Wedding the
making of a
Gown
Last year I had one of the most interesting experiences as a photographer in the wedding industry. I photographed the making of a wedding gown from the very first moment my bride, Mandi, tried the dress on, to the actual making of it on-site at Modern Trousseau in Connecticut, to Mandi wearing the gown for her destination wedding in Costa Rica! How many people can say they got to see, let alone document this process? My good friend and colleague, Beth Chapman from the White Dress by the Shore, and I were brainstorming the idea of photographing the making of a dress when we realized that we had the perfect bride in common. Our bride Mandi already had a White Carpet appointment scheduled at Beth’s boutique and I had already been hired to photograph
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Mandi’s wedding in Costa Rica. The stars couldn’t have been more aligned if we tried! Callie, the head designer at Modern Trousseau, was more than happy to let us in to document how her gowns are made in the United States. In November I traveled down to Jaco, Costa Rica to photograph Mandi and Dan’s wedding. To see her gown, finished and in it's glory against the backdrop of the lush tropical rainforest was a true photographic score.