Guest Post: A Tribute to Boudoir from a Grateful Husband
This guest post is from Reed, Liz's husband.
The tl;dr version of this post is simple: the boudoir album my wife gave me from her boudoir shoot was the BEST present she has EVER given me. Best gift ever. Of all time.
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One day, Liz came home and there was something extra dazzling about her overall look. Of course I have a gorgeous wife, but there was clearly something extra special going on that day. I asked her why she was looking so styled up, and she said that she had just let her hair and makeup artist friend try out something on her.
Looking back, I should have caught her quiet giggle and noticed how quickly she changed the subject. I also totally missed the completely obvious clue:
I WAS MARRIED TO A BOUDOIR PHOTOGRAPHER.
It was really just a matter of time before this very wise decision I'd made to marry Liz paid off in this way.
A couple of weeks later, for Valentine's Day, Liz gave me a boudoir album with the images from her shoot (that I still didn't know had happened—I was totally clueless!).
I was surprised and honestly blown away by how incredible she looked.
She has always done amazing work for all of her clients, so I'd seen plenty of beautiful boudoir photos over the years. But I never expected to be on the receiving end of one of her luxury boudoir albums.
She absolutely rocked that shoot.
She looked like a supermodel.
And then I remembered...she was coming home to me.
Not gonna lie, I probably looked through that album about twenty times that first day.
Boudoir Album = BEST. GIFT. EVER.
Seriously.
As husbands, we're not exactly known for asking for thoughtful gifts. Most of us say things like, "I don't need anything."
Well...I'm changing my answer.
If your partner gives you a boudoir album, you absolutely need that.
It's personal.
It's thoughtful.
It's something you never expect.
And it's something you'll keep forever.
Flowers are nice, a new gadget is fun, but those things eventually fade away or get replaced.
A beautiful boudoir album doesn't.
It's About More Than the Photos
What surprised me the most wasn't just how beautiful Liz looked, it was how confident she looked.
Happy. Comfortable. Like she was genuinely having fun.
You can tell when someone feels good about themselves, and every photo captured that.
As her husband, that's probably what meant the most to me.
If You're Thinking About Doing a Boudoir Shoot...
If you're on the fence about booking a boudoir session, let me be one to tell you to just go for it.
Yes, do it for your partner—they're going to absolutely love it.
But also do it for you.
Celebrate yourself, celebrate your relationship or celebrate whatever season of life you're in.
Whether it's for your wedding, an anniversary, Valentine's Day, a birthday, or simply because you deserve it, you'll never regret having those images.
And if you're looking for a Chicago boudoir photographer, I can honestly tell you you'll be in great hands at Chicago Boudoir Photography.
Trust me.
I've seen the results. ;-)
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You deserve to see yourself the way the people who love you already do.