How to Boost Your Confidence With A Boudoir Session

Leasa is the perfect example of how a boudoir session can boost your confidence and completely change how you look at yourself. Before her session, she described herself as having low self esteem, super self conscious, and “still struggling with the same comparison crap at 42 years old!” After her session? It was a completely different story.

Leasa is the sweetest! She’s a wife and a mom of 6, but wanted to do this photoshoot for HER. When asked in her pre-shoot questionnaire why she booked this session, she said, “I want to embrace my own body and beauty for me. Not as a mom or wife, but ME.” This is what I want for every client!!

She was SO nervous at the start of her session that she was practically shaking. She looked stunning in her outfits (my favorite was the lacy bodysuit!) and started to get comfortable a few minutes into the session. It was then that she really started to have fun and relax.

In her pre-shoot questionnaire, Leasa let me know that she is super insecure about her stretch marks. This woman has 6 freakin kids and looks AMAZING. At one point in the session, the light was hitting her abdomen beautifully - I just had to photograph it. I told her I was going to shoot her stomach the way that I see it. When I showed her the back of my camera, she almost cried. THIS is why I do what I do. I want to help women boost their confidence and show them how beautiful they are, even when they can’t see it!

I was excited to hear what Leasa’s grown daughter thought of the sneak peek I sent. Her daughter’s response was, “oh that’s beautiful.” That’s a nice sentiment, but honestly, I was expecting a little more! Then her daughter followed up with, “oh wait… MOM? Is that you?! OMG!” That’s what I’m talking about!

“I want to embrace my own body and beauty for me. Not as a mom or wife, but ME.”

Before her session with me, Leasa was uncomfortable in her skin. In her pre-shoot questionnaire, when asked what her favorite body part was, she answered "Oh girl this is hard... I don’t have one." I knew we had to change that! After her session… Well, I’ll let her tell you in her own words:

“Signing up for the boudoir photo shoot for me was exciting and uncomfortable at the same time lol. I really wanted to step out of my comfort zone. Yes it was going to be a gift for my husband of 20 years... but to be honest it was more for me.... you see I have always had low self esteem and struggle with always comparing myself to others physically.... (my boobs are too small, I have stretch marks, my butt isn’t big enough, etc...) I struggle with that self confidence thing in the way I look... I have always been that way since I was a teenager and throughout and still now as a woman, a mommy of 6 and a wife... So signing up was so nerve wrecking for me... but Jessica you helped me tremendously every step of the way, you helped me with not only what to wear but you helped ease my emotions of nervousness. The day of the photo shoot I must have talked myself out of it 10 times BUT I am so glad I did this and showed up. From the moment I walked in I felt so special like a queen, felt so pampered and so comfortable. After the photo shoot I felt so good and was so happy that I did it!!Thank you for being YOU and without you even knowing it you helped me see myself as the beautiful woman that I am learning to see and know that I am and whenever I do have doubts and need a reminder I can look at these precious treasures you have taken ❤️ When I received my pictures I was shocked that was actually me, I can’t stop looking at them!!!! Thank you so much girl!!!

On the questionnaire I had to fill out.... there was a question what’s your favorite part of your body, well I couldn’t answer, it’s so sad I didn’t have one.... well now I can say it would be my long legs 🦵 😂”

If you’re looking to boost your confidence and let go of your insecurities, book a boudoir session with me! Let’s get you feeling confident and beautiful - like you should!