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I'm considering this too and my pros and cons are about the same as yours. I'm still on the fence. And right now, being unemployed, I just can't justify it. So maybe next year for our first anniversary.
If you have the money for it & Mr. Star would love it - I would definitely go for it!! I would love to do one at some point.
Do it!! I don't think of it as a narcisstic gift at all!
I didn't have time/money do to this before the wedding, but I'm definitely going to do it for our one year anniversary! But first, I have to lose about 20 pounds so I can feel sexy. There's a studio in Birmingham, Al (about 3 hours from here) that does vintage pinups. He'll like the vintage spin so much. I'm really excited about it!
I think it's a great idea...but my fiance didn't seem crazy about the idea. I'm not sure how to take that. :) But my photographer is REALLY good at it! (www.audreysnowphotography.com)
i say go for it if you can fit it into your budget. i didn't do any and sorta regret it.
I love the idea and want to do it for an anniversary present soon. My husband would really like them I think.
I say go for it! It's something I think would be awesome to do, but it wasn't in our budget and my hubby wasn't big on the idea, so I just kinda forgot about it.
I JUST did this three days ago! My love is in IRAQ until August and I will be going to see him in GA when he comes back (he'll still be in GA until next MAY AHH! :)) SO I did this as a gift to give him before I come back to CA... it is very expensive but I say go for it-I was so nervous about it and still am because I haven't seen the photos yet, but the experience actually made me feel like I grew as a person and I (HOPE) that he will love them... he will ;) Plus, VS is having their semi annual sale!!!
I think you should do it if you think he'll like it. Honestly I'm not sure how Mr. M would feel about it if I did it.
@crabcake - me too! I think it's great 1st anniversary present, 'cause the 1st anniversary is paper! Plus, it gives me a little time to save up after all those crazy wedding expenses....
I think it's silly that women feel weird to be proud of pictures of themselves looking hot. It's not vain at all to say "I'm proud of who I am!" Go Star, do them!
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I plan on doing them too. I think it is a great idea for the reasons you stated (except the cost of course haha). My only thing is Mr. HoneyBunny is in Afghanistan for a year and we are getting married when he gets back during the summer. I just can't decide if to give him the pictures (when I get them made) on the wedding day as per usual or before while he is still in Afghanistan. I mean, if I was a dude in a tent with 40 other dudes I would want some sexy pictures of my girl. 
So yeah I am still deciding about that but I think it is a great idea for you Star.
Plus, it is a great excuse to buy even more lingerie! Yeahhhh, my lingerie fiend is jumping for joy at the idea haha.
DO IT.
My husband LOOOOVED them. He still refers to it as 'the best gift ever.'
I think every woman should do a boudoir shoot--it's great for your self-esteem and awesome for your man.
You'll regret it if you don't do it!
Thanks for all the support, ladies! All of you who are doing them for your man -- you go, girls!
I'm still on the fence, I guess because maybe I'm not as sure of my #1 pro as I would like to be. I think he would love them, but what if he really wasn't that thrilled? Ah, the indecision!
I swung them for about $700 and he just thought they were the most amazing thing ever!! I felt kinda weird giving him pictures of me, and they were me, but they weren't if you know what i mean. They were this crazy sexed up version of me! It was amazing to see them after they were all touched up!
@honeybunny, I gave them to my DH the day he got home from Iraq! Sure, I had nothing up my sleeve for the wedding, but I kept teasing him while he was going, saying I had the most amazing welcome home gift for him. I mean, he gets you on the wedding night, right? And be careful how risque they are--they can't have certain magazines overseas and your photos might be right on that line of what the military considers inappropriate!
DO THEM!
To be honest, I did these as a gift to the Mister (which he loved), but it ended up being really good for me as well! If nothing else it was a huge confidence booster. I felt beautiful and sexy, and who doesn't want to feel like that before they get married? If anyone is considering, I always tell them to go for it. It's an extremely liberating experience!
I think he will be thrilled to be reminded that the woman he chose is a hot mama.
My MOH and I are getting them done. Not together, but we're giving each moral support and going together, but doing seperate shoots.
I don't think it's a narcissistic gift at all.
I"m doing them, only because I found an awesome deal with a nearby photog to do them. I can't wait for the mister to see them!!
I had the same cons as you. I ended up finding a photographer who was doing them for $185 (including makeup, hair, and 12 photos in an accordian album). I booked right away at that price. I agree with some of the other posters, the experience was amazing for me. I have never felt more beautiful. I didn't do any shots that I wasn't comfortable with, so I ended up with a sensual but not playboy feel. I think they turned out quite classic and are my favorite professional shots of myself!
I'm not doing them. He thinks I'm hot, but I'm not feeling so "in shape" lately. I've let myself go, and I don't need hi-res photos of my large behind. I think it's a great idea and a great gift, but maybe for our 1st anniversary or something.
My only thought (and the reason I chose NOT to do them for myself) is the my husband isn't into lingerie!
I got a few pieces at my bachelorette party that I wore on my honeymoon, but in general he find it annoying. So spending money on the lingerie and the photos of me in it was just not something I wanted to do--not because he wouldn't appreciate it all, but because it's not the best gift for my hubs. (and yes, he still thinks I'm hot!)
If he would like it and you can afford it, like quiche said, then there's n reason not to!
I would do it... Men are different than women. They respond to visual stimulation. Think more of how a man would react than how YOU would react to receiving a gift such as this... Re: LatteLove - I think there are many other very sexy poses that can be used without lingerie... For ex. you in jeans, nothing on top, shot from the back... My friend gave me a pair of panties that were embroidered with my name (i.e. Jane loves Jack) that I wore in a shot for mine... I wore one of his shirts... (that one went over well!!!)
Have fun! It will give your self confidence a boost, too!
I did it a few weeks ago and I'm SO happy I did. Here's some preview photos of mine: http://snowflakeswedding.blogspot.com/search/label/Photography
The one photo at the top of my blog was worth the WHOLE process. I have really not felt very beautiful since I've gained some weight last year and have not been able to shake it, but after seeing these pictures, I have a whole new view of myself. Mr S has always said I'm beautiful, but I think I was actually able to feel a little sexy in some of these and it came across in the photos. I think he'll like them.
I did the shoot at our house, I was way more comfortable there. Since we live in the country we also got to play around with outdoor shots, which look great. He likes to hunt, so I played around a little with his hunting clothes and a bow. I didn't hardly wear any lngerie, He likes it, but I didn't really feel comfortable in it, I'm happy with most of the options I chose.
My session was $275 and it included the 2 hours to shoot and a 20-page albulm. She's also giving me the electronic photos.
I would recommend it to anyone
According to how my friends' Boudoir Photo experience went, you should definitely do them. A good photographer will be able to show you at your best. That's what a boudoir photographer does. Andmy friends' men both LOVED them!
Make sure that whoever you choose has a lot of boudoir experience, though. A good wedding photographer is not necessarily a good boudoir photographer. And you do get what you pay for, I guess. I thought about going to a friend who is starting out in the wedding photog biz...but a couple of my friends have gone to local studio and had an awesome experience. So, that is what I will most probably do too. I do like their work.
I'm in St. Louis, MO. So I don't know if my info would help. But the studio here is:
Maybe at least you could get some ideas about pictures you might want to do...or get an idea of what good boudoir photography looks like, so you have a comparison.
Good luck!
I think you should totally do them!!
I gave Mr. Poodle a little DIY card book with DIY boudoir pictures last year and he LOOOVED it! For 5 months he said he looked at it every time before going to bed to not miss me so much lol I'm sure I'll be a TOTAL success
I'm totally doing this. Finding lingerie and pose options for a size-22 girl is tough, but I'm stubborn. ^^
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I'm on the fence as far as doing some boudoir pics for Mr. Star as a wedding gift.
Pros:
He thinks I'm hot, this would blow his mind
I'd have sexy pictures of myself to remind me when I'm 75 that I used to be wrinkle-free in all the right places
I'd get to buy some new lingerie and not feel bad about the cost
Cons:
I'm wondering if anyone else feels like this might be a slightly narcissistic gift? I worry about giving anyone pictures of myself as a gift
I'm actually a little nervous about the shoot -- even though I'm an actress and sometimes model, I'm always playing someone else, not me!
It's expensive
Feedback, ladies?