Pre-bridal Boudoir Photoshoots have been popular for a long time. They surely make a great gift for your fiancé but it is just about that? I feel there is so much more to these photographs. They are a celebration of YOU. They are about embracing your form and figure and feeling confident in your own skin. They are about loving yourself and being simply you, being the way you are.

The Idea Behind “Come as you are” Sessions

When I began shooting weddings, naturally I began getting inquiries from my brides about boudoir sessions. I figured I could do it and said yes. Back then, I offered something that resembled a much more traditional approach. Something about the whole experience of the woman showing up at a hotel room with a bunch of lingerie, all nervous, drinking champagne, and doing these pics "for" their fiancé didn't sit right with me.

So I set out to change the script. I made it much more about form and figure and less about looking sexy for someone else. The sessions became a celebration of the person in front of me, exactly as they were, not trying to look like Victoria’s Secret model. Hence the name— “Come as you are” emerged in my mind for these sessions.

Eventually, I started hopping in front of the camera and posing myself to make my brides comfortable. I really learned to shed the awkwardness that we've been programmed to feel when it comes to nudity. I think my being comfortable in that way really helped my clients feel at ease when they got in front of the camera.

Reasons to Book “Come as You are” Sessions With Apollo Fields

I will give you five reasons here why you should consider a pre-wedding ‘Come as You Are’ session with us.

1. Empowerment

It might be a vulnerable thing to do but it’s empowering! Booking a session that is all about you is a really special gift for yourself that you’ll love decades later.

2. Confidence

This can be your way of building the confidence that you’ve been wanting to. This can be your opportunity to get bold. It can be a liberating experience for you that you might cherish forever.

P.S. I love watching people go from feeling timid in the beginning to being completely at home in their bodies.

3. Celebration of ‘YOU’

We all have insecurities. Those dissatisfactions can get the better of us when we start to obsess over them. Our ‘Come as You Are’ session can be just the thing to remind you that you are beautiful just as you are.

Above all, it can be a great way to celebrate yourself. To embrace your inner and outer beauty.

4. Amazing Solo Portraits

We all deserve to have individual portraits and not just stuff with significant others and family. By saying this, I don’t mean that you shouldn’t celebrate with family or it’s bad to be photographed with them but then you can have at least ONE solo session. You will love this, we promise!

5. ‘Me’ Time

You might have been planning your wedding tirelessly and need some time to yourself. So you can book this session and relax. Put on some make-up or flaunt a no make-up look. Feel comfortable in your own skin and take time to absorb all your emotions. We will capture the beauty that you are and you’ll get stunning photos of yourself soon thereafter.

You can take a look at our work on Instagram and our Facebook page. If you have any questions, contact me on 201.669.0149 or drop an email at heather@apollofields.com or Book us straightaway.