~* Ash *~
With all the lingerie and Victoria's Secret gift cards that I got at my bridal shower, I've seriously been considering having a boudoir shoot for Lu.
Boudoir photography is essentially the bridal version of Glamour Shots. (Yes, as in "the" Glamour Shots. Apparently, they still exist but have nixed the feather boas!)
You take your average bride, add makeup, fluff her hair, and then take coquette-ish pictures of the newly-minted, bombshell in lingerie. After the shoot, the photos are retouched and put into a nice album or hardcover book.
Boudoir photography is meant to be fun, sexy, and flirty. The photographers are skilled to make you feel comfortable and look gorgeous -- not trashy or slutty. At $200-1000+ for a photo shoot and an album, you certainly pay for the entire glamour experience.
It's become so popular, that it's now a trend for women to give their grooms pictures as a wedding present. Since our photography package comes with a free engagement session that we aren't using, I contemplated having a boudoir session instead.
I've decided that a boudoir book is much more appropriate for our first-year anniversary for the following reasons:
Boudoir photography is essentially the bridal version of Glamour Shots. (Yes, as in "the" Glamour Shots. Apparently, they still exist but have nixed the feather boas!)
You take your average bride, add makeup, fluff her hair, and then take coquette-ish pictures of the newly-minted, bombshell in lingerie. After the shoot, the photos are retouched and put into a nice album or hardcover book.
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| From normal to "wow" by photographer Ellen Ho: www.hong-photography.com |
Boudoir photography is meant to be fun, sexy, and flirty. The photographers are skilled to make you feel comfortable and look gorgeous -- not trashy or slutty. At $200-1000+ for a photo shoot and an album, you certainly pay for the entire glamour experience.
It's become so popular, that it's now a trend for women to give their grooms pictures as a wedding present. Since our photography package comes with a free engagement session that we aren't using, I contemplated having a boudoir session instead.
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| Bridal Boudoir by Pussycat Pinups: www.pussycatpinups.com |
#1) The groom normally opens the present before the wedding.... Although I can have a "for your eyes only" clause, I don't want to risk having Lu's closest friends, plus his dad, and my 15-year-old nephew -- talk about scarred for life -- seeing me in my unmentionables.
#2) He has me on our wedding day. After all of our time being celibate, I'm sure that I'll be a much better gift than some pictures. Besides, if he wants photos of me in lingerie, then we can take our own that night. (Hey, don't judge me! I'll be a married woman.)
#3) Most people -- both men and women -- gain weight after they get married. The average woman gains right around 20 lbs during her first year of marriage. Yikes! What better incentive to stay in shape than knowing that you're going to be taking pics in your undies in a few months? Trust me, re-touching can only do so much.
#4) The first anniversary gift is paper after all. ;-)
#4) The first anniversary gift is paper after all. ;-)
Great idea!!! Wish I'd gotten this done for my husband.... I still might. ;-)