Read her story and discover why so many women say, “I wish I had done this sooner.”
The Week Before Her Session
When she booked her boudoir session, she was so excited. She’d been thinking about doing it for years and finally decided it was time.
Then, about a week before her session, all the doubts started creeping in. She told herself she should wait until she lost another 20 pounds. Her skin was breaking out, she didn’t have anything to wear, and she kept thinking she wasn’t photogenic. She had convinced herself she’d be awkward and have no idea what to do in front of the camera.
She even thought about canceling.
She Came Anyway
Instead of sending that message, she showed up.
She walked into the studio carrying a bag full of outfits and a whole lot of nerves. While she was getting her hair and makeup done, we talked about life, laughed a little, and she admitted she’d never done anything like this before.
I told her the same thing I tell every woman.
“You don’t have to know what you’re doing. That’s my job.”
One of the first things she asked me was, “What do I do with my hands?”
Honestly, almost everyone asks that.
The good news is you don’t have to figure any of it out. I guide you through every pose from head to toe. I tell you where to look, how to move, where your hands go, and even what expression to make. You just have to show up.
The Moment Everything Changed
About ten minutes into her session, I could see the shift.
She stopped worrying about whether she was doing it right. She relaxed. She started laughing. She trusted me.
Every time I’d turn the back of the camera around to show her a photo, she’d smile a little bigger.
Then she looked at one image and said, “Wait… that’s really me?”
That’s usually the moment everything changes.
Seeing Herself Differently
When it was time for her image reveal, the room got quiet.
She wasn’t staring at the extra weight she’d been so worried about. She wasn’t picking apart every little thing she normally criticized in photos.
She was just… looking at herself.
Really looking.
After a minute she smiled and said, “I wish I would’ve done this years ago.”
I hear that sentence all the time.
What I don’t hear is, “I wish I had waited until I lost the weight.”
Maybe You’ve Been Waiting Too
If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll book after you lose the weight, after life slows down, or after you finally feel confident, I want you to know something.
Almost every woman who walks into my studio feels exactly the same way.
The difference is they decided to stop waiting.
Your boudoir session isn’t about having the perfect body. It’s about seeing yourself through a different lens and remembering the woman you’ve been all along.
If you’ve been waiting for a sign, maybe this is it.
I’d love to show you what everyone else already sees.
Book your Honey Bacon Boudoir session here: https://www.honeybaconboudoir.com/contact
Published and award winning Nashville boudoir photographer
