Every chance I get, I will advocate for ANY woman to do an intimate boudoir session. These sessions are so personal because you are stripped down, vulnerable and there is nothing to hide YOU. Every woman reacts differently to being in that situation and I am trained know how to take that anxiety or nervousness and turn it into something incredible that highlights the real you. Your personality. Your best features. Your big laughs. Your sultry glances. All the things that your

When you know who you are and where you are going... or at least have a pretty damn good idea, loving yourself and being comfortable in your own skin comes easily. Let me introduce you to Audrey. One badass boss lady that is killing her hairstyling biz and swimwear design and modeling. While on vacation in San Diego, I had to pleasure of squeezing in a quick boudoir session with Audrey in our mini AirBnB apartment. We had a good laugh about the Tetris we had to play while

Let's talk Mother's Day. Some of you amazing Moms might get breakfast in bed and be relegated to not lifting a finger on your day. Other Moms will get a card, flowers or phone call from your dear kids or significant other.... that's sweet. For those Moms that #IMOMSOHARD, we've got something for your sanity that will last longer than the vase of flowers you got last week. Join us in the studio on May 19th for a day of beauty and celebrating YOU! Get your MOM SWAG back! Refer

HH has a story to tell. She has gone through some serious life changes and was ready to celebrate how she came out on the other side. She's one of those people that truly represents turning lemons into lemonade. Her spirit, smile and positivity cannot be broken. We had the most amazing time in the studio this past January getting to know each, sharing stories of body image struggles and joking about our killer dance moves. The session went by so quickly with some many mem

This past spring in celebration of opening my boudoir studio space in my home, I decided to do a makeover giveaway. Contestants wrote in with why they felt they deserved to be pampered. There were so many amazing stories from love lost, weight loss journeys to a series of terrible luck. One that really caught my eye was MB's story. She's a mom of 3 gorgeous kids. Former athlete with a great coaching career. Happily married to a supportive husband. #blessed. NOW.... Here's

Can we talk about how great Shannon is for a minute?! Mom, hottie, wifey, badass. BOOM! Mic drop. Shannon came to the studio to play with me as part of my studio grand opening extravaganza and killed her boudoir session. We had so much fun. I think her hubby thought she ran away because we were shooting for so long. Enjoy a little peek at our afternoon together. Makeup: Alana Kelly - Amelia C and Co #chicagoboudoirphotographer #chicagoboudoir #boudoirstudio #boudoirphotogr

Brittany was my first "victim" in the new studio space and we had a blast. 90 minutes of hair, make-up, champagne, laughs and good tunes and about 3 hours of thoroughly breaking in the new space. With Brittany's session, we wanted to do a mix of more contemporary portraits and boudoir. We even played around with some low key shooting for some very moody, steamy images. Brittany got her swagger on and we created some stunning images. Hair: Tamara IG: @tamaraholdenhair Make

For those of you not aware, my husband and I have been quietly working on renovating a room in our home to create studio space for boudoir, portraits and headshots. I honestly don't know what I would do without him. He's a drywall spackling machine and very creative. He helped me create a beautiful space, handmade headboard for the room and put up with my indecisiveness on some finishing touches. I am pretty lucky to have such a partner in crime because now I get to creat

I had the opportunity to shoot a concept boudoir session recently with one of my favorite ladies, Hana. I was dying to do an in-home session. Something fun. Something real. Ladies... you all know that you have made a batch of cookies, cupcakes or other treats in your undies before... why not photograph it! So we did. Hana loves to bake. Doing something you love in a comfortable environment, like your home makes something like a boudoir session SO much less nerve racking. T

If I could advocate for every lady doing a boudoir, portrait or glamour session for themselves, I am sure going to try. AG came in with an awesome attitude. She was excited but open about being a little nervous. We had work together over emails and image shares so I had a great feel for her personality and what she was looking to get out of the session. Understanding her vision, I worked quickly to calm the nerves and tease out the in "America's Next Top Model" in her. It

After going through my own personal boudoir experience recently and thinking about the struggles I had in figuring out who to work with and what my wardrobe should be. I wanted to create a blog to help give others guidance on things to consider. Finding the perfect balance between style, images that speak to you and your personality is extremely important. Look, we all want to be the sexy siren that wears crazy strappy lingerie but not all of us can really pull it off. THE

EK came to be with a fairly urgent request to help her create an incredible wedding gift for hubby in 3 weeks. She was so sweet and open over the phone, so of course, I said, let's do this! She wanted to do a mix of a pin-up vintage style and more traditional sexy siren. We mapped out her wardrobe in the studio and worked through each idea. About mid-shoot she really started to come out her shell and we had some serious fun while we created some amazing images for both her a

I gotta say, when CB rolled up in her plain jane skirt and tank, I wasn't sure what I was going to have to do to pull her out of her shell. Fast forward 60 min later after hair and make-up and the first outfit was put on... NOTHING!! A wolf in sheep's clothing!! CB was the last session of a long day and I was feeling a little crazy. Luckily she was up for experimenting with poses and the studio light could not have been more perfect! I was dancing around like an idoit and s

VR reached out regarding a boudoir session asking if I would be willing to shoot her because she wasn't the "typical" body type. I will never forget how she described herself and her style, because it made me want to rock her session and show her how amazing she was. Mixed race, tattoos, plus size, young mom of 3, typically wearing sweats with baby vomit... YES!!! Get your ass in here. You NEED this!! Talk about a transformation. Mama got her sexy back! Hair and Make-up Team

... don't know what that means? Me neither! But it means something very special to an adorable couple. Jess booked me for her boudoir session a few months back with the intent of us work together to create a one of a kind wedding gift for her future husband -- a book entitled Meep Mop Moop. I was so excited to work with her! Jess is one of my favorite local florists. She has styled me well for several shoots and is extremely sweet and talented. I was more than happy to help

Over the last several months, I have been considering branching out into Boudoir photography more seriously. I have dabbled here and there. This is a delicate style to shoot for several reasons... One, it is very different from my base business of weddings and families. Two, you need to know your stuff in terms of posing to flatter EVERY client. Three, lighting. Four, Lighting. Five, did I mention posing? Six, the challenge of being creative and consistent (oxymoron??) whil