Until Next Time | South Carolina Boudoir

The first time you have a boudoir experience, it’s great, it’s fun and hella nerve wracking. Before the session you’re breaking pinterest saving any thing and everything because your MIGHT love it. You're disheveling your closet wondering what to bring, “does this fit?”, “is it cool enough?”, Is it ME?”. You may even start drafting an email to me titled I need to cancel. But then delete, then restart and delete that same email multiple times. The day comes and you have butterflies, you show up early and circle around, working up the nerves to finally park. I meet you outside with a smiling and understanding face. I know you’re most likely nervous, because everyone that walks through my doors are. We get started with your hair and makeup and I start going through the 20ish outfits you brought narrowing it down to the beloved 3. Shortly your nerves start to fade while my hair and makeup artist does her thing. We have fun, some times REAL girl talk. Sooner than you think your done and it’s time to start your shoot. Those pesky nerves reappear, DAMN IT. The moment we start shooting you’re unsure of everything, “how’s my face, my body ect.” I assure you, you’re doing great, just listen to my words. After about 5 minutes you’re suddenly sinking into poses like a natural. You don’t even realize it’s becoming easier. I tell you just wait until next time, you will be doing this like you were born to be in front of the camera.

WAIT, NEXT TIME?!

You start to think next time? Why will there be a next time? Then you come back for your reveal and you get it. Seeing yourself suddenly in a new light and a new way. HELL YEA there WILL be a NEXT time.

The SECOND time you book…you no longer feel those first time jitters. You know what to expect. You already have an idea of what you will wear. Perhaps nothing, nothing at all. The first time you weren’t so sure. But this time why the hell not?! You come in and we start talking like long lost friends. Hair and make up is a breeze. The shoot starts and it’s so easy! You immediately start relaxing, taking deep breaths. Look a way, from the camera. Now bring your eyes back to me. I barely have to direct you as you already know what I’m about to say. You are working the camera like a model. So sure of yourself. So sure of my skill. You know we are going to create something amazing. What you don’t know until your reveal is we created something truly unforgettable. You realize you love your second shoot slightly more than your first. We did some cool new things you would have only dreamt about your first shoot. You’re already picking out your wall art because you are for sure are blowing yourself up (for lack of better words). And then you catch yourself thinking about when you come back for the THIRD time.

“Tiffany is just amazing. So much more than a photographer, she is truly and artist. The session with was amazing. She allows you to forget everything going on and just focus on yourself. Learning to love every part of your body even with the tiny flaws. You will feel beautiful, sophisticated and regret not doing a session earlier!”

Miss J and I have already started talking about the next time and I will be excitedly awaiting for that email when she comes back in.

Fall In Love With Yourself | South Carolina Boudoir

To fall in love with yourself is one of the hardest things to achieve for women. Life tends to happen around us every day and it's so easy to be caught up in the whirlwind of motherhood, marriage, work, ect. No matter the life stage you're at now, it tends to consume you until you are, well, no longer you. Looking in the mirror it's like "who is this haggard shell of me". We work so hard to keep all the relationships in our life a live that we tend to forget that one with ourselves. Women are just naturally selfless. We give so much to the loved ones in our lives, that we don't think about the love we need to give to ourselves. Instead we spend that time picking apart our lives and bodies, because we "can always do better'.

Many of my clients are just like this. These women come to me for so many various selfless reasons, but there's always that one reason to want to find themselves again that I like to focus on. Some don't even realize that they needed to rediscover their sexuality, femininity, or the love they once had for themselves until after the shoot. That moment of "holy shit, that's me!" almost always happens much to my delight.  It's in that moment when their eyes do one of two things, light up with this intense fire or well up in tears of shock, happiness, and realization that they are as beautiful as they see other women. Both reactions are purely priceless. 

Today's featured client is no different. She's a mom of two, a wife of a deployed husband, and a inspiration to others through her passion of beach body. As you can imagine she has so much on her plate, handling day to day life mostly by herself. Yet, she still finds time to inspire others just like her. She originally came to me looking to do these as an anniversary gift, but left with so much more!

Hair and makeup by Brooke Arthur of The Color Bar

"It’s an amazing experience of falling in love with yourself!"

"As women we are very judgmental of our bodies that we forget how beautiful we really are. When you are in the moment and/or see your pictures you are like wow.  You will be surprised how much doing these pictures aren’t just for your special someone but for yourself. Love yourself first!"

I am beyond honored to have helped Miss S fall in love with herself again. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU, Miss S for your amazing review, for your trust, and for choosing me. You are strong, beautiful, and a total BADASS. 

If you too need a little help "falling in love with yourself"... lets CHAT!