Trash the Dress

I never liked the "Trash the Dress" moniker. Blowing off the pressure of the wedding day by taking out the gown to places it will get dirty is okay...but I prefer the term "Field Trip." It seems less permanent, less intention for gown damage. 

When I do engagement, wedding, or field trip videos, I want them to have a fun look, and a deep romantic look. I want them to pass what I call "the cry test." This is tough thing to talk about in public (for a guy), but I think a good photographer is very much in touch with their emotions, if not they are a lousy photographer. 

So here's the picture. After the photography session, I sit at my computer and work out the slideshow, picture order, and song. I sometimes spend the entire day working it. When my eyes tear up, I know I've got it. It's passed the cry test.