Why Boudoir?
Oooh y’all! This is one of my favorite questions!
Why Boudoir, when there are so many other forms of photography?
Let’s take a trip down memory lane.
I started my photography business in 2013 with families and children. I did weddings, birthdays, couples, engagements and more! Then it happened. I found boudoir.
At first I thought it would be just another genre I would add to my ever growing list of things I photographed. I love the idea behind it, empowering women and helping them feel beautiful. I wasn’t all in at that point though.. Until I did my own session. Then the game changed.
In a single moment I went from Boudoir is cool and a great addition to holy smokes I have to shoot this. I have to give this feeling to every woman in the world.
Y’all I felt amazing. I felt strong and beautiful and not at all how I had felt going in to the session. Then a few days went by and the feeling lasted. I noticed that when I looked in the mirror the body I usually hated and cried over wasn’t something I was crying over as much anymore. It started me on a self love journey, that I am still on, and helped me realize that just because I’m not model skinny and not super fit doesn’t mean that I am not beautiful and that my body doesn’t deserve to be loved. Because it does!
Now to present day.
I am doing what I LOVE. I have a better self image than I ever have, while at almost the heaviest I have been. I am changing peoples lives, in a way I never thought possible. It’s crazy!
I use to believe that body image was something you couldn’t change, unless you changed your body. Now I am realizing it’s not about changing anything except your image of yourself. It’s not always easy to walk through the doors of a boudoir studio but more often than not it’s worth it.
That feeling though, that’s my why. Giving that feeling to women, it gets me all in my feelings. I know what it’s like to hate your body, I know what it’s like to cry over it not being what you want it to be and I know what it’s like to have the way you see yourself turned upside down. It’s an amazing thing and I am honored to give that to women.
Here’s what some of my girls had to say:
Amber - Five in Person Sessions
“Girl, every single session with you awakens a part of me that I thought I had lost. After having the boys I didn’t feel sexy, I didn’t even feel beautiful. I had image issues long before I got pregnant but the stretch marks and extra pounds just made my image issues even worse. I had never felt less sexy in my life. I didn’t even want my husband kissing me because I felt SO unattractive. Fast forward to now, 5 sessions? (I lost count honestly!) that part of me is coming back, I’m finding the love for myself all over again times 10! It’s a complete 180, I don’t mind my extra pounds and stretch marks, and my husband definitely doesn’t mind ( I was dumb to think he would obviously 😂!) Nikki has helped me see myself in such a different light that i have enough confidence to post some of my sessions onto my personal page! 😂 I love them so much!”
Jenna - One in Person Session
“I gained confidence I didn’t know existed! I went in super self conscious because of all of the extra weight and stretch marks and pouch that i gained from having my daughter and left feeling like a queen. I loved that you and amber showed me exactly how to pose and what faces to make! And the outcome was unreallllll my boyfriend LOVED them and I felt as if we re-connected because I just felt that much better about myself! I highly recommend you over and over again to anyone who needs pick me up or a confidence booster! Went it feeling like a potato, left feeling like French fries! 😂🤪 definitely would do it again and choose Nikki and Amber every. Single. Time!”
Kasie - One in Person Session and One Virtual Session
“Every time I come to you, it’s for more than the photos. You make me see past my imperfections and awaken the goddess in me. You not only make me feel comfortable in my skin, you make me feel SEXY in it. As a mother of two, my body is not what it once was... and even though I’m the biggest I have ever been... you made me love myself JUST the way I am.”
Anonymous - One in Person Session
“I was very nervous going into my session. Obviously, I had never done anything like this before and did not know what to expect. From the get go, Nikki and Amber were so encouraging and made sure I felt comfortable. They did that by being relaxed, calm and collected. They walked me through every single pose, made me feel like a hot babe with every click of the camera, and really helped me get into the shoot. By the end of the session, I felt 100 times more comfortable with my body, and even more than that, I felt confident. Thank you so much for allowing me this opportunity and for helping me overcome my fears and nervousness! I would recommend this type of shoot for any women. Even if you never share a single photo, I guarantee you will leave feeling like a different women!!”
Tori - Two in Person Sessions
“When I arrived I was literally convinced that I wasn’t going to do it. I had contemplated rescheduling it because I was not having it. I ended up going but was super shy and reserved at first. Amber and Nikki made me feel not just sexy, but beautiful. I know for a fact my friendship grew for you that day and as for amber the way we talked was like we were friends for YEARS!!! I left feeling on fire, like I was a badass and like I could do anything I put my mind to. I left confident. Every here and there I still have those days of doubt but I’m definitely more confident in myself after 2 boudoir sessions with you than I ever imagined I would be.”