Trash The Dress!

Well, I'm sure there are many ladies out there who wonder to themselves; "what the heck do you do with your wedding dress once the wedding is over?!". I pondered this exact question for several months and finally decided to do something I saw on a T.V. show before I got married... A "Trash the Dress" photo shoot! My photographer, Mike Freeland and his team at Freeland Photography( freelandphotography.com), were happy (ecstatic is more the word) to oblige me in my request. This was a first for their studio. 

I worked with Tiffany Buckley, who has been involved in ALL of the photographic aspects of my wedding. She shot my bridal formal and was the second shooter for both our wedding and engagement pictures. She is just sensational! Her creativity astounds me and she never disappoints when it comes to capturing my personality in our sessions! 

These photos were taken at the Little Blue River in Grandview, MO (Dennis' home town. Bulldogs for LIFE!) It really is such an under-utilized area... I had no idea how beautiful it really is!

My mother is dying right now!! I didn't tell her about the shoot... I took my dress to the cleaners FIRST thing the next morning! She'll never know, right?!

Love this picture :) My husband is such a beefcake... 

New Ink

On July 14th (my half birthday), I rewarded myself for losing a total of 110 pounds with a fabulous tattoo :) Courtesy of Alex from Irezumi on Wornall!

"Mai pui" means "Never again" in Italian.
I got this as a constant reminder of  what I "never again" want to be!

Later that night, Dennis and I headed to Westport for the Food Truck Festival-Burger edition. We were pretty disappointed. By the time we got there, almost everyone had sold out of food. We ended up with some mediocre gyros from Rockin' Moroccan and cupcakes from 3 Women and an Oven (that were delicious, but very hard to eat! I was a total mess!!!). We then ventured to the Riot Room to hear a friend's band play. Here's how the conversation between Dennis and I went:

Me: "Hey you want to go see Chris' band play at Riot Room?"
Den: "Yeah, sure."
::Walk up to pay for tickets::
Me: "Oh yeah, I should probably tell you... They're like a screaming death metal band!"
Den: "Meh... Whatever!"

Here I am at the show... "Captain Hardcore", herself!