Lily + Lars in Aruba – Part 2

Venue: Bucuti Beach Resort Aruba
Dress: Watters

When Lily sent me a link to a video of a trash the dress session a week before her wedding and called it “inspiration”, I knew this shoot was going to be amazing. For the record, I think “Trash the Dress” has gotten a bad rap by some – Lily’s dress was definitely not trashed at the end of the session (just a bit wet and dirty). Nothing a little elbow grease can’t get out.

I had seen photos of brides and grooms rolling around in the surf or wading into the water a bit from other photographers. However, I wanted to take that concept a bit farther and go UNDER the water. So, that’s what we did!

I’d love to hear what you think – leave comments below.

category: Weddings

there are 6 comments

  1. Sean

    Looking good!

  2. Lily

    sorry i couldn’t hold my breath for longer! : )

    love the photos. thank you again for making the trip and capturing our memories on film.

    you da man.

  3. Dickey

    Unbelievable. Amazing couple. Amazing photographer.

    These turned out so awesome. You definitely have my referral!

  4. Sara

    Photos are A-Mazing!! You are a wonderful photographer! :)

  5. Bianca H

    ok so what do you have that you can go underwater with your camera!! that is awesome!

  6. JParker

    Hi Bianca – You can purchase an underwater housing for any SLR camera. They typically cost $1k – $2k for the good ones. However, I used a much cheaper option, which was essentially a plastic ziplock bag that your camera fits inside. It’s obviously much more durable than I’m making it sound, and costs around $300 on adorama or B&H. It worked fine, but you can’t adjust your camera settings without opening the bag again, so you need to make sure you’re set up correctly before shooting with it.

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