Hi, ladies!  Wow, we know it looks like we’ve been away for a while, but we’ve been right here, keeping busy!  So many awesome things have been going on lately, we’ll definitely have to fill you in!  For now, we’re just excited to start showing off some of our images from our Tampa Spring Boudoir Marathon! We had SO MUCH FUN!!  In fact, it went so well that we’re thinking of hosting a one day event in July…any interest there?  We know we had a few ladies on a waiting list and we’d like to get them in first, but if we have enough interest we could even stretch it to a two day event.  Just puttin’ it out there!

We were so honored to meet and hang out with 8 fabulous ladies during our  marathon…and some of their friends, too!  We’ll kick off the first of a few posts with the fabulous Miss B!  You were AWESOME!  Plus, looking at all of your marathon medals made me vow to start running again, haha.  I needed that motivation, and I need to start a collection of my own!  Enjoy these little teasers!  We can’t wait to get started on designing your Boudoir Book…your photos are gonna rock!

Um….we do boudoir marathons, and this girl runs ACTUAL marathons!!!  Pretty impressive!

Can you say “BLING?!”  We loved this!!

Hi, Ladies! We’re super excited to officially announce our Spring Boudoir Marathon taking place from April 30th – May 2nd! We announced it to our VIP List girls first, and then on Facebook…without any blogging or advertising, we’re already half-way sold out!! We’re just blown away by the positive response we’re getting, and we can’t thank you enough!! We’ve booked a couple of rooms at a gorgeous boutique hotel in Tampa (one for hair and makeup, and another for your shoot), and we’re taking care of all the little details: hair and makeup, champagne, refreshments, and more! You’ll have both of us as your photographers during your one-hour shoot, making sure every flattering angle is covered, and every hair is in place! (Plus, we just have a lot more fun when we shoot together!) Looking for ideas on what to wear for your session? We’re also including 20% off at the Pink Petticoat lingerie store in Hyde Park! Just go talk to Lesley, she’s amazing at helping our clients find the perfect set or sexy outfit.

After your shoot, we’ll create a private online gallery for you where you’ll be able to view all of your session images.  Choose your favorites (up to 24) to be fully retouched and featured in your 6×6 Boudoir Book, also included in the marathon price!  If you’d like your images to really make a statement, upgrade to our 9×9 Boudoir Book for only $150 more, or indulge in our most luxurious option, the 10×10 Deluxe Boudoir Album, for an additional $500.  We’ve got every gift idea covered, with add-ons including calendars, wall canvases, fold-away folios, and art prints.  The possibilities are endless!

All of the details are below. Questions?  Feel free to call or e-mail…we’re here to help, and we can’t wait to meet you!

If you follow our blog, you probably already know about a few of our collective “likes”.  We like to laugh (a whole lot!),  Chipotle burritos,  music, dancing, reality TV….the list is quite long!  But what you probably don’t know is how much we like….wait, scratch that…how much we LOVE contests!

We are so excited about our first ever boudoir contest!  (One with a great name at that!)

YAY!  So here’s the deal:  We’ve asked our previous clients to submit their favorite boudoir image for our blog readers to vote on (that’s YOU!).  The contest ends on March 5th at 5:00 PM.  At the end of the week, the image with the most votes wins:

a Fantastic, Fabulous, AHHH-MAY-ZING 20×30 Gallery Wrap Canvas of their HOT image!!!

We can’t wait to see who wins! So let the voting begin and good luck to all the ladies that are participating! (scroll to the bottom of this post to vote on your favorite)

Entry #1 – Ms. S

Entry #2 – Ms. C

Entry #3 – Ms. R

Entry #4 – Ms. B

Entry #5 – Ms. A

Vote here!

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Hi ladies!  First off, happy new year!!  It’s hard to believe it’s 2010 already, but here we are well into January and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner!  We’ve had a lot of interest lately in mini-sessions for Valentine’s Day, so we decided to put something together for you!  This is pretty last minute, true, but it’s also an AMAZING deal!!  We aren’t planning on having anything like this for the rest of the year, so if you’d like to surprise your sweetie this February 14th with a framed image of your sexy self, this is your opportunity!  We’re offering 30 minute mini-sessions on Monday, Jan 25th at a gorgeous location that will be disclosed after you make your reservation.  With this collection we’re including 30 minutes of shooting (time for 1-2 outfits), champagne and refreshments, and a framed 6×9 Art Print ready to deliver and knock his socks off!  In addition, you’ll also receive 20% off any purchases you make at the Pink Petticoat in Hyde Park.  Lesley, the owner, will assist you in finding the perfect pairing of lingerie to wear for your shoot…and afterwards!

We must receive a minimum of 5 reservations to hold this fabulous event.  This is the perfect time to grab a few girlfriends for a day out, or just sneak away from the office for a mid-day break!  Just think, you’ll have your Valentine’s Day gift taken care of more quickly than heading to the mall after work in rush hour!  Spaces are limited, so call us as soon as possible to make your reservation or to chat about the details.  Have a wonderful day, everyone!!

Today started off gloomy and chilly, but thankfully not as rainy as yesterday.  We love shooting using as much natural light as possible, but with the heavy cloud cover we knew we’d have to pull out a few lights.  While we mainly prefer to shoot using natural light, we’re now in LOVE with our brand new video light!  That, combined with our regular hot lights, created such gorgeous lighting and was really fun to experiment with.  As soon as Miss B walked in the room, we knew we were going to have a blast…no clouds were gonna stop us from having an amazing shoot today!  We were too excited to wait until after the marathon to post some of her images, so without further ado, here are some of our favorites from today. (Thanks, B, for letting us post these!!)

We kicked things off with some champagne and music while Aimee (we loooove her!) did B’s makeup and hair for the photo shoot.

Why are tiny foods just so cute?  We love to serve pretty little snacks for our girls!

Carolina shooting Zekeshem….

…while Zekeshem shoots Carolina.  Yes, we’re silly like that!

Miss B brought along a few things that she knew her hubby would love….his favorite baseball player’s jersey (Jason Varitek) and of course a Boston Red Sox hat!

You probably can’t tell from these photos, but those are penguins on her underwear!!  Sooooo cute!  (So yeah, B’s love of penguins is akin to Zekeshem’s love of pandas.  Now to find panda panties….hahahhaha!)

And that wraps it up!!  We had a FANTASTIC day today, and we can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings!  A huge thanks again to Miss B for being so much fun, and for being willing to share her images with you all.  We know her husband is going to be completely surprised by these on their anniversary!  We hope to be sharing even more images from our marathon weekend very soon.  Good night for now!

Wow!  We can hardly believe that it’s been two weeks already since our Miami Boudoir Marathon!  We’ve been busy, busy, busy, wrapping things up from that event and of course preparing for our three-day long Tampa Boudoir Marathon starting TODAY!  We just wanted to post a few images from Miami that Miss B was gracious enough to allow us to share with you.  (Thank you!!)

Our regular hair and makeup artist wasn’t able to make it down this time, so on a referral we called up George from GNG Hair Studio.  He and Gus did a FANTASTIC job, and we couldn’t have been happier!!  Miss B looked like she just walked off the Victoria’s Secret runway…absolutely gorgeous.  If you’re in need of a hair or makeup artist for your wedding or event and live in South Florida, we highly recommend George and his team!

Miss B brought plenty of fun lingerie, shoes and accessories to choose from!  Below, some of our final images from her session:

We just love the key pendant!  (We kind of have a thing for keys…you know, the whole “Room” 3307 idea.  Heehee.)  We hope you’ve enjoyed this little peek into our fun in Miami!  We never post images without the permission of our clients, so again we’d like to thank Miss B for allowing us to share her fabulous images with other ladies who might be interested in doing the same thing for their husbands or significant others!

Check back soon for images from our Tampa Marathon….speaking of which, we better get going!! Have a beautiful day, everyone!