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

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

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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