Wreck the dress
I did it! I did the wreck the dress shoot, I went through a time where I thought for awhile I wasn't going to do it, but I did it and I'm quite pleased with myself.
I have to admit, when I slipped that wedding dress back on it was a strange feeling. The thought went through my head, what the heck are you doing... but then we opened a bottle of wine and it was down hill from there. This was a lot of planning for me, I wanted it to be the perfect storm of amazingness. I ended up wearing a pair of booty shorts, thigh high stockings (with bows), a black scalloped tank top and knee high black boots under my dress, which was probably what took the most thought.
We started off by taking sparkling wine and fizzing it into the air, all over me and the dress. It was my own personal celebration! We then moved on to purple and blue paint in condiment containers and gold spray paint. All over the dress, I even put it on the ground and rolled in it. After the paint we moved on to red wine, the most entertaining part was the train that went overhead. I raised my glass and bottle to the conductor and he waved back... haha, the things he must see driving through the country side. Of course the red wine was all over the dress, I was supposed to act angry but I was just having way too much fun. The last step was stripping the dress off and lighting it on fire. Boy, let me tell you, lighter fluid goes a long way. We managed to hold the dress over a pond with a stick and light it on fire. It was super cool because it floated and burned for awhile. It was nice to watch it burn up, it made me feel so empowered and in control of my own life. After the burning dress we pulled out a single red rose that I tore apart and threw in the air (in my all black lingerie outfit and boots!!). It was absolutely 100% epic.
When I finally got home I was covered in wine (thankfully I didn't get pulled over, I had barely drank any wine but I was COVERED in it...!) I had tossed a short sun dress over my lingerie. My make up was smeared since I had gotten wine in my eyes, I pulled two wine bottles out of the back of my car and wandered down to my apartment thinking I was just going to go inside and shower. I tossed out the bottles and noticed the neighbor across from me had pulled in. I smiled, waved and just kept going because really, who gives a crap! I've come to the realization that I am who I am and either you can like it or not, it's up to you. If you don't, it's not going to bother me anymore. I don't need that negativity in my life.
I don't think I've ever felt sexier or more empowered. I'm still basking in the glow of an amazing, life changing experience. Outside of the box activities are so much fun to do, but so hard to work up to. This one I'll remember forever and never regret. I've got a small scrapbook with a black ribbon around it that I'm going to keep the pictures in so that I can remember this feeling whenever I need a reminder of how far I've come.
I strongly recommend a wreck the dress if you are in a place where you need some freedom and closure. DO IT, you won't regret it.
I have to admit, when I slipped that wedding dress back on it was a strange feeling. The thought went through my head, what the heck are you doing... but then we opened a bottle of wine and it was down hill from there. This was a lot of planning for me, I wanted it to be the perfect storm of amazingness. I ended up wearing a pair of booty shorts, thigh high stockings (with bows), a black scalloped tank top and knee high black boots under my dress, which was probably what took the most thought.
We started off by taking sparkling wine and fizzing it into the air, all over me and the dress. It was my own personal celebration! We then moved on to purple and blue paint in condiment containers and gold spray paint. All over the dress, I even put it on the ground and rolled in it. After the paint we moved on to red wine, the most entertaining part was the train that went overhead. I raised my glass and bottle to the conductor and he waved back... haha, the things he must see driving through the country side. Of course the red wine was all over the dress, I was supposed to act angry but I was just having way too much fun. The last step was stripping the dress off and lighting it on fire. Boy, let me tell you, lighter fluid goes a long way. We managed to hold the dress over a pond with a stick and light it on fire. It was super cool because it floated and burned for awhile. It was nice to watch it burn up, it made me feel so empowered and in control of my own life. After the burning dress we pulled out a single red rose that I tore apart and threw in the air (in my all black lingerie outfit and boots!!). It was absolutely 100% epic.
When I finally got home I was covered in wine (thankfully I didn't get pulled over, I had barely drank any wine but I was COVERED in it...!) I had tossed a short sun dress over my lingerie. My make up was smeared since I had gotten wine in my eyes, I pulled two wine bottles out of the back of my car and wandered down to my apartment thinking I was just going to go inside and shower. I tossed out the bottles and noticed the neighbor across from me had pulled in. I smiled, waved and just kept going because really, who gives a crap! I've come to the realization that I am who I am and either you can like it or not, it's up to you. If you don't, it's not going to bother me anymore. I don't need that negativity in my life.
I don't think I've ever felt sexier or more empowered. I'm still basking in the glow of an amazing, life changing experience. Outside of the box activities are so much fun to do, but so hard to work up to. This one I'll remember forever and never regret. I've got a small scrapbook with a black ribbon around it that I'm going to keep the pictures in so that I can remember this feeling whenever I need a reminder of how far I've come.
I strongly recommend a wreck the dress if you are in a place where you need some freedom and closure. DO IT, you won't regret it.
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