Jenna came by the studio recently for her boudoir session. She added on hair and makeup before her session. I enjoyed getting to know her a little bit more before we started shooting. Relatively new to the Chicagoland area it was nice to learn about her past, her move and her hopes for the future! [...]
Sara is a wife, dog mom to three sweet pups and auntie to many! She is a freight broker for a living. In her spare time she enjoys camping, relaxing by the pool and shopping (don't we all!). She booked a session because she wanted to feel that confidence and sexiness she always hears so [...]
This year I decided to do a summer beach shoot with an amazing group of women! You see, every year I try to do at least one group boudoir shoot. I love seeing the women get together and lift each other up. They are always so supportive, accepting and uplifting. My favorite part about these [...]
Ann is a creative, singer-songwriter, musician, single parent and nurse. She has spent most of her life caring for others. Now, she's beginning to focus a little more on herself. She still wants to bring joy and love to others but understands it's important to not forget about herself in the process. Ann wanted to [...]
Amanda recently booked a session after following my work for quite some time. I was so excited when she finally booked and was looking forward getting to know her a little better. Amanda had her makeup done here at the studio but did her own hair. Rosie, my makeup artist, did such an amazing job [...]
Brittany is a 36 year old health care worker. She's newly single after eight years. As a child she grew up in small town USA, central Illinois. About 6 years ago she moved to the Chicago suburbs. Brittany's life passion is taking care of others. She loves being a dog mommy to three incredible hounds. [...]
Sasha is a 25 year old woman living in Chicago. She works in the nonprofit industry. And really values service work and building community. She can be a bit of a nerd and is a major binge tv watcher. In addition, the time she values most is spent with friends. In her opinion, they are [...]
Teenage me grew up thinking that normal boobs weren’t what I had. Mine were too small and shaped oddly. Often, in my younger years I had thought about having surgery to change them. This carried on into my young adult years. It affected how I felt about myself, my body and even affected my [...]
Let's get real here. Between television, magazines and social media women are constantly seeing all these thin, toned, perfect bellies. Society tells us that these cute bellies are perfect and make us feel like if ours doesn't look like that ours must be wrong. When you come into the studio, one of the first [...]
You are enough! I will keep saying that over and over. This is the second part of my trauma series. I decided that the blog post was just too long to fit into one post. Check out the You Are Not Alone blog post to read stories from 3 more amazing women. They have [...]
