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Wedding Photography
Trash the Dress by Zach Chin Photography

I know we should be doing this TTD session after my wedding ceremony but I had the same kind of excitement which I could not contain anymore like what Zach, our photographer said and I quote "I was very excited for this until I had sleepless nights thinking of how to shoot and pose. We eventually planned it on a weekday but after discussion with Karen, we decided to bring it forward to a weekend. I was needing it cause the excitement was killing me. So the earlier the better."

The entire TTD shooting in Malacca involved 3 locations as I have mentioned earlier. Although it was quite challenging to do poses lying on a harvest machine, old rusty bed frame, in the middle of a paddy field with sun shinning directly on my face, sitting on a broken toilet bowl in an abandoned building, on a spiral staircase frame which looks like it's gonna give way anytime, dipping in a pool of stinking water and the list goes on.....I seriously cannot finish listing all the adventures I had.

When the reveal moment came this morning, I was practically jumping out of my bed before my alarm went off coz Zach told me that he was uploading our TTD session photos in his blog. Seeing his work make all the twisting, bending, soaking, sneezing and climbing in my 3-inches heels so WORTHWHILE. For your information, it has been 5 days since the photoshoot and I still have many colors stains all over my body.

Zach is such an efficient and detail photographer who places so much thoughts and effort in every shot that he takes. Every poses and arrangements have been planned and collaborated so well even before I could get the hang of one pose, Zach will be saying "Ok, good or we're done". That just shows how well prepared he is.

You just know it when you find a photographer that you can trust, watching Min roll on the ground and smiling away (serious, he was practically doing that). And for a photographer to have my serious husband do stunts like that; that can only be Zach.

I am so glad that Min and I decided to engage Zach as our wedding photographer. ZACH, you're THE MAN... Thank you so much for making our wedding photography (the 'PRODUCT' and the 'PROCESS') so special and memorable...Location: The Paddy Field, The Abandoned House and The Limestone Hill called "The Hill" at Malacca.
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cutsie1979's White wedding
 |  Sudbury, ON, Canada  |  12/15/2008
These are awesome, I LOVE THEM!!!
soontobemrsalexander's Blue wedding
 |  Philadelphia, PA, USA  |  12/15/2008
One word AMAZING. They are great.
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pamiaj
 |  Fresno, CA, USA  |  12/15/2008
Your picture looks amazing...I don't know if I would trash my wedding dress I don't think I have the guts to do it..But you guys loooked amazing..
ilaaloo's Pink wedding
 |  Brampton, ON, Canada  |  12/15/2008
I don't think I will ever be able to wrap my head around the whole "trash the dress" thing.. lol.
To each her own, I say!  Enjoy... but I actually found some of the pics disturbing... but that's just my heeby jeebies coming out... I could NEVER roll around in mud or sit on a dirty toilet... ahhhh I'm so freaked out by those pics!

There are some gorgeous ones, however... lying on the ground and some beautiful, artistic work.

You certainly had an experience you will never forget... and it's interesting for me to see something so outside of my comfort zone... I may not ever do it myself, but I always enjoy looking at something and thinking "wow.. that's very different!"
im2babyblue4u's Blue wedding
 |  Mobile, AL, USA  |  12/15/2008
WOW!!  These pics are all so unique and creative and very artistic looking...they definitely look like they belong in a bridal magazine!!  I sure hope you have another dress to wear for your wedding day though...and if not, then I hope you know a really really good place to get it dry cleaned lol!! ;-)
bellesandcrystals's  wedding
 |  Brooklyn, NY, USA  |  12/15/2008
Absolutely STUNNING  photographs...from concept to color to composition they are extraordinary and belong in a high-end bridal fashion magazine!!!!!

Best wishes to you!!!

Warmest regards,
Belles & Crystals
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www.bellesandcrystals.com
joyfulsong's Red wedding
 |  Saint john's, NL, Canada  |  12/15/2008
Do you have another dress for the ceremony?  Did you use a cheaper dress (like a secondhand one) or something for the TTD session?

I think we plan to do a TTD session.  My roommate will be fresh out of photography school when we marry, so she will probably agree to do a TTD session for free to bulk up her portfolio.
tiggre99's Red wedding
 |  Fairfax, VA, USA  |  12/15/2008
those are kick a$$.  I would love to do a TTD session after our wedding--but would probably buy a replica dress of my dress.  Your pics are so awesome...what a great photographer.
karenyin2000's Green wedding
 |  Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia  |  12/28/2008
ladies, thanks for all your kind comments...

to joyfulsong - yes, this dress i wore for TTD session was bought at a local flea market here in Malaysia which i paid less than USD 100...there are many options nowadays to pick from...the dress don't have to be expensive...
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