houston boudoir

HOUSTON BRIDAL BOUDOIR

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I offer boudoir sessions of all kinds, but today I’m talking specifically about bridal boudoir. To see my boudoir portfolio, click here.

A bridal boudoir session is never a bad idea, in my mind. In fact, it’s a pretty standard inquiry I get these days with wedding clients. More brides are interested in these portrait sessions as a wedding-day gift to their betrothed.

A boudoir session is a portrait session where we capture you scantily clad (or not, depending on your preferences) as a gift to present to your future spouse. We chat about all of the details beforehand such as clothing (or lack thereof), location, hair and makeup recommendations, time of day, shoot date (which usually happens about 3 months before your wedding) and final product delivery. The most popular product option is an album to hold your photos in, and I think that albums are the perfect way to give the gift of boudoir sessions. Refined, timeless, and discreet.

For this particular session, the bride ended up booking some of my favorite Houston wedding vendors to be a part of her bridal boudoir team: Adorne Artistry for hair and makeup and The Creative Chateau (I’ve talked about this lovely place before) for the venue. She booked a full session, which allows for 3-4 outfit changes, so she opted for a bodysuit, a bridal panty set, her veil for her upcoming wedding day, and a simple silk slip. When in doubt, K.I.S.S (“keep it simple, stupid. Great advice, hurts my feelings every time” -D.K. Schrute). You don’t want to overdo your boudoir look with too many accessories or frill, which ends up distracting from you.

A bridal boudoir session is a super chill experience, and it truly has to be in order to result in great photos that really show off your personality. 99% of brides will bring along a groovy playlist + a bottle of bubbly to calm the jitters, and by the end of their shoot they’re practically an underwear model.

I love boudoir sessions because they’re beautiful, sultry, and empowering as heck. I love hearing feedback from brides telling me how much fun they have at their shoots, and how easy it was to get into the swing of things once they were in front of the camera for a few minutes.

Photographer: Christine Gosch | HMU: Adorne Artistry | Venue: The Creative Chateau | Film Lab: The FIND Lab

FAVORITES OF 2019

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Boy oh boy, what a crazy year. Lots of growth, change, and learning! This was the year I decided to take on weddings by referral only, and drastically decrease the amount of weddings I accepted in order to spend more weekends at home with my family. One of the best decisions for me for multiple reasons! I shot 4 weddings this year (and will shoot one more before 2019 is over) and that’s proven to be my sweet spot! I’ve really enjoyed taking on less weddings to assure that the ones that I do book are the ones that are the best fit, and that I’m truly able to give 110% of my focus to each of my couples.

I’m leaning much more into portrait work on this front and it’s been a great and seamless transition! After all, shooting portraits of people I know is how I (and most photographers I know) got into photography, so in a way I’m almost going back to my roots. I hope to shoot much more lifestyle + portrait work as 2020 begins. Some of the kinds of portrait and lifestyle work I’m interested in are: in-home lifestyle sessions (for an individual or family), home tours or cooking sessions, family sessions, maternity sessions, newborn lifestyle, beauty + boudoir portraits, or couples portraits. You can check out all of my new and updated galleries in the menu.

I stayed pretty local this year, shooting mostly in Houston, Austin, and Galveston, Texas. I love these locations so much and hope to shoot plenty more here in 2020. If you’re in the market for photos, let’s get the ball rolling- shoot me a message!

Per usual, you get a gold start for reading all of this. Thanks for sticking around this year, and I can’t wait to see you back here in 2020!