Weddingbee boards

I did them and loved them! My FI loved them too. I chose a studio that specializes in this. I prepared by going on a low sodium diet (maybe 500 mg a day) in order to slim down the bloat and cellulite. I also got a spray tan. It was subtle enough to show up in pictures without being obvious. It makes a HUGE difference. I couldn't believe how taut my mid section looked. The light reflected off me better and I didn't look bloated in my pics. A low salt diet is so hard, though. I literally ate chicken and veggies with things like curry and cumin and other seasonings for a week. Plain oatmeal, etc. But so worth it. My photographer was a spunky, young female. Very, "girl i've seen it all!" and I could wear as little or as much as I wanted.She really made me feel totally ok with prancing around in my skivvies and the fact that she would adjust things for me. I had to hold poses while she adjusted my clothes or stuff like that. 

I brought 3 outfits. A black and red lacey teddy skirt thing with thigh highs and heels. Very racy, but covered up. Then, a white bustier from Fredericks with matching thong. Very bridal. Finally, a cute pink and mauve bra and panty set I found on sale at Nordstrom for like $20. For the very end, I went topless and just had cute frilly undies on. I wasn't naked in any of my shots, but i had my arms crossed over my chest, or was laying on my stomach, etc. She got a lot of face shots that turned out great and showed pieces of my shoulder or back, but not a full body shot.

My photographer artfully crossed my legs and arms into a pose and photoshopped out a smidge of my undies for a really cool shot. I'd be willing to share if you're interested. Mine turned out great. I even showed them to my mom! They were more of the classy pin-up style, nothing too nakey-in-your-face. She draped tulles and other flowy things around me, had props like chairs for me to lean on, etc etc. I thought it was going to be a weird thing, but it was the most fun I've ever had! I relaxed, and i got really great shots. I had 30 feasible frames (after cutting out the ones that i blinked in, etc) and I had to keep 20 of them. 

They did my hair AND makeup for me, too. It looked like a lot of makeup at first (they used the high def liquid stuff), but it turned out beautifully in photos, as did my hair.

LoL, that's what I told myself!!! I'm 22, and this is the best it's ever going to be, hahahaha. It only starts to go downhill, right?