Baby Love

I grew up with two sisters and one brother. The house was consistently noisy, very active, and NEVER a dull moment. Not only did my parents have the four of us running around, but there were typically a few friends added into the mix. One of those friends in particular kind of stuck around. He stuck around a lot, actually :) And then, not only did the four of us grow up and multiply, but so did our friends (which is why it's hard to throw a birthday party with less than 50 people...no joke)!

This sweet, sweet baby boy was on his VERY best behavior. I heard him fuss one time in 5 hours. Seriously. And when I say fuss, I mean he peeped a little bit. Like a little squeak. Not a cry. Never a cry. Perfect.

 

 And while I'm on the subject of 'perfect', this baby's skin was just that. Not a blemish, red spot, scratch, nothing. Gorgeous olive complexion like his beautiful momma (just you wait...a little more perfection coming up...).

Love these piggies <3

This is the family who helped me to come to the decision of officially including a lifestyle session immediately following each of my newborn artistry sessions. No choice. It is a 'must have' now. No way out. These are the images that seem so unbelievably special to me. 

You guys. These girls. Gah. Love, love, love them.

Oh, how they love that baby boy!

Yes. That is, in fact, the woman who birthed this baby 8 days before this. Not.Fair.

Ummm... King Bear charged me in anticipation of having his picture taken!

  So happy to have grown up with this guy, and now absolutely thrilled that his family is growing along side mine. It's these kinds of friendships that last.

You are beautiful.

I receive emails weekly asking about all of this Ladies Night promotion stuff I've been doing the last couple of months. I quickly send my standard response with all of the details pertaining to the sessions. I have come to realize that the session details are barely valid without some in depth conversation to back them. So this is what we are having here; in depth conversation.

After doing a family session for an old friend this summer, she approached the boudoir subject with me. Yes! Of course I will do it! But instead of simply doing a single boudoir shoot, how about you bring your friends and we will make an evening of it?! And so it began. Ladies Night. Five amazing (and nervous!) women in one of the best hotels in Louisville.

Now is the time to mention the nerves. All of the women had approached the subject of their own body issues with me prior to the shoot. I am VERY aware of the body issues I have and would NEVER want anyone to be uncomfortable in front of my camera. They each had that one spot that they REALLY didn't like. I don't perform miracles, and this was made very clear ahead of time! I was also not going to nip and tuck through the power of a certain editing software. My goal with these women was to show them exactly how beautiful they really are. The images I wanted them to see would be natural. It would be them. I agreed to smooth skin and touch up stretch marks, but that was it.

Once these women got used to the camera, they loved it! We laughed (a lot!!) and joked even more! CRAZY FUN! They were total naturals! There was a new sense of love for their bodies. I encouraged them to embrace themselves the way that they are. Stretch marks, wrinkles, dimples, and all. Turn the imperfections into perfection and love yourself for it.

With the current media situation and women, I feel like we all (women) struggle to find ourselves. We want to be a few pounds lighter, or a little less jiggly. We beat ourselves up for not meeting the supermodel standard of the century. It's become a sick and sad epidemic. I am raising 2 little girls and I have 8 nieces. This is not the world I want them blossoming in. Constantly under scrutiny for being a different size than the girl on television.

Love yourself ladies. If not FOR yourself, for your daughters, nieces, and all of the little girls following in your footsteps. YOU are beautiful.

FYI: I told all of my clients I would NOT use their images on the internet. This fine lady gave me permission to post this one though :)

For more information on your own boudoir session, or if you are interested in hosting a boudoir party in your home with a few of your closest friends, shoot me an email at meganhilephotography@yahoo.com.