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I offer boudoir sessions of all kinds, but today I’m talking specifically about bridal boudoir. To see my boudoir portfolio, click here.
A bridal boudoir session is never a bad idea, in my mind. In fact, it’s a pretty standard inquiry I get these days with wedding clients. More brides are interested in these portrait sessions as a wedding-day gift to their betrothed.
A boudoir session is a portrait session where we capture you scantily clad (or not, depending on your preferences) as a gift to present to your future spouse. We chat about all of the details beforehand such as clothing (or lack thereof), location, hair and makeup recommendations, time of day, shoot date (which usually happens about 3 months before your wedding) and final product delivery. The most popular product option is an album to hold your photos in, and I think that albums are the perfect way to give the gift of boudoir sessions. Refined, timeless, and discreet.
For this particular session, the bride ended up booking some of my favorite Houston wedding vendors to be a part of her bridal boudoir team: Adorne Artistry for hair and makeup and The Creative Chateau (I’ve talked about this lovely place before) for the venue. She booked a full session, which allows for 3-4 outfit changes, so she opted for a bodysuit, a bridal panty set, her veil for her upcoming wedding day, and a simple silk slip. When in doubt, K.I.S.S (“keep it simple, stupid. Great advice, hurts my feelings every time” -D.K. Schrute). You don’t want to overdo your boudoir look with too many accessories or frill, which ends up distracting from you.
A bridal boudoir session is a super chill experience, and it truly has to be in order to result in great photos that really show off your personality. 99% of brides will bring along a groovy playlist + a bottle of bubbly to calm the jitters, and by the end of their shoot they’re practically an underwear model.
I love boudoir sessions because they’re beautiful, sultry, and empowering as heck. I love hearing feedback from brides telling me how much fun they have at their shoots, and how easy it was to get into the swing of things once they were in front of the camera for a few minutes.
Photographer: Christine Gosch | HMU: Adorne Artistry | Venue: The Creative Chateau | Film Lab: The FIND Lab
