LaurenThePartier''''s TTD Pics.

[LaurenThePartier]

 

[LaurenThePartier]

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[LaurenThePartier]

Date: 11/1/2007 5:26:57 PM
Author: Skippy123
Beautiful pics; I love the one w/the rainbow!

That was amazing when it showed up! Thanks, Skippy!

 

[poshpepper]

What a great photoshoot!! The underwater pics are just awesome, what a great idea.
The beach pics are beautiful! Thanks for sharing

 

[Love in Bloom]

Date: 11/1/2007 4:58:43 PM
Author: LaurenThePartier


Yes, but this isn''t my original wedding dress. My real wedding dress was a silk-satin MCBridal and I didn''t want to risk destroying it. Since I got such a deal on my original dress, DH said I could buy a trash the dress, dress. I found this one at Jessica McClintock for CHEAP! It''s a polyester taffetta, so it survived the underwater bit fine, and is even cleaner than it was when I got to Hawaii!

One hint for underwater stuff. My photographer had my husband and I swimming from one side to the other, and it looked silly because we''re obviously not synchronized swimmers. If he had just done a pic of us hugging, facing each other, heads above water, it would have been perfect! Also, one or two close-ups may have been cool, but we just didn''t have enough time to get it all done.

If you do this, please post them!

Thanks for the hints and the info on the dress. I like the idea of having a second one to trash...yours sounds like a good deal and beautiful at that! Not sure Mr. Love In Bloom would feel about being involved in the underwater shots...he never learned how to swim or even float. I''ll be sure to post underwater shots if I do them, but am still waiting on pro pics from the big day!

 

[shigidigi]

The pictures are so artistic looking and I really love the color saturation of the ones underwater!

How awesome! You and your hubby look great in photos together- very loving and not in that cheesy "look like you in love" way!

I think this makes us all want a TTD session!

 

[sevens one]

wow- those are amazing shots.

 

[surfgirl]

Lauren, you could have stopped at the first one posted because that is IT! WoW! You look ephemeral (is that the right word?!?) and like a mermaid. Just amazing. That first one is my absolute favorite! Kudos. And enjoy!n BTW, was that your actual wedding dress or one you got just for the TTD session?

 

[E B]

Gorgeous pics, Lauren! That first one with the long train floating in the water is stunning!

 

[somethingshiny]

Date: 11/1/2007 8:45:03 PM
Author: surfgirl
Lauren, you could have stopped at the first one posted because that is IT! WoW! You look ephemeral (is that the right word?!?) and like a mermaid. Just amazing. That first one is my absolute favorite! Kudos. And enjoy!n BTW, was that your actual wedding dress or one you got just for the TTD session?

I think surf means ethereal and I agree. How amazing! I immediately thought mermaid too! And, I just finished watching reruns of America''s Next Top Model. They did an underwater shoot, and you could have had your photo right next to theirs.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

You ladies are all too nice!

Poshpepper, shigidigi, sevens one, surfgirl, EBree, Somethingshiny - I appreciate your comments and am happy to hear that some of these pics have inspired some of you! It was an amazingly fun time, althought very difficult to swim in a wedding dress that after being weighed down by water, is almosyt 50 lbs. (or at least it feels like it is).

In regards to the underwater shots, my photographer was sooooo excited to do the underwater shots since he doesn''t have very much practics shooting underwater, and the prospect of having a bride ok with ruining her dress - well, he was telling his colleagues for weeks that he was going to get to do these.

I''m so glad a few of them came out well, even if several of them were a bit goofy.

 

[woobug02]

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

THOSE ARE AMAZING!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Date: 11/2/2007 11:37:05 AM
Author: SanDiegoLady
Lauren, they are gorgeous. I saw them yesterday but wasn''t able to respond. You''re a darling, and I enjoy seeing posts from you.. I wish I''d known to do something like this with my gown.. I love it.. really love it. Thank you so much for sharing

Awwww, SDL, that''s so sweet of you to say.

This was really some of the most fun I''ve ever had in a pool - it was completely tiled in variated blue glass tiles, and I just knew it would end up looking pretty nice in the pics.

You should do it, too! Most photographers won''t even charge you for their time when they know they''re getting a bride i her wedding dress to jump in a pool.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Date: 11/2/2007 11:57:50 AM
Author: woobug02
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

THOSE ARE AMAZING!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Woo, you''re too funny with your posts. It''s a joy to see you post your enthusiastic responses!

 

[ChargerGrrl]

WOW, WOW, WOW, Lauren!

Those are some fabulous TTD pics. Very unique and cool.
THANKS for sharing!

 

[swingirl]

Wow, those are gorgeous photos and you look beautiful!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Thank you for your kind words ChargerGrrl and swingirl!

 

[777_LDY]

Wow, I don''t usually come to this part of the forum so I hadn''t seen these! All your pictures are so beautiful, I''m speechless! And your "trash the dress" dress is gorgeous, perfect for the photo shoot beach setting!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Date: 11/2/2007 12:19:25 PM
Author: SanDiegoLady

Date: 11/2/2007 12:17:54 PM
Author: LaurenThePartier

Date: 11/2/2007 11:37:05 AM
Author: SanDiegoLady
Lauren, they are gorgeous. I saw them yesterday but wasn''t able to respond. You''re a darling, and I enjoy seeing posts from you.. I wish I''d known to do something like this with my gown.. I love it.. really love it. Thank you so much for sharing

Awwww, SDL, that''s so sweet of you to say.

This was really some of the most fun I''ve ever had in a pool - it was completely tiled in variated blue glass tiles, and I just knew it would end up looking pretty nice in the pics.

You should do it, too! Most photographers won''t even charge you for their time when they know they''re getting a bride i her wedding dress to jump in a pool.

Well.. now that my hair isn''t blonde anymore.. would it be so totally weird?

Which I love, btw! You really look gorgeous brunette!

My hair was dark brown for my wedding day, and highlighted for these pics. I think it really just gives you more options. The only reason I was so intent on doing these is that my Bellagio photographer was really, really mediocre, and I didn''t love my wedding pictures all that much.

This was an incredible deal, and we have all of the raw images, so I couldn''t turn that down. Plus, my photographer was completely awesome!

I''m glad I did it, but it''s up to you. I think the underwater pictures are priceless, and with your dress, I think it would photograph beautifully in a pool.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Date: 11/3/2007 9:39:41 AM
Author: 777_LDY
Wow, I don''t usually come to this part of the forum so I hadn''t seen these! All your pictures are so beautiful, I''m speechless! And your ''trash the dress'' dress is gorgeous, perfect for the photo shoot beach setting!

Thank you, 777 LDY.

 

[asscherisme]

Those photos are amazing! Thanks for sharing. You and your husband are so cute together. The water shots and that shot with the rainbow are amazing!

 

[msb700]

stunning!! absolutely stunning!!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Asscherisme, and msb, thank you ladies so much for your kind words!

 

[Sha]

WOW!! Stunning pictures! Your photographer is amazing. The lighting is so beautiful.. looks like early morning, was it, or sunset? Anyway, just stunning. You have such a sexy, sultry glow in the pictures too. Very romantic.

 

[misysu2]

Hi Lauren! I know everyone''s already said this before, but I agree--



WOW! That first underwater picture is amazing. You need to blow that up and frame that thing, girl!!

 

[Maisie]

absolutely beautiful photos!!!! What a gorgeous pair you are!!!!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Sha, Misysu2, and Maisie - thanks very much for your kind words!

 

[Stephanie]

They are amazing!! And it looks like so much fun. I love the underwater ones!

 

[Mandarine]

Those look great Lauren!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Thanks, Stephanie and Mandarine!

The underwater shoot was actually quite a bit of fun. It started pouring down rain for about 15 minutes, so I''m standing there, under a patio umbrella, in my wedding dress, getting soaked.

Then the sky cleared and everything was beautiful again!