Free to Flaunt

This past April, three of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s most creative wedding photographers traveled to Prince Edward Island for a Trash the Dress project.

Jeff Cooke of Jeff Cooke Photography (http://www.jeffcookephotography.ca), Liam Hennessy of Applehead Studio (http://appleheadstudio.com) and Heather Crosby-Gionet of This is Photography (http://www.thisisphotography.ca) collaborated with some of the Island’s incredibly talented artists, musicians and business owners – all of whom went above and beyond to bring to life the artistic vision of these impressive photographers.   With two cars packed to the rafters with gear, the trio headed first to Summerside, PEI. It was here they  partnered with Katharina’s Bridal Boutique (http://www.katharinasbridalboutique.com) for their first shoot, which, due to disagreeable weather, turned the beautiful shop into a studio. On a tight schedule, with 7 Trash the Dress shoots scheduled for just one day , everyone worked quickly. Concepts became reality and simple one light setups become complicated 5 light equations that ended with the photographers tripping over each other to get that perfect shot. The first half of the day was completed with a bride rocking a black wedding dress. She chose to use her original white wedding dress to set aflame – partially  inspired by John Michael Cooper’s famous shot that sparked the Trash the Dress trend in wedding photography.

The second half of the day was spent  with Charlottetown models, artists and business owners. The location was almost back to Summerside, but was the perfect place for the shoot. Down one photographer, snow falling, freezing temperatures and daylight behind us, Liam and Jeff improvised. They shot the easy-going brides inside the loft of a very old barn complete with collapsed roofing and racoons. Many of the Island’s talented and inspiring artists volunteered their talents to the project.

As the East Coast of Canada is known for it’s tremendous hospitality, the shoot ended with home cooked chowder, Traditional live music in the living room, great laughs and great company.

The following images were taken by Jeff Cooke

The following images were taken by Liam Hennessy

The following images were taken by Heather Crosby-Gionet

 
Makeup (Charlottetown, P.E.I.): Savannah Belsher-MacLean - http://www.panachepei.com
Wedding Dresses: Felicity Bridal (Halifax, Nova Scotia) - http://www.felicitybridal.ca
Custom Jewelery: Gail Hodder (Charlottetown, P.E.I.)
Hair Pieces / Millinery: Love Charlie (Charlottetown, P.E.I.) - http://lovecharlie.ca
Hair (Charlottetown, P.E.I.): Amila Topic
Bay Breeze Stables (Summerside, P.E.I.)
Bridal Shop (Summerside, P.E.I.): Katharina’s Bridal Boutique
Hair: Paige Ricketts (Whispers Hair Design)
Make-up (Summerside, P.E.I.): Michelle Cudmore - http://www.michellecudmore.com
Brides  (Charlottetown, P.E.I.): Aleshia, Leslie & Ghislaine
Brides (Summerside, P.E.I.): Griffen, Katharina, Julia.