Janine in her dress, holding a picture of her fiancé Johnny
Earlier this year, Janine was like any other bride-to-be —
planning a wedding, looking for the perfect dress and eager to walk down the
aisle. Unfortunately, she never got that chance.
planning a wedding, looking for the perfect dress and eager to walk down the
aisle. Unfortunately, she never got that chance.
Fifty-two days before her nuptials, Janine’s fiancé Johnny
died unexpectedly. Her custom wedding dress, once a symbol of happiness, became
a reminder of what she had lost. But she couldn’t bring herself to part with
it.
died unexpectedly. Her custom wedding dress, once a symbol of happiness, became
a reminder of what she had lost. But she couldn’t bring herself to part with
it.
“I finally decided that I wanted to keep my wedding
dress and not sell it because of what it means to me,” she told Del Sol
Photography, who featured her story on their site. “I wanted to be free
and I wanted to do something different.”
dress and not sell it because of what it means to me,” she told Del Sol
Photography, who featured her story on their site. “I wanted to be free
and I wanted to do something different.”
Janine teamed up with Del Sol photographer Matt Adcock to do
an underwater “trash the dress” shoot.
an underwater “trash the dress” shoot.
“I did something never thought I would do in my whole
life. I took my wedding dress that was built from scratch and I jumped into the
river,” Janine said. “I did it because I wanted to free myself from
losing my fiancé … this dress was for him. I did this because John would want
me to something like this. He was so outgoing and he wanted me to have the best
life.”
life. I took my wedding dress that was built from scratch and I jumped into the
river,” Janine said. “I did it because I wanted to free myself from
losing my fiancé … this dress was for him. I did this because John would want
me to something like this. He was so outgoing and he wanted me to have the best
life.”
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