My relationship with Steve and Jaime has come full circle.   Last October, we had a blast shooting their Engagement Session, then in April, their Wedding.  Now it is time to “ Trash the Dress.”  I received a lot of inquires about ‘trash the dress’ sessions; do I offer it and what is “trash the dress?”   The answer is YES!

On their wedding day, a fear most brides have is getting their dress dirty!  The reality is, your dress will get dirty no matter what, but a “trash the dress” session embraces this fear and runs with it!  We take your beautiful gown and go have fun in places you would not go on your wedding day.  You do not trash the dress literally, its just a fun phrase.  HOWEVER, in this session we seriously trashed the dress, LOL!  We climbed on tires, played on railroad tracks, laid down on monuments and ran into the PPG water fountain!

Steve and Jaime are so much fun to photograph, and this session is proof!  Please make sure to check out the video at the end.  Thank you both for an amazing series of sessions!  Watch for their first look video coming soon! Oh and btw, Jaime is a Awesome Wedding Planner and I highly recommend her services to my clients!  Here is Jaime’s POST about her experience!

Trash the Dress from Joey Kennedy Photography on Vimeo.

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  • Jeremy - “jamie trash dress-0022″ is great!

  • Jaime - EEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPP! I Love These! Amazing work Joey, seriously was so much fun! Thanks for convincing us to do the fountain, lol. I felt like a little kid, and it was a blast! You are SO TALENTED and I think my album will end up being jumbo sized….

    :)
    xoxo
    Jaim

  • Sarah Bryner - That looks like so much fun!!!

  • admin - THANK JAIME!!! Hey Sarah, I’m game for Trashing your Dress in Las Vegas!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m think Desert and Fountains on the Strip : ) I know your game, but is Mark? LOL!

  • Katie - Oh My Freaking Lord….i want to get my dress soaking wet now…the tires are a little Edward Burtynsky (whome I have a crush on)and the fountains are pure amazingness! I didn’t think I could get more excited!

  • admin - Edward Burtynsky, What a compliment! WOW! Thanks Kaite!!!!!! We can shoot your dress wet whenever your ready : )

  • Katina Stamos - Joey your work is simply amazing! I love the idea of “Trash the Dress” and I can’t wait for you to photograph me “Trashing” mine! I could stare at these photos all day…wonderful job!

  • christine-simplybloom - uhm, holy PERFECT! those tires, a dream!

  • Evelyn - Stunning. As usual, you did a fantastic job! Big thumbs up to the brave bride. Can’t wait for my session :)

  • admin - Thanks Evelyn & Katina! Christine!!! I LOVE YOUR WORK SO MUCH! This shoot is so because of you and Vania! My superstars : ) Thanks for checking it out!!!

  • Wendy Herwyn - AWESOME! Fantastic couple and a fantastic environment and a fantastic photographer!
    I was wondering if you are still in touch with Jamie?
    I might be interested in buying the trashed wedding dress as is, no cleaning required.
    Please feel free to contact me at herwyn.w@skynet.be for more info or pass my request to jamie please

    Thank you for your time and help
    Keep up the nice work

    Wendy

  • admin - Thanks Wendy, I know for fact she is keeping the dress, it will be cleaned no problem!

  • Mr. C. - Joey, your simply yhe best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The photos of Jaime and Steve are great thank you for being such a blessing!!!

  • Shari Berg - These photos are absolutely AWESOME! I love the ones in the fountain.

  • kelly kovacs - I LOVE the fountain pictures… great job again, Joey!

  • Valerie Riggs - After talking to you I had to check out the photos. Simply stunning. The photos are beautiful. Your work just gets better and better. I hope you can talk Jessie into doing one of these sessions.

  • Jessie - Joey, these photos are phenomenal! I can’t believe you found those big tires by the strip. I never knew that they were there. And I love the idea of trashing the dress in the fountains at PPG. Pictures 0019, 0021, and 0033 are my favorite. They are so romantic!

  • Grandma - I absolutely loved your pictures and the video. You made this old woman laugh and cry. I suppose that is what love does when you see it so clearly. How lucky I am to have you two delightful grandchildren. Thanks for making my day! Right on Mr. & Mrs. Dray!!!! Love and Hugs. Oh it was good to see you two at Mellisa & Dave’s. Please plan on coming to visit us and Cedar Point.

  • April - The fountain photos are awesome!! and the tires.. the one photo with Jamie & steve standing on top- is great!! my fav!! Great job Joey!

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  • liz - JOEY! LOVE this. :)

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Over the course of booking Elizabeth and Jason, we developed a close relationship.  I love that part of this business, getting to know people and becoming friends for life!  You literally get paid to spend the best day of their lives with them.  I don’t think I have seen a Bride smile more than Elizabeth.  All day long she was laughing, playing, truly letting go and having the time of her life.  These images are proof of her happiness and Jason’s enjoyment of watching her.

Liz is on to me as she begins to laugh during their kiss, check out the cab driver, ha ha…oh well always looking for something different.

We had some funny moments on their first look shoot, Jason is commenting about the funny words written in the windows.

This is my favorite shot of the day, love the alley and bird. See Liz, I told you it would be awesome : )

In this shot, my second shooter Ben grabs a great wide angle of the Elizabeth being lead to the alter by both parents!  Love this, special thanks Ben you are amazing!

Jason and Liz booked the University Club in Oakland which is a beautiful grand space.

Thank you Elizabeth and Jason for booking me and allowing me to share a beautiful moment in your life.

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  • Leeann Marie - Great job, Joey. I like your website lately too!

    Wonderful running into you at the Omni. Hope to see you around again this season :)

    – Leeann

  • admin - Thanks LeeAnn, always great running into you, your work is beautiful!!!

  • Jessie - Joey,

    You did it again :) Liz and Jason’s pictures are amazing! I especially love the bridge picture. It is georgous!

  • admin - Aw, thanks Jessie…that means the world coming from you : )

  • Sumer Schmitt - These photos are incredible, Joey! Looking forward to working with you in October!

  • sharon - Joey, These pictures are incredible. They simply take the breath away. Can’t wait to see all of the pics!!!

  • admin - Mrs. Rupert! THANK YOU! I couldn’t wait for you to see them!!!!

    Sumer: Thanks for the support, I know how many wedding photos you see everyday!

  • dig it ( the main man ) - these are so sweet

  • Jason - Hey Buddy!

    We just got back in town yesterday. We had a chance to look at the photos Wednesday (I think) after the Wedding, while we were in Punta Cana, DR. Fantastic work! I’m sorry that we didn’t have a chance to comment on them any sooner, but were very short on time when we did look at them. We also didn’t have access to the internet during our second week of our honeymoon (Caribbean Cruise).

    We are really excited to see the rest of the pictures! Your work is truly a gift from God. Please continue to allow Him to use you through those gifts!

    I really love the close up picture of Liz and I (facing each other, but with our eyes closed). You really draw out of us how we really are. And in that moment, we were just being the 2 of us, and enjoying the moment.

    Thank you Joey. Big thumbs up!
    Jason (& Liz)

  • Heather Stearns - This pictures are amazing, you truly have a God given talent, absolutly beautiful!!

  • Karena McMann - Joey it was a lot of fun working you with on this day.All of your pictures are fantastic.Brings tears to my eyes the emotions you bring into your work.We all had a great time.She was such a beautiful bride.

  • admin - Jason! Your back. Hope the honeymoon was restful? Your wedding was truly beautiful and the images are proof. I can’t thank you enough for this opportunity! Thank you Karena, its easy to make good pictures when the couple is in love!

  • Mrs. Peggy Ellis - Joey: You are the greatest photographer!! Always enjoy viewing your work!! Excellent-a!!

Nate & Jamie are such a sweet couple.  Sometimes you can tell by the way a couple interacts that they are meant for each other.  Jamie is a model and absolutely beautiful!  She has worked for awesome fashion photographers in Pittsburgh.  Needless to say I was honored when she asked me to shoot her wedding!  I hope you love these images Jamie?  : )  I can not wait until your wedding in Shadyside!  Thank you so much for booking me!!!

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  • Jude - Wow! I love, love, love these! Just gorgeous!

  • Maurizia - Soooooo beautiful…..and truly romantic – love it – great job Joey!

  • Dean M. Beattie - You do amaze me, man! Well Freakin’ done!

  • Joey Kennedy - Thanks Dean!!! That means a ton coming from you. We had a photo night last night and someone brought baseball, made me think of you. Proud of the work your doing for the Pirates.

    Maurizia, thank you so much, wish I could add you to site : )

    Thx Jude : )

  • Jerrica - Beautiful Job! As Jamie’s best friend I have seen pretty much every photo she’s ever had done and these look great. From what I see, you’ve really done a fantastic job…Romantic & soft but still outdoorsy and rustic!

    Can’t wait to see what you do at the wedding!

  • Jamie - Thank you SO much, Joey! Nate & I would not have gotten these images with anyone else. I truly can’t wait for our next shoot to see what we create!

    I am so moved by these pictures…..

  • April - Awesome shots. Nate and Jamie look like they are models. So beautiful and the pictures Joey- you captured the moments. Love the wood pile shot! Great job as always Joey!!

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  • Jay Studio Photography - WOW. You’re very talented! I love these photos! :)

Joseph and Julia flew in from Atlanta for their engagement session and encountered our “typical” Pittsburgh weather.  It dropped into the low sixties which still seemed comfortable for a native but freezing if your use to eighty degrees all the time (must be nice to have normal weather, LOL)!  Anyway, Joseph couldn’t keep his hands off Julia so that helped keep her warm : ) .   A lot of my clients wonder what to wear on their engagement shoot?   I recommend one dressy outfit and one casual outfit because we typically shoot in two locations, one that is urban and one that is soft, (more natural).  The most important part about choosing your outfits is to be comfortable!  Love the clothes your in, these photos will last a lifetime and represent your relationship at that point.  I look forward to the wedding guys and thanks for having me.

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  • Katie - Ooh, love them! Now I’m super excited to see how your wedding pics turn out!

  • Pamela DePetro - You both look beautiful, handsome and very much in love!
    How exciting! Congratulations again…and thank you for including us in your plans~ Love, Big Arn and Pam

  • Sarah - These are amazing! My personal favorite is third from last! Can’t wait for the big day and the photographs then!

  • Philip - Awesome!

  • Pg - they are amazing-you guys look great!

  • diana - An amazing couple!

  • Julia - Wow, they are beautiful!! Thanks so much, Joey! The photo shoot was so much fun, and you really made us feel comfortable – especially since I was nervous at first :) You are an amazing photographer! I am so glad you will be doing our wedding.

  • Greta Howe - Haha I am literally the only reply to your incredible article?!?

  • Marta Forbes - You have done it once more. Incredible writing.

This E-Shoot turned out to be so much fun! At the end of our shoot, Jason surprised Liz with a birthday party on Mt. Washington of family and friends. Thanks for booking me and make sure to check the PHOTOS from their Engagement Session.

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  • Elizabeth and Jason - Unbelieveable video! It looks like this must have taken you weeks to put together, but yet we know that can't be the case since we just had our e-shoot last Saturday!

    You continue to put together top quality performances!

    Thank you!
    Elizabeth & Jason

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