I took a few moments to chat with the Miss E to see what she thought about her experience and her images.
How long have you been waiting to do a boudoir session and what made you decide now was the time to do one?
I have wanted to do a boudoir session since I met the man of my dreams and got engaged last year. I had the idea in the back of my head and decided it would make the perfect wedding gift to surprise him on The Big Day.
What made you decide I was the photographer to work with to do your boudoir session?
I looked into a variety of different boudoir photographers, most of them were primarily wedding photographers that also did boudoir—but the samples that were made available for viewing weren’t quite the style of was going for. I wanted that look you see on Pinterest, or in a Victoria’s Secret Catalog. I literally stumbled across Shannon’s site via a Google search, and after viewing samples of her work I knew that she was exactly what I was looking for in a boudoir photographer.
What was your favorite part out of the entire experience? The planning, the session, the reveal? It’s hard to pick just one favorite part of the entire experience because everything from the Pinterest board creations, to the emails communicating back and forth, to getting “glammed” up on shoot day, to the reveal session have been so fun to be a part of. If I had to pick just one, it would probably be the actual shoot day. It’s the day where all your planning comes together and gets put into action!
What did you think when you saw that first image of yourself?
Seeing the final images of myself were shocking in a way, seeing myself so beautiful and sexy, yet it met my expectations for having that sexy, super-model look that you think only few can achieve.
How did shooting this session with me change your outlook on yourself? Are you more confident?
Doing this shoot allowed me to put into pictures the confidence that my soon-to-be husband makes me feel. He sees me as the most beautiful thing in the world, and seeing/having these pictures allows me to see the feeling he gives me when he looks at me.
Were you surprised at how much fun you had planning your session, shooting your session, and seeing your images?
I was surprised at how much fun it has been planning and taking part in my boudoir session; I will slightly miss all the emails figuring out details and ways to knock the socks off my husband-to-be on the wedding day when he finally gets to see what I’ve been keeping such a big secret. Note from Shannon: We can plan another session for your one-year anniversary! -Shannon
Why should other women do a boudoir session with me?
Deciding to do a glamour or boudoir session with Shannon is definitely an investment, but as with all investments it is well worth it!Not only is it fun and make you feel beautiful, but it makes a great gift for someone special; and if you don’t have that “someone special,” why not do something to empower your inner beauty by allowing yourself to be pampered?!
