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Boudoir pictures are all the rage nowadays. If you’ve never heard of them before, Boudoir photos (or For His Eyes Only photos) are probably the best gift you can give to your husband/fiance. Haha. They’re sexy photos of you, preferably taken by a professional photographer, and then given to your fiance privately around the wedding day.
Now, they’re not necessarily nude photos. In fact, most of the time they’re not. The illusion of being nude is more often provocative than actually seeing someone naked. You can dress up in whatever you feel most comfortable in, or whatever your fiance would like to see you in. For example, I’ve seen girls wear a jersey of their fiance’s favorite sports team. Most opt for tasteful lingerie and most girls don’t take pictures they wouldn’t be able to show their friends. People often use their own bedroom to shoot in, rent a hotel room, wake up early to shoot on the beach or shoot in their photographer’s studio.
I can imagine what a lot of girls are thinking (probably because I’ve thought it too). But you definitely don’t have to be uber thin or have a Victoria’s Secret body to do this. It’s your photographer’s job to accentuate your best features and downplay your….not so best features. 
Plus, even if you don’t think you’re sexy, your fiance thinks you’re perfect just the way you are.
A couple photographers who offer this option in Southern California are:
Skye Blu Photography
Jessica Claire (my wedding photographer who also had this FAQ about Boudoir up on her blog)
Ruettgers Photography
Heather Cantwell
Carol Sheridan Photography
Photojenics
Brooke Mayo
Jim Kennedy
Renee Broughton
I know I didn’t list all of the photographers that may offer this service. I just listed ones where I’ve seen actually pics from sessions. If you just ask your photographer, they’re probably willing to do this for you.
Is this something that you would consider doing for your fiance?
All I think about is the Simpsons, when Homer had one done! 
I don’t think I’d do one, because I’m not comfortable with having pictures taken of me by someone, in the capacity they would be taken. I know it doesn’t seem like it, but I’m shyyyyyy. 
I’d be all for Mr. Kiwi gettin’ em done!
Jessica Claire is your wedding photographer? wow! - i’m totally jealous!
If you have a decent digi cam w/ a timer function you can probably take a nice set on your own. You’ll have to take a ton more than you’d end up using, as many of them won’t end up the way you’d like them, but it’s definitely an inexpensive option.
*lol* I don’t think I would ever do this. I remember reading up on it before and thinking that is was quite a costly endeavor. I would rather spend the money on a more practical gift that he could use and enjoy on a daily basis like a nice watch, a flat screen tv, etc…
i would do this for an anniversary present even… but i’d try to do it myself, somehow… timers? it doesn’t need to be professional for him to be happy with it =)
Entertainment Tonight just did a story on this the other week~..i think you can basically just imagine it to be like a hot maxim cover for your FI/Husband~
Our photographer asked me about this too. My dad was at this meeting and was in complete shock and I don’t need to know mode! Haven’t decided what I will do, but probably would not be comfortable with it when it came down to it.
haha, i actually did this for my bf on a spur of the moment thing all thanks to my digicam and it’s lovely handy dandy self-timer. all he said was “whoa” when he opened the email.
they were all very tasteful and more along the lines of a maxim photospread. it was a lot of fun to do too. i like lovely surprises like that.
I think they’re fun and I’ve seen some gorgeous ones, but I don’t think it’s something I’d ever do. Combination of expense, shyness, and in the long run, I don’t know if they’re really the most meaningful gift I could give.
I might think about it if we ever have to spend a long period apart for work or something. But, I’d rather spend the money on some fancy lingerie and keep it real. On a different note, the other day my FI and I were out at a german pub and my FI mentioned that he would like to see me in a german barmaid outfit (the waitresses were wearing them). I couldn’t believe he thought it was sexy. I was just thinking about how bad I felt for the waitress for having to wear such silly costumes.
are there any photogs that offer this in new york?
I just asked my fiance what he thought about it all and he said he’d get pretty angry to know that I posed for someone else’s eyes. Ha. I think he’d be fine getting pics of me that I took myself…
aww shit, well the link doesn’t work so here is the previous link. click on “intime”
ok… this is getting annoying. http://www.xanga.com/canon20d he does all sorts of photography. very talented. i think he did mrs. ant’s shoot in jamaica and alot of the other readers as well.
I can totally vouch for the quality of Skye Blu (not for boudoir)
We just got our engagement pictures back from her and they look awesome. My fiance and I look like models! So I believe she could make anyone look HOT in boudoir pictures.
I would absolutely do this…in fact, I appreciate the post because it definitely gives me a great idea for a pre-wedding gift for my fiance. Just the confidence alone demonstrated by these photos is drop dead sexy.
Um…I was saying “nope” in response to Miss Hibiscus’ question in her blog: “Is this something you would consider doing for your fiance?”
Surely you didn’t think I was saying there were no photographers in New York who offered this service.
‘Cause that would just be…well, dumb.
wow!!! jessica claire is your photographer!!! your pic are gonna be gorgeous
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