Brianna {A Boudoir Story}

I originally did my boudoir shoot as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend, but it become a gift for myself! It was such a confidence boosting experience. Social media makes it so hard to not nit pick every little “flaw” on your body, but this boudoir experience has helped me realize that I need to love my body no matter how imperfect I think it is. Everyone should do a photoshoot like this! It’s so empowering and it’s a great way to feel like a badass.

I don’t think my experience would have been as amazing if it weren’t for Katie and Jessica. From the minute I walked into the studio I felt at home! They did such a good job of making me feel comfortable. Jessica’s hair and makeup skills are top tier! I don’t usually wear makeup and she made me look and feel so beautiful! I don’t think I would have felt as confident during the shoot if I didn’t get my hair and makeup done.

Katie is a badass photographer! She was such a pro and you can tell she LOVES what she does. She has so many props and sets. She was hyping me up throughout the entire shoot. She showed me every pose she wanted done and guided me in posing which was amazing! No awkwardness in front of the camera. If you are considering doing a boudoir shoot with Katie, take this as your sign to say yes! You know you want to!

Miss Y {A Boudoir Mini Story}

I have been contemplating to come to Katie for a shoot for a while now. I decided to make the jump and schedule a mini session so I could see if I’d like to do a full and as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend. I’m in the military, train dogs, and go to school for engineering so my normal day look is a messy bun, leggings, and a hoodie or my uniform. I’ve never thought of myself as beautiful, hot, sexy, etc but Katie made me feel so at ease and comfortable.

I was highly impressed how proficient she is and how many amazing photos she was able to capture in such a small time. I love my photos so much I bought more on top of what was included! The icing on the cake though was seeing my boyfriends face Christmas morning. He was speechless and just smiling and couldn’t muster up words just the ability to hold and kiss me til he could say how happy he was. So thank you Katie for helping me feel like my old self again and making it a Christmas that’ll be hard to beat!

Lindsey {A Boudoir Story}

I never thought I would have the confidence to do a photoshoot. Especially one where I was wearing nothing! I have struggled with body image and self love for most of my life. I have always compared myself to others and wondered why I couldn't measure up. Kids to adults have been cruel throughout my life. I have had many people try to bring me down for different reasons from my teeth before braces to my weight changes.

I have struggled with eating disorders, depression, anxiety and self harm. I have to choose every day to fight to rise above it and have realized life is more than trying to fit in and measuring up to a certain "standard". I also reaIized the standards I've had for myself are unrealistic because everyone is unique in their own way.

Another thing I've struggled with is different health issues from 9 years old being diagnosed with a thyroid disease and at age 25 being diagnosed with bells palsy. Dealing with this has honestly made it hard to not lose confidence in myself but I try everyday to be positive, take care of myself and love myself because if you don't love yourself and see yourself as positive its hard to do the same for others.

I randomly did this shoot with Katie because I wanted a special Christmas gift to my husband. I felt nervous about it at first because I was afraid how big my body would look or if my nerves started spasming in my face how funny I would look. But after seeing the pictures I smiled and looked at myself differently seeing my beauty that Katie captured made me feel good. I would highly recommend Katie, she is so sweet and makes you feel comfortable and gorgeous and takes amazing pictures!