Salon.com > Izzy Grinspan http://www.salon.com Mon, 28 May 2012 16:08:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Wedding trashers http://www.salon.com/2007/06/30/wedding_dress_2/ http://www.salon.com/2007/06/30/wedding_dress_2/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/life//feature/2007/06/30/wedding_dress Weddings present a staggering array of decisions. Nobody wants to obsess over after-dinner mints, but what if you're remembered forever as "those cheap, mintless bastards"? Then there's the venue, the flowers, the invitations. Recently, one more item has crept onto this mind-bendingly long list: What is the bride going to do with her dress after the ceremony? Preserve it, give it away -- or wreck it?

The past year has seen the rise of a gleefully destructive post-wedding ritual: the "trash the dress" photo shoot, in which the bride models her gown while romping in the ocean, climbing up a fire escape, rolling in the mud, or, in at least one occasion, riding a horse. These sessions take place after the wedding. Sometimes the groom is around; sometimes he's not. The resulting photos often exude a gentle gothiness, like album covers from bands playing the second stage of the Lilith Fair circa 1997.

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