Covid-19 Donation Relief at Chicago Boudoir Photography

This Coronavirus pandemic has turned all of our lives upside-down. Yours, mine and everyone’s.

Some people have been harder hit than others and I wanted to find a way to give back to those in our community who really need a boost.

The best way that I know how to give back is through the boudoir studio. I partnered with Soul and Smoke, a local catering company that is delivery contact-free meals to those in need and to our frontline works (ER doctors, ICU nurses, respiratory therapists etc). I am amazed at the wonderful work that Soul and Smoke is doing to help those in need right now.

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Here’s a video where I explain a bit more about my partnership with Soul and Smoke and how together we are helping those in need:

For those who donate $99 to Covid relief through Soul and Smoke, I am gifting a $379 gift certificate toward a photo shoot at the Chicago Boudoir Photography studio in return.

This includes:

  • 💜 A 4-hour Boudoir Shoot Experience

  • 💜 Professional Makeup and Hairstyling

  • 💜 Expert Wardrobe Advice and Styling

  • 💜 Access to Our Prop & Shoe Closet

  • 💜 Posing Direction for Every Body Type

It’s a way for women to give back to the community RIGHT NOW, but also have a photo shoot experience to look forward to when everything opens up again.

I was absolutely blown away by the response and the donations that came pouring in.

In less than 8 hours, we raised $1000.

donations at chicago boudoir photography

It was incredible to see our community come together in this way! Many of the women who donated are in my VIP Group for Empowered Women of Chicago, a group of 5,000+ local women who know how to get stuff done!

In less than a week, we raised $2000. I had initially planned to order a giant check to present to Soul & Smoke, but with the print shops closed, I had my daughter make one for me:

big check chicago boudoir photography
big check chicago boudoir photography

Here’s an email that Soul & Smoke sent out that outlines the work that they have been able to do with donations from the community, including donations that came in through Chicago Boudoir Photography:

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Here are some photos of Soul & Smoke making a food delivery to the workers at the Three Crowns care facility in Evanston, IL:

We are so grateful for the support we’ve received in this effort!

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three crowns evanston soul and smoke
three crowns soul and smoke donation

A giant THANK YOU to everyone who donated! I am so grateful for the generosity of our community and excited to see so many of you in the studio for a fun boudoir shoot!!!

xo Liz