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Voluptuous woman lays on her side during her boudoir shoot in Orange County, California

Empowerment & Self-Love

Boudoir Photography Myths: Every Lie You Have Told Yourself About Booking

Let me ask you something. How long have you been thinking about booking a boudoir session? A few months? A year? Longer? What has been stopping you? I ask because after photographing hundreds of women, I have heard every reason imaginable for why someone is not ready, not the right size, not the right age, not […]

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Feeling nervous about a boudoir session

Empowerment & Self-Love

Feeling Nervous about a Boudoir Session: What helps?

Feeling nervous about a boudoir session is completely normal. Here is what actually happens to those nerves once you arrive at OC Boudoir in Huntington Beach, and why most women are so glad they showed up.

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Boudoir photography for moms located in Orange County, California

Empowerment & Self-Love

Boudoir Photography for Moms is on the Rise: Reclaiming the Mom Bod

There is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot. Mom bod. Sometimes it is meant warmly. Sometimes it comes wrapped in backhanded kindness. And almost always, underneath it, there is an implication: that something needs to be fixed, tightened up, smoothed over, or gotten back. But I want to offer a different idea. What […]

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Boudoir Outfit Ideas

Session Prep

Boudoir Outfit Ideas: 10 Looks That Are Not Lingerie

One of the most common things I hear from women who are thinking about booking a boudoir session is some version of this. “I love the idea, but I don’t really wear lingerie.” Here is what I want you to know: some of the most stunning boudoir images I have ever created had nothing to […]

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Silhouette of a pregnant woman lying on a fur rug in lingerie posing for a Maternity Boudoir photoshoot by OC Boudoir taken in Orange County, California

Session Prep

Maternity Boudoir vs. Traditional Maternity Photography: What’s the Difference?

Maternity Boudoir vs Maternity Photography Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful and transformative seasons in a woman’s life. Whether it’s your first baby or your fifth, how you choose to capture this moment matters. Over the years, I’ve had the honor of photographing expectant mothers in two very distinct ways: Traditional maternity sessions and […]

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Two women sit and discuss body image, self love, and a boudoir experience at OC Boudoir with The Xwives Lounge Pod.

OC Boudoir Life / Local Love

Featured on an Orange County Podcast – Sharing the Power of Boudoir on The XWives Lounge

Featured on an Orange County Podcast – Sharing the Power of Boudoir on The XWives Lounge I’m beyond excited to share that I was recently featured on an incredible Orange County Podcast, The XWives Lounge, hosted by the amazing Lauren. This wasn’t just any Orange County Podcast appearance—it was the perfect collaboration and opportunity to […]

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