A 'Trash The Dress' Southend Seaside Adventure!

I've been SO looking forward to featuring this most wonderful set of photographs.

This is one of those celebratory 'Trash The Dress' shoots that just screams 'fun love and laughter!' :) Newlywed Bride Lisa and her Husband Jon are Love My Dress familiars - their simply stunning wedding featured on the Blog previously (see Part1 and Part 2) and we've kept in touch ever since.  Lisa told me at the time of featuring her wedding that she had a fantastic Trash the Dress shoot in the planning and so I was completely delighted when, a couple of weeks back, she revealed the photographs to me.

"We booked our 'Trash The Dress' photoshoot, even before the Wedding, but we knew we would have to wait for the English Weather to (hopefully) be kind to us as we didn’t get back from Honeymoon until the end of October which was too late for a beach shoot.  We spent the next few months making regular trips to our location to find the exact spot for the shots we wanted. 

We decided to go with Southend as it was local to us and had pretty much everything we wanted!  We started in Thorpe Bay for the beach hut shots, then moved to Southend ‘Adventure Island’ for the amusement shots, finishing up in Leigh on Sea for the ‘Sea’ shots.  We got some interesting looks as we picked one of the hottest days of July so the area/beach was packed!"

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"As we walked onto the beach everyone clapped, assuming we had only just got married, and as I walked into the sea there was a collective gasp! VERY funny! We had a huge audience, and even Police (who had come to see what the commotion was) were stood watching us! We then went back to my parents house for the swimming pool shots.  We thought it would be a nice way to round off the experience as our Wedding Reception was held in my parents back garden, so it was like going back to the start!
 
The day was SOOOO much fun, I cant tell you!  I have never laughed like that! Especially when we were queuing up to get on the bumper cars – I don’t think they knew what had hit them! I was so thrilled my three Bridesmaids could make it along too, it made the day even more special for us.

I collected my dress from the dry cleaners this week and it looks brand new again – now I'm going to get it framed to hang at the top of our stairs.  A perfect ending to a perfect Wedding."

 

 

Lisa with her Bridesmaids, in the dresses they wore on Lisa and Jon's wedding day :)

Oh Lisa, Lisa, how I love this shot below.... you pretty lady you! :)

 

 

Thank you so much Lisa for sharing your excitement and story with Love My Dress readers :) You look absolutely bloomin' fantastic!  Thanks also to Freeman Photographics for allowing reproduction of these images on Love My Dress.

You must also check out Jon's website as he is a Hatton Garden Diamond Merchant - so if you've any queries at all on that all-important engagement or wedding ring - drop him a line!  You can read the Love My Dress feature on Jon Keith Diamonds here too.

Sometimes, you just don't get time to capture those photographs you always dreamed of, on your wedding day - that's why I love the concept of the post-wedding photoshoot :) Are you planning a Trash or Cherish the Dress Post Wedding photoshoot? Go on! Tell us your plans :)

Oh how I do love to be beside the seaside :) Have a great Thursday all...

Annabel :) xXx

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Comments

[Catherine]

Lisa, Jon - these are fabulous!! LOVE them!

[Loulabelle]

Such a fab shoot!!! I used to live in Southend for a bit and you've really captured its charm... Are the beach hut piccies nearer to Leigh?!?!.

Love it x

[Fi star-stone]

These are just amazing photos! I love them! I wish I'd have done something like this~it looks so much fun! Is five years after a wedding too late to trash the dress?!

I adore the photo of the bride and her bridesmaids walking to the sea, and the fun fair shots! What a fab photoshoot!

[cat Hepple]

Absolutely fabulous, gorgeous colours, gorgeous people and gorgeous setting.
So lovely to see vibrant images.

xx

[Josie]

Such fun shots, I love how colourful they are! And those bridesmaid dresses are awesome!

[Sarah Vivienne]

Fabulous! Looks like much fun was had!

[Mel]

Wow, absolutey beautiful - the B&G look so natural and in love with each other, what a stunning photoshoot x

[Louise {Bow Occasions}]

Absolutely stunning photos and a stunning couple - even more lovely and gorgeous in real life :)

L x

[June - Mother of the Bride]

As "mother of the bride" i would like to say to anybody who is thinking about it don't just think DO IT ! it was an amazing day and Lisa's dress still looks brand new!! the photos are gorgeous and show off Lisa and Jons personality to a "T" and the photographers went well beyond the call of duty to get theses shots for them. A perfect day for the most perfect couple - I love them both !!xx

[Bernadette]

I love these photos, amazing. You can tell they had such a laugh, as an Essex planner, who loves taking the kids to South End, I can just imagine the looks they got esp. with the bridesmaids on the fruit machine! They must have had such fun. I think the photos perfectly complement the more 'romantic' wedding photos.

Well done the the photographer who clearly was dedicated in getting the right shot.

[Samantha Jones Photography]

Absolutely fabulous shots and what a great idea to get the bridesmaids involved too. So many images that I just love, love, love!

[Sarah B]

Love it, love it!

Have just emailed Jon about wedding rings, too!

Thanks, Annabel x

[Carms: carmen weddings]

Absolutely gorgeous! Couple look fantastic and everything looks so pretty and romantic. The 'and they lived happily ever after' shot makes it the perfect end to such a lovely collection.

[Annabel - Love My Dress Wedding Blog]

Thanks so much everyone for having taken the time to leave such wonderful comments - Lisa will be delighted, I know! And I am too :)
Thanks so much again :)
Annabel xXx

[Sarah @ Honeymoons Blog]

This is an amazing shoot! So many different places, so much fun, and the couple just look happy, in love, and fabulous. Wish I'd done one of these myself! x

[Vikki McCarthy]

Just loving Trash the dress! What a fantastic shoot ! Loving it....Would have cried if the bride had trashed her Manolo Blahnik's though.....

[Kim - The Fine & Funky Events Company]

Orr wow, these photographs are stunning!!! I love all the props and the couple look amazing! I've got my cherish the dress shoot in the next couple of months and hopefully going to have a 1950's vintage theme, think old train station chic! xxx

[Mrs Jon Keith Diamonds]

Ahhhhh Annabel THANK YOU SO MUCH for the blog - we absolutely LOVE it! (almost as much as we love you!) We feel truly honoured that you have featured us as i adore your blog! wish i had found it before we got married!!! your 'brides to be' are lucky ladies!

and to everyone for the comments - WOW i cant believe what some of you have said thank you so much!! we are shocked and delighted with the response!! we had the most amazing day and we are thrilled with the outcome. our Photographers are awesome!

and Mum - you are the cutest! your comment bought a tear to my eye. Love you long time. xxxxx

MWAH. MrsJKD!

XXXXXXXXXX

[Emma & Vincent (Wedding Daze)]

This is fanastic! Most trash the dress just pose on the field/water etc - few seem to really trash it! Love the water imnages! Go girl!

[Zoe]

What a gorgeous couple but not in a sickly sweet way - just naturally gorgeous , and you can tell they have such fun doing this - they'll be looking back at these photos for years and years and smiling as they remember this day I bet! Fabulous idea x

[Debra]

I loooooove this! Again - another one for my favourites folder! :)

[Karan]

amazing pictures! K x

[Amma // Beyond Beyond]

Absolutely stunning images you both look amazing! Amazing shots!

[Jo Kent]

Looks like they had a ball! Such a lovely idea. x

[Leanne]

oh this has totally made me smile! what an absolutely brilliant set of pictures! So much fun! :]

[Keli]

Love your shots!! Amazing.
Congratulations!

[Kelly @ Boho Weddings]

LOVE this post......it's epic!! very brave bride, great to see people wearing their dresses again, and gettng some fantatsic shots at the same time!
Brilliant!

[Steve Smith]

Awesome Photography, Looks like it was a lot of fun, well done :-)

[Inga]

OMG, what an amazing shoot!! Gorgeous photos! x

[wedding planner kent]

wow- what did the dress look like at the end!
i would be scared to do that to my dress
but i guess you have some stunning photos!