When Miss R walked into the Belle Boudoir photography studio, she had no idea what she was getting herself into. She had decided that although a boudoir session was significantly beyond her level of comfort, that it would be an awesome gift for her boyfriend. When she arrived she was nervous, a tad scared of the unknown process of a professional photo shoot, and not completely confident that our hair and makeup artist, @NikomaSouza would know how to work with her naturally curly African American hair.

For most our clients, having 1.5-2hrs of hair and makeup prior to their shoot, allows time to calm down a bit, settle into their experience, and bring out their inner sex kitten. This is exactly what happened with Miss R. *rawr*

By the time Miss R was done with hair and makeup, she was dancing and prancing around the studio in excitement. She felt beautiful. She felt confident. She felt SEXY. Miss R had no reservations putting on a skintight one piece, thigh highs, and sky high heels. She arched her back and pointed her toes like a pro (with incredible direction from our Photographer, @CherylJones).

At the end of the day, Miss R left with more than an incredible gift for her boyfriend. She left with more confidence, more feminine empowerment, and more pep in her step than she had bargained for.

We LOVE this before and after of Miss R. What do you think?

Three stunning friends and Military Wives decided to book a group session at Belle Boudoir so they could each send some sizzling photos to their husbands overseas. Being the wife of a man in the military can be tough when you move often and go long periods without seeing the love of your life. But for these women, meeting each other has been the greatest support they could ask for. All three women often send mobile pictures to their husbands but when one of them decided they should do something a little more special, the other two were immediately on board.

Each girl had separate start times and while one had her photoshoot, another was getting her hair and makeup done, allowing for optimum personal attention and privacy during the shoot time. The one that wasn’t either shooting or sitting in the hair/makeup chair was able to flip through the sample books we have in the studio, drink one of the many beverages we offer, and dance around to music we had going (good ol’ country music, by request!).

These three friends came together to encourage and support each other in creating something beautiful for their significant others that was outside of their comfort zone. Having everyone in the studio at the same time generated an intimate yet lively party-like atmosphere that helped everyone get past their nerves and down to the bare bones of darn good time!

If you would like to book a Friends Session with Belle Boudoir, please log onto www.boudoirphotographyseattle.com.