Don’t we all have our reasons for why we love ourselves? While some women find their personalities irresistible, others vouch for their beauty.

What do you understand when you hear the word Boudoir? Boudoir is an excellent way to capture sensual, classy, and sexy images for women of all shapes, sizes, and ages.

The dress makes the man! It is an age-old saying, which in this case will be about a woman in boudoir photography.

These are nothing but myths and misconceptions, stopping you from trying something fun and spontaneous. Well, not on our watch!

Have you ever looked at the elegant lines and beautiful curves in a woman’s body? You might have seen them, but Boudoir photographers know the art of appreciating them and highlighting them with their skills.

Boudoir photos are eye-catching and popular because they reflect empowerment in their purest form. There’s a lot of emotion in the boudoir shoot because the style is inextricably linked to the self-image of the subject.

Luxury boudoir photography is quite the hype now. However, standing in front of the camera in bare minimum clothes and posing like a diva is no easy feat.

Did you ever twinge with disgust when someone body shamed you in your Instagram comment box? These days, people would be scrolling past a beautiful and perfectly captured photograph and start trash talking in the comment box.

A boudoir photo session is an intimate way to connect with your sensual side. This transformative experience is something you will never forget. That is why you must carefully consider what you want and plan out a session that fulfills your fantasies to the fullest.

Luxury boudoir photography is an experience to cherish for a lifetime. It celebrates the glam goddess you are and helps you fall in love with your body. But, as you prepare for your steamy hot shoot day, there are some things that you must avoid.

A lot of my clients tell me that they wish they hadn't waited so long to say yes to a boudoir session and are quickly able to catalog the reasons why they waited so long to join me in the studio. There are hundreds of reasons why women choose to put off booking a session, but once they see their photos, all of those reasons seem so silly. So my advice to you is not to delay booking a boudoir session for one more minute. So here's a list of excuses women make all of the time and why they really shouldn't delay you for another minute.

A woman reached out to me recently to inquire about booking a boudoir session, but I could tell that something was holding her back. So I asked her about her hesitation and she revealed that she’s “not really the type to do boudoir.”

The type?

The luxury boudoir experience is transformative, empowering, and a complete game-changer when it comes to your self-confidence. But what I never want it to be is stressful. The weeks leading up to your session may cause a bit of anxiety—What should you wear? How should you do your hair and makeup? What if you don’t look your best? But I'm here to remind you to take a deep breath because there are steps you can take to feel prepared for the big day! I'm sharing six simple things you can do in the weeks leading up to your session to ease your nerves and make this the most incredible experience of your life.

A boudoir session may be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for you, so I want your session to be unique to you - not a copycat version of some images you pinned on Pinterest. I want to help whatever vision you have for your pictures to come to life. And for many women I photograph, this vision includes a variety of different props. Props can make a great photograph unforgettable and elevate your pictures to a level you could never have imagined. There are so many different props to choose from, and these are five you may want to consider for your session.

One of the most often asked questions about boudoir photography, and one I answer on an almost daily basis, is, “why is a boudoir session so expensive?” And while I completely understand the initial sticker shock when potential clients look at the pricing, I also know that the boudoir experience isn’t just any old bedroom photoshoot. Instead, the boudoir experience is a unique one, an empowering one, a life-changing one. What happens behind the scenes and the transformation you will feel in my studio is well worth the money. And if you’re not entirely convinced by the client photos and testimonials on my website, here are five reasons why this luxury experience is worth the investment.

My client, Sarah, was like so many of my clients when she walked into my studio. With her daily life, as a hairstylist and make-up artist, being so busy, and parenting her two children, she barely has time to do the necessary daily tasks. And then, of course, her self-care gets pushed aside because really, who has time for yourself when you’re looking after literally everyone else in your life?

A lot of my clients book a boudoir session because they want to gift their photos to a significant other, but as they embark on their journey they realize that the session ends up being more for them than anyone else in their life. So when potential clients ask whether or not they should book a session if they don’t have someone special in their lives to share it with, I tell them, without any doubt, YES!

This month, I’m featuring an extremely special woman, who I’ve had the pleasure of photographing twice! Crystal is the mother of five children (ages 1-12), two dogs and several farm animals. I first met Crystal in 2019 when she signed up for a promotion I was running. At that time, we worked hard to get her into the studio as she was gearing up for gallbladder surgery and was 20 weeks pregnant with her now one year old!

After their sessions, my clients always express to me, “that wasn’t what I thought it would be like.” Boudoir sessions are transformative experiences that will fill you with a love for yourself you didn’t know existed. They’re not just a photo shoot with you wearing lingerie. Yes, you’ll walk away with tons of sexy photos of yourself, but you’ll also walk away with a new sense of empowerment that you likely can’t get anywhere else. There are so many myths circulating about what a boudoir shoot is and what you will gain from it, so I’m here to debunk those rumors by uncovering the five biggest myths about boudoir photography.

My Strong Women Blog Series features ladies who are boss babes AND boudoir babes. These women deserve to be celebrated for their spirit, entrepreneurship, and beauty. This month, my Strong Woman is Ali Bird, Owner of Zoomies K9 Camp, a doggie daycare located in Nashua, NH.