Magazine Feature!
In the last month or so, Kevin Jacobus Photography has been featured in numerous wedding industry blogs, boston.com and New Hampshire Magazine’s Bride! We’re already a preferred vendor at Weber Restaurant Group and recently the Tewksbury Country Club featured some of my photographs in their gallery as well. Here’s the links:
New Hampshire Magazine’s BRIDE: An article quoting Kevin Jacobus featuring post wedding “rock the dress” portraits.
The Charity Wedding: Awedding industry blog that featured some of my trash the dress photography.
Boston.com: A photo gallery of recent weddings and engagements features a photograph from a wedding we worked last summer.
Examiner.com: An article on finding a second use for your wedding gown.
The Oceanside Bride: Another wedding industry blog featuring our beach bridal portraits.
Tewksbury Country Club: A venue that recently posted my photographs to their gallery.
Trash the Dress Photo Session, Nashua Mill Buildings
I took frequent client Trista down to the Mill buildings in downtown Nashua for a trash the dress session with an urban feel. The brick buildings, fire escapes, a pedestrian bridge and some graffiti all lend nice elements to the theme. It’s right by Mine Falls Park too, so we took advantage of that for some variety.
Trash the Dress Group Photo Shoot!
One of my previous wedding clients organized a group of friends and “knotties” -that’s brides who use the forums on The Knot website when planning their wedding to have a group trash the dress session at Half Moon Beach in Gloucester, MA in September 2009. We had a total of 8 brides, some of which bravely jumped into the ocean at the end of a day of fun photography on the beach rocking the dress. I called the local newspaper to come along and they published a photo of me working as well as a shot of a group of the brides jumping in the ocean in their wedding dresses. Needless to say, we got the attention of lots of passersby as well as some boaters! We brought along Candice French to do the makeup.
Matt & Jill’s Post-Wedding Trash the Dress Romp on Plum Island!
I met up with Matt and Jill in early September for a post-wedding trash the dress photo session on the beach at Plum Island in Newburyport, MA. It’s a familiar spot for us-it’s mine and Jill’s hometown! Matt and Jill are longtime clients. I’ve photographed their engagement session, their wedding and now their post-wedding encore/trash the dress photo session.
Trash the Dress
Trash the Dress? Not usually. It’s an industry term that has caught on to refer to post-wedding photo sessions. The idea is to create a collection of photographs you wouldn’t be able to on your wedding day. We’ve heard from more than a few brides how they would have loved a beach wedding, circumstances usually preventing that. Most of the time the dress isn’t harmed, other needing a trip to the cleaner’s. Trash the dress may be the most commonly heard term, but it’s also called an encore session, rock the dress, drown the gown, day after session, rock the frock, etc. It’s also a time to be photographed without worrying about getting a dress dirty or if a couple just wants more time creating a series of portraits than the normal timeline of a wedding day permits. A trash the dress session is not about destroying a dress, it’s about the creation of a bold and unique set of photographs you might not otherwise do. If you want the best of both worlds, keep your wedding dress stored away if you are worried about harming it and get an inexpensive dress on eBay or other thrifty means. We’ve had a number of clients do that and report that the cheap dress they bought fit better than the one on their wedding day!
Photo Galleries
We encourage you to take a moment to look at the photography endeavors we’ve undertaken with gallery links below. Kevin Jacobus Photography is primarily a lifestyle photography company. Our areas of focus are wedding and portrait photography. There’s many moments in your life when the services of a professional photographer document important milestones. Links to our galleries show our experience documenting important life moments, whether a couples wedding day, the start of their wedding journey visually captured in a couples engagement session, the documenting of the maternity experience, the birth of a child through a year’s worth of newborn photographs, or capturing your family as it grows and changes through the years. We have extensive experience and capability in all areas, plus years of photographic experience in the editorial newsgathering and communication industry.
Trista and Robert’s vows renewal at Belknap Mills
First post ever featuring one of my associate’s work! I brought associate photographers and a videographer on board back in March and they’ve all shot events for me this year and have events booked next year too. This is a slideshow featuring Nicolaus’ photography of Trista and Robert’s vows renewal at Belknap Mills in Laconia, NH, June 27, 2009. Rob is a machinist for a company that makes aircraft parts and Trista is a dance instructor. I personally photographed their family portrait session in August at Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough, NH, and I’ll be photographing Trista’s trash the dress session in Nashua in October.
Trash the Dress on the Today Show
A few people have sent me this link to a today show video about trash the dress sessions. This is a great explanation for why it has become popular and features some great photographers, including one of my favorite photographers and the guy credited with starting the trend, John Michael Cooper.
Bridal shows, seminars, weddings, portraits…..
The last couple months have been so busy! I’ve been attending bridal shows, wedding photography seminars, shooting lots of weddings and now I’m doing a lot of portraits too! I’ve done some family portrait and trash the dress sessions and there are maternity and baby sessions lined up too. More on the way to be [...]
Group “Rock the Dress” session featured in Gloucester Daily Times
A portrait session I arranged of a group of recent brides bravely jumping into the ocean for a “trash the dress” photo was featured in today’s Gloucester Daily Times! Here’s the press release I sent to the newspaper:
Gloucester, MA, September 20, 2009 — As many as 8 recently married women will don their wedding gowns once again for a “trash the dress” group portrait session with Kevin Jacobus Photography Sunday, Sept. 20 on Half Moon Beach at Stage Fort Park. The trend of bridal portraits with a dramatic twist is gaining popularity as brides seek portraits with the fun and excitement of reliving a part of their wedding day without worrying about getting their dress dirty.
Brides will be photographed by the NH-based wedding and portrait photographer in a variety of themed sessions concluding with 8 women jumping into the ocean in their wedding gowns for a dramatic and unusual photograph.
Half Moon Beach was chosen as a location for its combination of sandy beach and rocky outcroppings that provide a beautiful backdrop for a set of photographs that will emcompass fun and fashion.
