Mrs. A. {A Boudoir Story}

Mrs. A. came to me in a unique way. Usually women seek me out to give gifts to their husbands or boyfriends or just to have it for themselves, but not Mrs. A! Her husband contacted me and wanted to secretly purchase a session to gift to his lovely wife. He knew she was interested in a session but wouldn't book one herself and wanted to give her the push that she needed to go ahead and take the plunge. The sweetest right!? Hear a little about her time below.

I have thought about doing a boudoir shoot for a long time but never been confident enough to make the plunge. After my husband surprised me with a session for my birthday/Valentine's Day, I knew I needed to go through with it. I was able to conquer my fear of self-image and bear more skin in pictures than ever before. I never felt judged or anything less than sexy during my shoot. I felt like I was able to show skin without being judged for my size. I'm extremely self conscious about my weight but didn't feel anything but beautiful during the shoot. I felt like I was confident enough to bear more skin than ever before! I was doing the best I could at being sexy which is not my norm!

I think Katie did an amazing job with lighting and editing them to make them look great. If others were to see my photos, they wouldn't believe that I'm self conscious! I would like to do more in the future! Thank you for what you do. Empowering women and couples to capture their passions is awesome.

Taylor {A Boudoir Story}

I'll never get over the amazing stories of the women who walk into my studio. The things they've endured and the experiences they've had all shape who they are today and it's an honor to be able to encourage their badassery or hand them a little piece of confidence that they didn't even know they could have. This girl is just one of many awesome babes that I get to work with.

Walking into this session, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. I was excited. I was nervous. I was super body conscious; more so than I have ever been. I am not a small girl. I never have been. I had seen all these amazing boudoir shots of these beautiful, thin girls and never in a million years expected my photos to turn out that perfect.

I’ve had body issues my entire life. Even when my depression hit in high school and I became super thin, I still saw myself as this “fat girl.” I self harmed because of my body image. I never thought I’d be good enough, and that’s something that I still struggle with so much so today, even though I have accepted myself for who I am. Even though I do see myself as a beautifully flawed person.

I looked at myself in the mirror after having my hair and makeup done and don’t even recognize myself. I was gorgeous! I had never seen myself like this. I instantly felt a million times more confident and beautiful. I told myself, “I SO got this!”

The photo shoot in itself was so fun and comfortable. Katie was cracking jokes and telling me how amazing I looked, and how awesome I was doing. The pictures turned out so much better than I thought! I looked just as beautiful as those gorgeous thinner girls, and I just couldn’t believe it. I wanted to show those photos to the world; something I never thought I’d be comfortable doing.

If you’ve been wondering about a photo shoot with Katie- don’t hesitate. She is absolutely amazing. She made this rundown mom look hot! She’s 110% got you. She can and WILL make you look hot too!

Andrea {A Boudoir Story}

This girl has me literally crying in my chair right now. This is it guys. This is why I do what I do. Seeing women transform before my eyes and see themselves as the beautiful creatures they are, it's priceless. You're worth it. I promise.

Ever since I was in middle school, I was picked on because I had gained some weight from quitting gymnastics. I struggled with weight gain and weight loss all throughout high school and I even fought with bulimia for a small time. I felt like even though I was told my face was pretty, the rest of me really didn't follow through.

I tried to commit suicide my senior year of high school partly because of what I was going through with being bullied and fighting with depression. Losing the weight I had gained from the surgery was tough in and of itself. I have been even more self conscious because of the enormous scar on my stomach.

Even with things that had happened in my marriage, I felt like I wasn't enough. I wasn't pretty. I wasn't skinny. I wasn't as smart or energetic as he wanted. Nothing I did was right. I felt worthless and useless.

Throughout those years I had thought about getting my pictures done but I was always nervous or scared because I wasn't skinny and because I didn't feel beautiful. But that all changed after I took the plunge this past week.

Yes, I was still nervous as ever when I showed up at her studio. Yes, I was still self conscious about how I looked and how I viewed myself. But then I looked myself in the mirror after having my hair and makeup done and I felt like I was a model. I never knew I could be that beautiful, even if it was just me who saw it. I already felt like a different person.

From there, things only got better! During the shoot, Katie made me feel so sexy and photogenic. She made me feel so comfortable in my own skin. The excitement built every time she took a picture. I could feel myself gaining confidence. I felt like a whole different person.

When I saw my photos for the first time, I cried. I never knew that I could be that beautiful or sexy. That feeling is something that I have decided that I need to keep. So naturally, I will be going back to Katie again.

My favorite part of the session was Katie helping encourage me. She let me know that I was doing great and that I looked marvelous! She was nothing short of wonderful.

So if you are thinking of getting your pictures done, be ready to view yourself differently. You may feel nervous at first but Katie takes great care of her clients and she does such a wonderful job. You will not be disappointed!