As I read what this beautiful client-friend wrote about how her boudoir experience impacted her, I felt tears welling up in my eyes. As they began to spill over, I got to the section where she told me — I cried as I stroked my hands down the page of this body of mine and said quietly, “this is me, and I am so beautiful.”

Our outward beauty isn’t our currency for existing in the world, and in my studio, there’s no beauty fee. You can show up full glam or completely natural, and you’ll be celebrated, supported, and loved equally.

How important is it to you to do things for yourself that make you feel beautiful and confident? Things that remind you of all the best parts of yourself? Self-love and self-care rituals matter so much!

Boudoir isn’t something that’s within most people’s comfort zones, but doing a session can lead to more self-love and expanding your comfort zone while learning more about yourself in the process.

One of my favorite parts of this work is getting to celebrate so many different people in the studio. It fills my cup so much to have the opportunity to create with you!

This babe has a presence that I can only describe as feeling like a hug from your mom — she’s warm, gentle, and kind. Working with her was a privilege, and one that impacted me as much as it did her.

Like this babe said, investing in a boudoir session is investing in how you choose to view herself. It means so much to me when my clients trust me to capture them as they are; that’s literally all I can ever ask for!

“Every woman needs a self confidence boost sometime in their life. This definitely did that. I want to be better to myself and love myself more. I want to help start celebrating other woman as best as I can. To show them they should love themselves no matter what they look like.”

Giving the gift of a boudoir album to your soon-to-be spouse is one of the most intimate, thoughtful gifts. It’s saying — I love you and I trust you — and isn’t that the foundation a marriage should be built on?

The way that I hold space for you in the studio is very intentional — I do my best to be transparent and collaborate with you during the experience to make space for you to make choices that help you feel empowered in the process.

For those who don’t know Elaina, she is fabulous at literally everything she does. She came to the studio for a session this summer so she could write about her boudoir experience with me in an article for News4U!

Though I love boudoir as an intimate gift to your significant other, sessions with me are self-centered first and foremost. My hope is that when you’re booking your own boudoir experience, you’re doing it for you, just like this babe did.

It’s such an honor to be walk beside my clients on their journeys with self confidence and self love, and it lights me up to hear that the people who trust me to capture these photos for them are choosing to do a session for themselves.

The first time I dipped my toes into the world of boudoir on my own, I was surrounded by my very best friends. We spent the day laughing, gossiping, and celebrating each other. I didn’t know it then, but that day has impacted every boudoir session since.

A session with me is so much more than a business transaction. Once you’ve had a session with me, I consider you a friend forever and will cheer you on long after our time in the studio together.

Your first experience with boudoir can seem intimidating, but I promise in reality it’s as relaxed and low stress as I can make it! Let me walk you through what happens during a session start to finish, and see more of her gorgeous photos while we’re at it!

The photos we captured during this session are entirely representative of her, which is what I love most about them. These photos show a woman, a mom, a wife just being and existing in a space created for her.

“I chose to invest in a boudoir session 100% for myself and my self-confidence. It was LIBERATING AF.” The feedback I get most often after sessions is that my clients left the studio feeling so much more confident in themselves, which is my absolute favorite thing to hear!

Self-love isn't something you can find a quick fix for or shortcut your way to the end of. It’s a practice, and as the seasons of our life change, our needs change along with them. It’s an endless discovery of ourselves, and isn’t that beautiful?

The first question that a lot of my clients ask right after booking their session is the age old — “okay Ellie, but what am I going to wear?!” — I’ve totally gotchu. You don’t have to invest in a whole new wardrobe to look stunning in your photos, and I can help you shop your closet first!