an urban, city environment.

Whatever it is, the idea is to Trash that Dress, Drown that Gown, and get some totally different, utterly amazing post-wedding images to complement those from the actual day. This is the opportunity to release your alter ego and explore your wild side – the possibilities are limited only by your imagination!

So what would you really like to do with the wedding dress after the wedding day?

Think of the most amazing, out-there, fabulous ideas you can, that really unique location, and then give Hudcomm a call!

Do you like the beach? The smell of the salt air and the feeling of the sand on your bare feet? Then a beach wedding might be for you.

In late 2008 we were contact by a Bride whose photographer cancelled her booking less than four days prior to her wedding. It was a disaster for the Bride. Having seen some of Hudcomm’s ‘Mother-in-Waiting’ work, she called us around 10am on an brisk October Tuesday morning desperately trying to find someone who could shoot her wedding that Friday. Luckily Katie and I were in the middle of moving home and studio and so had not taken any bookings for that weekend, and after a brief consultation we were able to quickly slot her in.

We were glad we were able to do so, for it was a beach wedding at a popular Port Phillip Bay beach and we were excited to be able to shoot it!

The Bride arrived by Hot Rod to the beach location she had been dreaming of being married at since she had gone there as a child. The Groom and a small number of guests were waiting, and Hudcomm was there with two photographers to ensure their wedding day was captured from all angles. Despite a moderate breeze, we were able to capture all the images the Bride was after, with some stunning images of the wedding party on the beach, while the guests were able to relax at the nearby reception venue.

It turned out a perfect day on the beach, with the Bride having the wedding she had always dreamed of, without any indication it had seemed almost doomed only four days before.

Mark & Katie