
I have been intrigued by those cool and edgy "trash the dress" photos I've seen all over the web for the last few years. The basic concept is that you take a beautiful dress (usually a wedding dress) and photograph it in places a beautiful dress doesn't belong (beach, pool, field, etc.) Unfortunately I am neither cool nor edgy -- but luckily I know people who are -- enter my niece Katie.
Katie was in town from Arizona this weekend, so I grabbed her and this goofy dress I had found at an estate sale and we hit the beach.

Katie is such a good sport. We had her out jumping waves -- my sister Sue kept yelling "Go deeper!" It was pretty funny. But I love the photos -- I wish I was a better photographer. Hopefully I can work on them in photoshop.
By the way, once the dress dried off it looked almost as good as new! It's available for photoshoots.
P.S. -- Thanks everyone for your kind words about our sweet Chance. I really appreciate it.