Underwater Trash The Dress near Playa del Carmen

Even if most of you have heard of it or stumbled upon some photos, the idea we have of Trash The Dress is often sketchy.

So let’s try to put together some information about it and, more specifically, about the underwater variant, which is perhaps the most fascinating.

1 – WHAT IS TRASH THE DRESS?

Wikipedia defines it more or less as a new and unconventional trend in wedding photography.

The most significant differences from traditional photography are the locations and the creative way these photo sessions take place.

But of course, Trash The Dress is much more. Because it has now become a style in its own right, not necessarily just an extension of wedding photography, even if that’s where it comes from.

And its strength is precisely in breaking away from the formal rules of the wedding day, almost desecrating them.

But let’s take a step back.

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4 – WHAT IS A CENOTE?

At first glance, they may seem like tiny lakes. Still, it would be a reductive and inaccurate definition, also because they are undoubtedly one of the most popular attractions of the Yucatan peninsula and all Mexico.

Geologists call them sinkholes instead, and they are the product of “the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath” (Wikipedia).

According to some theories, they even seem to be placed following the concentric rings generated by the shock wave produced by a meteorite that fell in the Cretaceous period, not far from Merida. The same one that is believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. Find more here.

For the Maya, they represented instead a source of fresh water and a place to hold religious ceremonies or even throw the victims of human sacrifices. Certainly sacred sites.

In our opinion, the most appropriate definition for a cenote is “Aquarium” or, to be more precise, a network of huge aquariums of crystal clear freshwater, connected by underground tunnels of extraordinary beauty, with fishes, plants, caves. Not to mention the surrounding lush greenery.

It is not known how many cenotes there are throughout the Yucatan Peninsula. But it seems they are more than 6,000.

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5 – UNDERWATER TRASH THE DRESS

Trash The Dress underwater in the cenotes is probably the most spectacular variant of this type of photography, and the safest for the dress.

The water of the cenotes is not salty, nor does it contain chlorine. So the dress is just washed and, at the end of the session, it ends up being even cleaner than it was at the end of the wedding day.

As an alternative to the original wedding dress, some brides prefer to buy another one instead, specifically for the photoshoot. Or wear one of those that, on request, we make available for free.

The beauty of the Trash The Dress underwater sessions carried out in the cenotes lies above all in the extreme transparency of the water, usually impossible to find even in the cleanest ocean.

This transparency, combined with the almost absence of gravity in the underwater environment, produces an incredible effect of lightness, for which the subject seems to fly. And the use of colored fabrics, in addition to the dress, amplifies this extraordinary effect.

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9 – CAN IT ALSO BE DONE FOR AN ANNIVERSARY OR ANY OTHER EVENT?

Underwater Trash The Dress is, first of all, an underwater photoshoot. As such, it can be arranged for any other type of event.

Among those who join the underwater Trash The Dress experience, there are also couples celebrating their engagement, or honeymooners traveling to Mexico, or couples who have been married for years celebrating their wedding anniversary. Or even future mothers, who fell in love with the idea to fly underwater with their baby-to-be (check out our Underwater Maternity portfolio here).

Last but not least, the Trash The Dress underwater photoshoot can be something entirely in its own right, separated from any celebration and perfectly suited even for inexperienced models (sometimes naked, sometimes with a mermaid tail). (check out our Underwater Modeling portfolio)

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