Poppins had been dreaming about doing an outdoor boudoir session for a long time, saving up and waiting for the right moment. This year, Poppins reached a point where she felt really proud of her body-positivity journey, and she began exploring an intentional practice of doing special things just for herself. She decided an outdoor boudoir session at sunset would be the perfect way to celebrate herself and mark her progress on the lifelong journey of cultivating self-love.
Read MoreK wanted to devote one of her boudoir outfits to documenting and celebrating her upcoming wedding, so she wore a gorgeous white robe and pj set – which was made from her mom’s wedding dress! She felt beautiful wearing this sentimental, heirloom piece, and her portraits feel elegant, romantic, poised, and effortless.
Read MoreM booked her boudoir session to mark an important turning point in her life. After navigating a season of flux where she felt stretched in many directions, she arrived at a calmer chapter that allowed her to pause, exhale, and reconnect with her heart and body. She asked herself “what is something I can do that’s just for me?” and immediately boudoir came to mind.
Read MoreAfterwards, Greta shared such beautiful reflections on the impact of her boudoir session. “Validation, love, vulnerability, hope, and generosity are the words I keep coming back to every time I try to turn my thoughts about my session into words… I came in ready to celebrate my upcoming wedding and get a surprise gift for my fiance and instead, I received such an unexpected and wonderful gift, and it will bring me joy for the rest of my life.
Read MoreThe vision for A’s session – organic, connected to nature, full of confident, feminine, and self-loving energy – shaped her outfit choices. When A arrived, we laid out a bunch of wardrobe options on a big table inside the cabin, and I helped her choose three final outfits. A began the session wearing an olive green cotton bralette and high waisted bottoms, which felt simple, natural, and tied in well with the forest setting.
Read MoreWhile my studio sessions have a number of amenities readily available (including my kitchenette, well-stocked toiletry cabinet, and studio layering wardrobe), the amenities accessible for your outdoor session can really vary based on the location, so it’s more important to plan ahead for these sessions. Based on the many outdoor boudoir sessions I’ve photographed and feedback from clients, I’ve made a packing list with the top 10 most essential items to bring for your next outdoor boudoir adventure!
Read MoreB had been dreaming about doing a boudoir session for a long time, so it felt incredibly exciting to get to plan her much awaited session together. B was excited to take a day all for herself and create art that captured her beauty and strength. In her words, she felt excited to set aside time “to see myself as beautiful.”
Read MoreIn addition to waiting for the right photographer, A had also been waiting for the right life moment to do boudoir. During our planning session, A shared how a younger version of herself had been waiting for a moment where she looked and felt “enough,” yet she realized the unhelpfulness in that framework and began asking herself: why not now? Looking for the enoughness already in her life, A recognized how celebratory this season of life has felt, especially as she awaits her wedding later this year. She decided boudoir would be a beautiful way to document how she looks and feels right here, right now.
Read MorePriya brought so much vision, joy, and energy into her photoshoot. She wanted her portraits to feel confident and strong– reflecting the authentic groundedness she felt in this season of life. Priya is a naturally upbeat person, and she wanted her playfulness and levity to shine through. She also wanted to balance this levity with portraits that felt sensual, sexy, and artful.
Read MoreSo many of my clients tell me they feel like they “should” wear a certain style of clothing during their boudoir session–like a matching bra and underwear set or lacy lingerie– but they don’t actually want to. Beneath this “should” is the misconception that something is or is not boudoir. The truth is, boudoir in my studio is all about you, so you get to decide what is or is not boudoir! My biggest advice is that you wear something that looks and feels like you.
Read MoreE is one of my clients who considered boudoir for many years and waited to schedule a session until it felt right. When E reached out to me, she was in a reflective season of life, able to look back on the past decade or so of her life and feel truly proud of the life she had made for herself and her family. E wanted to schedule a boudoir session as a way of celebrating her body and all that it has done for her.
Read MoreAJ is someone who loves tulips. During our planning session, she asked for brightly colored tulips to complement the happy vision she had in mind for her floral boudoir session. She wanted the portraits to capture her genuine joy and groundedness in this season of life.
Read MoreWhile there’s no one right time to do a boudoir session, it feels extra magical when a client reaches out to schedule a session because they know in their heart “this is the moment.” This client had been contemplating doing a boudoir photoshoot for literally years. This winter, she reached a powerful chapter in life where she felt immense pride for the person she had become. She knew in her heart: this was the moment she wanted to document and celebrate with boudoir.
Read MoreIn my 7+ years of doing boudoir photography with hundreds of clients, I have had folks come to me with a lot of different reasons why they want to do a boudoir session. Some reasons are good, some are not so good, and some are complicated and in-between. Out of these conversations, I’ve built a philosophy about what boudoir means in my studio and when it’s the right decision for someone to do boudoir.
Read MoreWhile many of my clients do a boudoir session just for themselves, I also have clients who schedule a boudoir session with the intention of giving their portraits to someone as a gift. When Tory reached out to me, she initially wanted her portraits to be a gift for her husband. Tory saw her boudoir session as a way to celebrate this special chapter of life with and for her husband. Yet as Tory moved through her boudoir session, she felt the purpose of the day slowly expand.
Read MoreThis client brought beautiful inspiration into our planning conversations. She liked the idea of taking time from this full season of her life to pause, honor, and celebrate her body. She wanted the portraits to capture the strength and softness she sees in herself, and she wanted to feel warm, authentic, gentle, and grounded in her pictures.
Read MoreIt’s true– I have been photographing sessions in the studio of my dreams for over two months now, and each photoshoot still feels so special. Last December, I shared the 15 things I can’t wait to use at the new studio, and it’s so beautiful and surreal to know that all of these elements I have been dreaming about and planning for ages – a rotating color wall, heated floors, a gorgeous brick wall for texture (handmade by my friends and me!), a spacious window seat, a designated parking spot just for clients, to name a few – have become a reality.
Read MoreS found me through a friend of hers who was a past client, and though she had been interested in doing a boudoir session for some time, she kept asking herself, “when will be the right time?” When S reached out to me, she was in a season of life where she was celebrating some big professional and personal accomplishments. She had found some spaciousness in her life to pause, look around, and say “I’m really proud of myself.” She decided this was the right moment to do a boudoir session to help her celebrate the joy and strength she felt in this life chapter.
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