Congrats to our own Denise Neufeld, Published! January 25, 2008

Denise has been huge supporter of ours since we launched this blog in late 2005. In fact, it was Denise who helped spread the word to other photographers about our new site. I originally invited members of one of my favorite photography forums- www.opensourcephoto.com by David Jay, to submit their TTD sessions for this fun little project. All I ever really expected was to get a few hits, and have lots of fun showing off our amazing brides. Denise saw the site as something much bigger. She took the initiative to spread the word on another forum that I’ve since joined- and love, www.digitalweddingforum.com. The photographers on these two forums loved the concept, and have supported the website whole heartedly. (We still urge any photographer to become a member of these two forums, they are both tremendous assets to help you learn, grow, and remain creative).

Photographers on another forum (which we won’t name) said that they could never see “their” brides doing this, and shut down the thread without hesitation.
We’ve received our share of criticism from the photography community for our light hearted way of showing Brides that the day belongs to them, and they should enjoy it. Our point was simple- if they get a spot on their dress, it’s ok! We urge brides not to be so uptight about getting the dress dirty that they become a statue during the wedding. Have fun, - take the time to actually enjoy it. And if they want to take it further by “trashing” the dress, we will certainly have fun and get some great pictures while doing it. Our goal never was to destroy wedding dresses, only to create great art for our clients. When the focus of a Trash the Dress session is on the dress- it’s for the wrong reasons. The focus should always be on creating artwork that the Bride will be proud of.

Denise, thanks for your insight and willingness to see that Bride’s truly are looking for more creative photography- and that this was the perfect platform to introduce those brides to some of the most creative photographers in the industry, you being one of them. Congratulations on being published in Wedding Inside Out this month. The pictures are gorgeous as usual, and we are very proud of you.