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    Bgirl_Hamster: Why is it so wrong to think some of the pictures from these shoots are beautiful? I'd LOVE to replace my stuffy, cheesy bridal portrait with one of me... more »
    likepenguins: oh, eff's sake. Look, a lot of people (I am one) still feel like no one should really see the dress before the wedding. That leaves the time between... more »
    SharonTaint: I got married in the meatpacking district in new york. my dress was trashed the second i stepped out of the cab. that said, i did pay a lot of mon... more »
    Dancingfrog: Who here buys a new car and then uses spray paint on it to write "HEY LOOK MY CAR IS ARTY BECAUSE I SPRAY PAINTED IT" Anyone? more »
    january12: I have trouble with the Trash the Dress thing as well. Like Sadie said, there are options - mine is to donate my dress to an organization that makes ... more »
    MyNameIsChris: I imagine this beats having it ruined by the cleaners the next day. more »
    shoroko: I can't really get that much out of making this kind of judgment. Really, the "trashing the dress" trend comes off as a wedding-related ritual of inve... more »
    lola_in_the_dark: I think what bothers me about this whole thing is that I can only imagine that these are the same women who go through great pains (and lots of dough)... more »
    John Thompson: Honestly all the people I talk to about weddings (not that there are many) say that really, the bride and groom tend to have little say in the way eve... more »
    voteforme: I don't like the idea that people with money are obligated to help out strangers who don't, especially in really specific scenarios like this. Let pe... more »
    EdenMoore: I'd be impressed if they trashed the dress before the wedding. more »
    largirl: Ok, I'm a wedding photographer, and I've done this with several brides and I did it after my wedding. MOST people who do it don't actually TRASH thei... more »
    razzle dazzle: I "trashed" my dress by running through some fountains that shot out of the ground near my favorite museum, and I don't regret it. It was the most fu... more »
    Kimli: "Trashing the Dress" is rarely as destructive as it sounds - in most cases, it merely means a chance to have some fun in a fancy outfit, something you... more »
    DramaClub: I've been married nearly twenty years and went through great pains and expense to preserve my dress which was handmade for me so I don't really get it... more »
  • #rants

    "Trash The Dress": The Choice Of The Rebel Bride

    There's a new trend: "trashing the dress." As Today tells us, it's all about destroying your wedding gown in the name of art. And it pisses me off to a totally irrational degree. Here's why: More »
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    Reviving Ophelia

    [Scheveningen, Netherlands; September 9. Image via Getty]

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    Return Of The British Bridezillas

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    Trashing On 'Trash The Dress'