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!

Mary {A Boudoir Story}

A short and sweet blog post for you today. I always tell my clients that this experience is all about THEM. It’s about breaking down all those barriers and misconceptions that women hold onto so tightly. While society is getting better about showing people of all sizes and abilities in advertising, it still highlights the need to be “skinny” or “have perfect large perky boobs” or whatever attribute that is socially most attractive at that time in history. It makes it super hard to be confident about ourselves no matter what our body type is because we always focus on what we think that we lack.

While most of my clients still come into the studio thinking that they are giving a gift to someone else, it ALWAYS becomes a gift to themselves as well. The images might make a great gift to a significant other, but the EXPERIENCE is all about you, about making you feel smoking hot in the body that you’re in, about embracing your “flaws” and highlighting the things that make you you.

Without further ado - I give you Mary: “I thought I was doing this for my husband's big birthday that's coming up. I think it was actually more for me! I felt so beautiful and the photos turned out so amazing! I'm thrilled I decided to do this for us. It will be something I can look back on for years to come.”

Jessica {A Journey to Self-Love}

Breasts. It seems in our society, that's what defines a woman. They've been used to sell everything from lingerie to burgers. They command attention and seem to determine rank amongst your peers. I've never had them, I should know. I spent the majority of my life being self conscious about being less than "endowed". I've heard "but you have this or that" but it still didn't change how I felt about my body. It wasn't until I was in my 30s that I realized it didn't matter. I didn't have to let boobs (or lack thereof) define me. I started to accept myself and love myself.

Then everything changed. It started with a lump in my right breast. Luckily, benign. Not so for my sister. Hundreds of miles apart, I was getting good news while she was getting the worst news- she had stage 4 breast cancer, triple negative. No treatment, no chance of recovery. The aggressive nature and inability to treat with conventional methods made her battle short lived. She passed a week before her birthday. My life was forever changed.

How did this happen? Why? She was so young. No one had answers, just more questions. What's your family history? You need genetic testing. You have a genetic mutation, what are you going to do? It was dizzying. I couldn't even handle the information. It looks months (and a lot of self examination) to decide on a prophylactic mastectomy. Then I literally had no boobs. And I couldn't do simple tasks like showering or dressing myself or brushing my hair. Talk about a hit to my self esteem. But I knew I did what I needed to do, and the support I had was invaluable.

I had always admired Katie's work and had always wanted to work with her. I finally booked a shoot, mid-reconstruction. In this body that doesn't even feel like my own? With these awful tissue expanders where breasts once were? After I've laid around for months in recovery, eating Chinese takeout and not even considering a workout? Was I crazy??? Nope. I cried when I saw my pictures. I felt so beautiful and so proud of myself.

All the nervousness I had before the shoot was uncalled for. Katie made me feel amazing (and her artist made me look amazing!) My scars are beautiful. They will forever remind me that I got to live. What better gift can you ask for? I still have another surgery to go, and I may never feel whole, but I'll learn to love myself again. Beauty comes from the inside, not from having a perfect body. Thank you Katie, for helping me and so many other women see that

Daily Choice Recap

With fall quickly approaching, it is time to reflect on the year so far and plan for 2019 (scary, I know!) As much as I'm not looking forward to winter, I do love this time of the year for my business. I'm such a planner and the process of analyzing how my business is doing, what's working and what isn't is such a therapeutic process for me. I love to plan out new things for future years and try to be the best that I can for my clients.

This is also my time of year to give thanks, for my clients, for the groups that encourage me so much, for my mentors and friends who stick by me and help me to grow out of my comfort zone. Today I'm especially thankful looking back at all of my Daily Choice Awards from AIBP (a boudoir association full of some of the most AMAZING boudoir photographers around the country). It's amazing to think that some of my images are listed among the talent that is found in this group. Below is a trip through the year of awards.

Thank you all for being a part of my journey, my passion, and my life.

Play Time {A Boudoir Story}

What happens when a photographer gets one day access to the most phenomenal building in town? BOUDOIR ALL DAY! We gathered up a few models, hair and makeup artists and photographers, brought beds, outfits, a beautiful cake and flowers to the venue and made a day of it. It could honestly not have gone any better. It was an absolute dream and I'm dying to go back already. Check it out below!

Makeup: Jessica Hall
Hair: Lyndsey Lenee
Cake: For the Love of Sweets

Jodie and Ryan - The Struggle with IVF {Session Review}

I've known Jodie since college and have loved her so so much through the years. She's been with me through graduations, job changes, very first Slumber Parties events, very first boudoir sessions, breakups, weddings, a whole array of important events. If you have ever spoken to her, then you know that she is so full of passion. Passion for her job, passion for her husband, for their pups, for her friends. She has wanted to be a mother for a long time and the struggle for her is beyond anything that I can imagine.

She has been SO STRONG in being able to share her journey and shed light on the fact that there are so many women struggling silently with this. One in eight women struggle with this and nobody's really talking about it. I'm so glad she is willing to share her story with us. There's so much emotion in this blog. It has sadness, disappointment, grief, love and most importantly hope.  Also, a special thanks to Glam by Jeet for the amazing hair and makeup artistry. Here we go:

May 17, 2015 I married my best friend. We were in our mid twenties, and just decided to “let things happen” and stopped using any type of birth control on our honeymoon. 6 months passed, no pregnancy, which isn’t unusual. A year passed, still nothing. Then the doctor visits began, it was three years before we finally received a diagnosis. 1095 days of waiting for an answer.

It hit me like a ton of bricks when I realized the issue was me, and while my condition is rare (which is why a diagnosis took so long) it made our chances of conceiving naturally less than 1%. Our only option now for a family is In Vitro Fertilization. And even with that, each cycle is a 37% chance of a live birth.

Not only that, but the process is also taxing, mentally, physically, and financially. IVF isn’t just growing an embryo in a Petri dish, it’s waiting until the timing is perfect for your body, it’s multiple daily injections, suppositories (and not for your butt), pills, patches, and bloodwork. More waiting. Waiting to see if you had any viable eggs, waiting to see how many of those viable eggs fertilize, waiting to see if any make it to the blastocyst stage. And then, if you’re lucky enough to have a viable embryo, more shots, and implanting it. Then more waiting, two weeks in fact, to know if the implantation worked. And if it doesn’t? Well, scroll back up to the top & repeat.

So next time you go to ask someone in casual conversation when they are starting a family, don’t. Because if you ask me, I won’t hold back. Waiting on our miracle, 1168 days & counting.

Glambassador Brittany {A Boudoir Story}

Growing up I never really hated my body. I was happy and athletic. It wasn't until I turned 23 and became diagnosed with a chronic disease that I started to hate my body. When I first became sick I was miserable I was below 100 lbs, I couldn't even look at myself while naked let alone let my husband see me!

My flare passed and I started to gain weight back but still never made it back to my healthy weight. I still didn't feel comfortable in my skin, for years I was this way. Then yet again my body fell under an awful flare, I had to have surgery and have an ostomy bag attached to my body to help me heal. Talk about an all time self-confidence low!! It took my months to even think about changing shirts in front of my husband. Intimacy was out the window for me!!

Then Katie and I had a long and beautiful talk about how I could prove myself wrong with boudoir photos. So I made the decision to go see her. Katie was the first to really see my bag outside of family and Doctors, and boy was I nervous!! Gosh I think I shook the whole time she helped me with outfits and the first set of shots she took. Then with Katie's amazing guidance and her ability to literally see the beauty in every woman, I became more confident throughout our first shoot.

When the glambassador positions came up and I just had to apply! By this time I no longer had my ostomy bag and had gained my weight back, I was finally nearing my healthy weight. Honestly, I was still struggling because of my scars from surgery and also being rounder than I have been in years!! But yet again Katie and her team showed me how beautiful I can be throughout any stage of my body and disease.

My husband and I are so in love with the way these boudoir sessions have changed my confidence! I have never felt more sexy or beautiful in my entire life!! I couldn't Thank Katie, her glam team, and the boudoir community enough, for the beauty and love they create and radiate!!

Glambassador Autumn {A Boudoir Story}

I have always wanted to do a Boudoir session but lacked the confidence to book an appointment. I kept saying to myself, "lose 20 pounds, or wait until you get a tan!!" I wanted to look like what Hollywood shows us how we should look. A certain standard.

I have never fit into that Hollywood standard. I have always had an issue with what I see in the mirror, with no clothes on or in sexy lingerie. I avoid mirrors like it's the plague. I have let hurtful comments from men replay in my head over and over until I have literally believed them. The strange thing is, I have never heard women tear me down but rather the men have and for most of my life.

One day, a friend of mine invited me to Katie's Boudoir private group page and Katie offered up an application if you will to become one of her Glambassadors. I kept looking at it and reading it. Wanting to apply and then backed off and went to apply again and thought to myself, "why not, what have a got to lose?" I never thought I would have been been chosen. But that day has played a significant change in me. A new me. No more rude, derogatory comments will bother me, no more abusive words will tear me down. NO MORE!!!! So I accepted the position as Glambassador and chose to walk down the path to a new me and to help create a new path for all women and of all sizes. I hope to be a part of this movement and stop the problem we have as women. We should be uplifting our sisters, friends, co-workers and such. Instead of tearing down these beautiful creatures we are all meant to be. Doing this Boudoir session will empower you as a woman...I promise!!!

My biggest fear before my photo shoot was: will the cellulite show up, will my big legs and arms look bigger in the pictures, will my lower pooch be a prominent element in the pictures from having surgeries and kids. Basically, will all the flaws that I see look gross in the pictures??? The answer is NO. Katie is such a professional and has a keen eye and how to use the lighting and angle of the camera to show off your assets!!! My confidence in myself was about a 4 out of 10. After the photo shoot, my confidence level was a 20. I was on a high all night long. Then, Katie sent me about 4 images and I was all on fire!!! I couldn't believe that was ME in those photos. ME!!!!! I couldn't stop looking at them and days later, I am in complete AWE!!!! It literally made me proud and tears flowed down my cheeks. All these years I have been seeing myself all wrong.

I was absolutely nervous before the shoot. I'm such a planner and I really didn't know what to expect. But once I arrived and met the glam team, my nerves disappeared quickly!!! Her team is completely amazing and the transformation is outstanding!! After I looked in the mirror and saw my makeup and my hair; it lit a fire in me. I was going to perform, with Katie's guidance and make her proud as a Glambassador and to make myself proud!!!

I would highly recommend Katie and her team. If you have been holding back for any reason, let it all go and do this for yourself. Empower yourself!! It's in you and Katie will guide you the whole way!!!

Andrea {A -second- Boudoir Story}

My idea of how I see beauty standards is that while women need to have a certain slim look, if you aren't skinny and toned, you are fat. If you are plus sized, you are fat. But then people want to say that you should love yourself no matter your size or shape. While the latter is true, there is so much more to that.

While we should be happy and confident with our bodies, we also need to remember that it's not just a physical issue, it's a mental one too. A lot of women like me have low self esteem for different reasons or from certain things that have happened to us. For me, while I do need to get healthier and lose weight per my doctor, it's mostly about my mentality of the whole idea because of physical and emotional scars, of extra stomach fat, of not feeling pretty or skinny or sexy no matter what I wear, because of how I see myself versus other women.

In one of my past relationships, I was cheated on multiple times and I was never complimented. Ever. He was abusive in all forms and I felt like I was nothing. I was told I was worthless and useless. I never thought I was pretty enough or skinny enough even though I was a lot skinnier then than I am now. I felt like I was the ugliest female that walked the earth. How could someone ever love me like this? I was so broken. So lost. In need of love and affection. In need of affirming that I am beautiful or sexy or at least worth something.

Whether she realizes it or not, Katie is helping me through this difficult journey of self love, confidence in my own body, changing how I view myself in the bedroom, and knowing my self worth. While I am in a better relationship now, I still have a lot of healing to do and learning how to have confidence. Katie is so encouraging throughout these sessions that you can't help but to feel her excitement and confidence in this whole idea. She radiates happiness and passion that automatically flows right into you. She makes you feel so attractive and sexy. Because of that, you automatically feel confident and ready to strike those poses and embrace your womanhood! Oh the difference even just a little encouragement can make.

If you are nervous about trying a boudoir photoshoot, you needn't be. Katie is so easy to talk to and she is the sweetest. Just talk to her first and she will help calm you down while her artist does your hair and makeup. After you look at yourself in the mirror when the artist is done, you will automatically feel elated and stunned. Your confidence goes up and it helps you become excited for your shoot! When you get into your lingerie ... or not ;) ... you will feel like you are a Hollywood starlet! Katie walks you through everything and suggests different poses for you to be able to do. The more she takes pictures, the easier it is to be calm and enjoy the experience of embracing your womanhood. You can flaunt your curves and sexiness while also being able to look elegant and classy. When she shows you your pictures after she has edited them, it will blow you away! And I will just put this out there .. there may be tears at this point. No matter how you view yourself, these photos will remind you that you ARE beautiful. You ARE sexy. You ARE worth it. But most importantly, that you are a woman through and through. The journey to confidence and self love may still be longer than you expect, but this is such a great start to changing the way you see yourself. You will not be disappointed! ♡ I promise you that.

Glambassador Brittany {A Boudoir Story}

I heard about Katie's boudoir work through a friend of mine. She said she did a session, and was absolutely glowing with confidence when she showed me her photos. My friend told me I should do a session, and I thought, "I don't think so" and gave a nervous giggle. Katie's work was amazing, but I wasn't the type to really leave it all out there.

Throughout middle and high school, I was teased, ridiculed, and harassed for my fast developing curves. It took a lot of years, a lot of God, and a lot of doting from my husband to feel the way I do about myself. Still, I wasn't sure I was able to do something so "not me". I'm a tomboy, musician, and for the most part, an introvert. But then...
...This same friend sent me a link to Katie's website, and what came up was that she was looking for "Glambassadors"; women who wanted to lift up other women. Women that had been through things with their bodies. Women that may also need a confidence boost. I thought, "Ya know what? I'm going to try to become a glambassador. If I, a size 16, can strip myself down to lingerie in front of a camera and learn to be comfortable, maybe I can help someone else love their body."

The email letting me know I was chosen to be a glambassador immediately sent a wave of excitement through me. I was going to get prettied up by professionals and, as my husband said, finally see myself the way he does. The butterflies and countdown began.

Fast forward to the day of the shoot, I arrive at Katie's studio, bag of next-to-nothings in hand. "I am curvy. I am porcelain. I am a queen" I thought to myself, almost trying to convince myself in my mother's voice. And as soon as I walked in, the air felt calm. I knew this was a place where girls of every shape and size were put on a pedestal and encouraged and empowered.

Throughout hair, makeup, and the shoot, all I felt was acceptance. I felt like I was on top of the world. Every flaw I feared to bear seemed nonexistent. The constant encouragement and coaching made me feel like a goddess. When I finally saw my pictures, I was speechless. I'd never seen myself look so feminine and soft. I actually believed and was ready to admit that I looked pretty. My confidence has soared from this experience, and I'm so glad I did it.
Any woman that has ever had a problem with herself or has battled to come to a point of self love, needs to do a session with Katie Larrington. Her work goes far beyond photography. Her work is uplifting her fellow female, and that's exactly what she does.

Boudoir Sample Album 2

I love the Boudoir Album so much that I got a second. I just couldn't help myself and you guys will see why.

For this 10x10 album we went with a standard black cover but we upgraded to a gorgeous acrylic cover and velvet paper to give it a little extra BAM! 

Can you believe this?! These gorgeous thick, lay-flat pages, the gorgeous folio and AMAZING acrylic cover? What more can you ask for?

Boudoir Album Sample 1

Here's what you've all been waiting for! Our Boudoir Albums are MY FAVORITE albums! They are the prettiest thing I think I've ever seen. You guys aren't ready for the beauty. Check them out:

These albums come standard with lustre or silk paper, standard or luxury covers and 10 spreads. It also comes with an amazing folio containing two beautiful images and a luxury box for an amazing package look. 

For our 12x12 album, we chose 20 spreads on our amazing silk paper with a standard (but GORGEOUS) Bordeaux cover. Can you believe this color!?

Even just the box it comes in is amazing and holds all the contents beautifully. It has the same thick, lay-flat pages as our other amazing albums so you know you can't go wrong!

Basic Album Sample

In our second week of album samples we are introducing the Basic Album. However, there's absolutely nothing basic about our Basic Album! Let's take a look!

It is full of sparkles and is the perfect album for those who like to be a little flashy. It comes with lustre or silk paper and any of our standard or luxury covers! 

For our 10x10 sample, we chose the luxury cover Pearl Sky, it's so sparkly and gorgeous and for sure not basic. With 10 spreads of the amazing silk paper, it's sure to turn heads!  

Featuring thick, lay-flat spreads, this album is just perfect for someone who wants just the basics when it comes to albums without all the extras. Just an amazing product, the original way.

Antique Album Sample

If you haven't already heard, we got 3 new kinds of albums for you to choose from instead of only having one option! Now you can choose the style that fits best with your personality and I'm so excited to share them with you in this series! We will start with our Antique Album:

This album is super cool for people who love the outdoors as it has a wooden cover or that like unique albums that stand out from the crowd of leather albums. They come standard with lustre or silk paper, black or oak wood, a luxury matching wooden box and 10 spreads. Our sample is an 8x8 album with lustre paper and black wood with 16 spreads. I can't tell you how amazing this looks in person! 

With lay-flat spreads and thick pages, these albums are sure to drop some jaws. Swing by the studio to check them out!

Danielle {A Boudoir Story}

The whole reason I do what I do is for women like this one. Sure, it can make a great gift for a significant other or a spouse, but do it for you. Do it for the empowerment, the confidence, the self worth. Because you deserve every single bit of it.

I have to admit, when I got the wild idea to actually let myself do a boudoir shoot, I kind of thought I may have gone crazy. I'm not a very confident person and I have not particularly been crazy about my body. I walked in to my session really scared and nervous. I didn't feel like an average girl had any business showing off or being proud of her body, proud enough to embrace it or show it off. Boudoir photography has been labeled as trashy, skanky and attention seeking. Females who do this must just be out for attention for the wrong reasons. But why not this? Why can't a woman try something new? Something to give much needed confidence? Why not embrace our body that God gave us?

I am a 30 year old mother of two, and yes I did this just for myself, just for me. I did this to empower myself and to allow myself to love me as I am. I am not a typically confident person, let alone a person who is okay with their body. I was absolutely physically and emotionally comfortable with Katie. From the moment I walked in, she complimented and encouraged me every step of the way and never stopped making me laugh. Having my hair and makeup done made me feel so beautiful! I felt safe, I felt confident and I felt okay with loving my body as it is. I walked out feeling like it was finally okay to love myself and my body - just the way God made me.

I was STUNNED when I saw my images for the first time. I could not even believe that I was the girl in the photos. I looked too confident, too relaxed. The session really helped boost my self confidence and self image. To be made to feel and look beautiful gives you a gift of confidence. Society can roll its eyes and shame this type of thing but maybe we should build ladies up to love themselves more...just like Katie has done for me.

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!

Barbara {A Boudoir Story}

If it weren't for Katie, her sense of humor, and outstanding professionalism, I'm not sure I would have gone through with it. I almost didn't do it. I cancelled once. I doubted myself. I doubted Katie. I thought it would be a waste of money. I convinced myself I would hate it. I thought my husband would laugh at it. I'm too old for this. I felt dumb for even contemplating it.....the list goes on. I honestly thought I was wasting my time and that I was going to hate every photo.

I was NOT physically or emotionally comfortable walking in the door. I really wasn't. I'm not exactly sure how Katie's "magic" works, but she had me laughing at myself in no time. It ended up being a lot of fun. I very quickly went from covering every inch of me to changing in front of her like we had known each other for years. Next time I would change my state of mind from the start.

I walked out LOVING my hair and still not so sure about my make-up. It was more than what I am used to. I was wrong again. Next time, I will let the professionals do their job and not over think it so much. I forgot that I can be beautiful! That is so easy to do when you are busy with this thing called LIFE.

My husband actually got a little emotional over his 8X8 black leather book. But honestly, this is the single best thing I have done for MYSELF in many years. If there is ONE take away from this whole experience, it is that I am still attractive. I have been married for 20 years and this single experience has reminded me that I am also the same person that I was 20 years ago. Thank you Katie. My husband REALLY thanks you!!! xoxo

Heather {A Boudoir Story}

I don't even know what I would do without my amazing clients. It's so fun to see them come out of their shell during our time together. I can't explain the feeling that I get every time I receive a sweet message saying that I helped someone with their body image, helped create a great gift, or just uplifted someones mood even if only for an hour.

"In today's society us ladies feel like we have to have a perfect body, even after having a child. It doesn't always "go back" not everyone is lucky to have everything go back to how it was, I know I wasn't one of those lucky ones, but I was lucky to have a healthy, handsome boy. And that's all that matters.

I've always had a little "pouch" even when I was at my lowest weight (in high school). I have always hated my body, there was something I always wanted to change... But after having this photoshoot with Katie has changed the way I think about myself. I look in the mirror and see a beautiful girl that needs to stop putting her self down all the time. I am still sexy even if a little extra weight still hasn't gone away.

When Katie sent me a couple photos the night after my photoshoot... Oh goodness, I couldn't stop smiling or looking at them. I so wanted to show my husband but it was for a gift, so I sent them to my mom and my cousin.

My favorite part was dressing up of course, putting on glittery sexy high heels and looking in the mirror, especially after putting on the body suit that look intimidating (I was doubting myself the whole time)... I put it on and I looked HOT!!

Ladies, if you have been wanting to do a boudoir photoshoot but want to get those "extra 5 pounds off" don't wait, just do it now!!! You will be amazed how beautiful you are.

The photos and the experience were absolutely amazing, every lady needs a book of herself in lingerie. Even if it's just for her. And men if you want a gift that will last forever, buy her a session ;)"

3 Reasons to do Boudoir Pictures if you're Single

Wanting to have a boudoir session but hesitant because you're single? "Who will see them besides me?" "Why bother when you have no one to give them to?" Girl, I totally understand.

We all have insecurities about ourselves, we are programmed that way these days. Every week I have ladies messaging me that they would like to have a session but need to lose five pounds, that they're insecure about their small boobs, love handles, I even had a client who thought her athletic muscles were too big and made her look less feminine. They may seem like valid reasons, but I promise you, there are tricks ladies. Tricks of lighting and posing that can emphasize your favorite things about yourself and minimize the things that we don't love.

I personally have my boudoir sessions taken every year or so whether I'm in a relationship or not. These sessions are purely for me, because I like to feel gorgeous. If I have someone to share them with, great, but not a necessity. Here are 5 reasons that I think you should take the plunge even if you're single.

1. The Confidence Boost: I know I say this a lot, but it's because I mean it. I see people literally transform in front of my eyes during a session. Even the most reserved, timid clients turn into gorgeous butterflies strutting their stuff, unafraid of their bodies and totally confident at the end of a session. Confidence is attractive, ladies. Have you ever been on a date with someone who was cute, successful but needed reassurance that everything was ok all the time? I can show you that you're way more gorgeous than you give yourself credit for.

2. Wake Up With A Sexy Attitude: One of my favorite things about having my boudoir pictures taken is hanging them up in my bedroom or master bathroom. Every single morning on my way from my bed to the bathroom mirror, I pass the sexiest image of myself printed 24x30 and I smile at how awesome I am. Having that first image in the morning being a positive one instead of the one I get when I reach the bathroom - all bed head and smudged mascara, zits and morning breath - is a game changer. Even if you're the only one who lives there, even if you have kids (pick one that's anonymous or less "sexy" but still beautiful), even if you think it's weird, I promise you it will change the tone of your mornings.

3. Imagine this: I'm seeing a huge trend of brides giving grooms albums on their wedding days which is super adorable and I'm totally in love with everything about this. BUT, imagine that in 2 years you find your soul mate and have been taking boudoir pictures each year. When you get married 2 years later you have 4 years worth of images to put in his album. Picture him reading a sweet note, "This is the culmination of years of waiting for you to come along, you were worth the wait." I'm not crying, you're crying, and he will be too.

Don't hesitate to book a session if you've decided that you are worth investing in. Even if you're still "just" a single woman. You deserve it.