“How Boudoir Photography Helped Me See My True Beauty”

I know boudoir is perceived as “sexy pictures for your spouse” but what a lot of people don’t realize is the beauty you see in these women who allow themselves to be vulnerable and to see themselves through a different lens (no pun intended).

I did so much research on what boudoir actually was and decided “I need to do this for me”.

On a personal level, I’ve struggled with body image issues, trauma, and self esteem for as long as I can remember and it took my husband telling me “I can’t give you complements because you shut them down” is when I said “I gotta actually follow through with this”.

I actually wasn’t interested in boudoir until 2020 when a friend added me to this random FB group. I literally texted her “girl, why did you add me to this” and she said “just join”. And I did. When my friend added me to their FB group back in 2020, the first thing I immediately noticed were the interactions between Justin and Rachel and the ladies in the group and they quickly drew me in. They are really caring people, they want you to see what they already see in you (without even knowing you) and they want to empower women to be bold, beautiful, and most importantly, YOU. Plus, their work and professionalism speaks for themselves. The way Justin works his magic behind the camera (with very little editing) and using natural light is simply amazing.

My session was the best experience of my life, and that’s not exaggerating at all. Rachel glammed me up (I wish she could be my personal MUA haha) and literally went through like 10 outfits with me to make sure each piece fit my personality and enhanced my natural beauty. Rachel coached you through poses as well, but Justin was seriously the biggest hype man I’ve ever seen and his excitement gave me the confidence to get out of my shell.

The best part…they were genuine. They legitimately care about you and your experience.

I felt super nervous before booking, and even when Rachel called to confirm the booking, I wanted to say “You know what? Maybe this isn’t for me” but had I not gone through with it, I would’ve spent so much time regretting not doing it.

Booking this session was the first step in a direction of living unapologetically, authentically, and intentionally and to block out thoughts of me being ugly, not worthy of being loved and the only regret I have was not booking a session 4 years ago when I found them in 2020.

As far as my session goes, I literally just allowed myself to be free and just did my thing. When I tell you that this session changed my life, it literally changed my life. No exaggeration. The way I look at myself is a complete 180 to what I thought of myself as before. My weight is the heaviest I’ve ever been, I have scars from old injuries/surgeries, and sometimes I hate some of my natural features so doing this shoot made me appreciate the person that I am. Anytime I’m having a bad day, I look at those pictures to remind myself who the hell I really am.