article and photos by jojie alcantara

"Trash the dress", sounding like a negative connotation, exactly means what it says. It is a post-wedding shoot in which the bride, in a seemingly reckless ritual, bids farewell to her wedding gown which probably cost a fortune, and succumbs to a pictorial that defies your traditional, comfortable shoot. Sometimes, the groom joins in on the fun. After a traditional ceremony, the couple gets a more memorable pictorial of themselves in the most unlikely of places.

The models are my good friends, Epong and Sarah Soliban, who got married the day before (I was the wedding host). He's a banker and she's a flight stewardess for Korean Airlines. This pictorial was done for Pearl Farm Resort as well, who commissioned our studio for their brochures. I shot these images side by side with my partner and mentor, Rhonson Ng, who was the couple's wedding photographer.

Models: Newlywed Sarah and John Paul Soliban
Location : Pearl Farm Resort and Malipano Island
Photography : Jojie Alcantara for Rhonson Ng Photography Studio