There are a few treats that I make on certain holidays that I refuse to make any other time of the year. The reason? Forcing myself not to indulge anytime I desire them (which is a lot) makes eating the sweets that much more special when the holiday arrives.

The 4th of July is one such holiday. Ever since I discovered Barefoot Contessa’s Flag Cake it became a holiday staple. The 4th simply isn’t the 4th without it now.

Let me say though, I am no Barefoot Contessa. Heck, I don’t even have a pastry bag to make my cake all pretty ‘n stuff….and my version alternates strawberries and raspberries for the stripes. But man, is this cake good.

What kind of traditions do you have for the 4th?

Wedding and portrait season is in full swing so needless to say, things have been busy for me lately. A little while ago I was contacted by this sweet girl who wanted to take some photos of a different variety than what you normally see here on my blog. But hey, I’d actually been itching to do an intimate session so you can imagine my excitement when we scheduled.

What is an intimate session exactly? Well, boudoir (pronounced boo-dwahr) is the official name of intimate sessions and is a French word meaning woman’s dressing room. Boudoir photography is all about celebrating your beauty as a woman by creating playful, yet sexy images.

So why should you have schedule your session?

The real question is why not?! Seriously though, aside from the lightening speed at which life passes by, think about capturing and preserving your true beauty as you are today. Of course, giving boudoir pictures to your husband or someone special makes a wonderful and usually unexpected gift *wink wink*

Don’t worry about any imperfections you may have because honestly, you are beautiful exactly the way you are. You are loved exactly the way you are. My job as a photographer is to emphasize your positive attributes and deemphasize those areas you might be self-conscious about, but trust me, you’re beautiful just the way you are so don’t hesitate to capture and celebrate your true beauty.

Need another reason to schedule your session? How about a sale? Eeeek, I can’t believe I’m about to do this but……for a VERY limited time, anyone who calls or emails to schedule an intimate session will receive 50% off the session fee!!!!! Folks, I’ve never done a discount that deep before and given how busy I am I’m not sure I ever will again. I must be crazy! LOL Be sure to reserve your spot early as the sessions at that price will surely fill up quickly.

Onto the beautiful and very sweet Jayme:

Don’t these first ones look like they came straight from Victoria Secret? So cute!

And to mix things up a bit, we did some more vintage / pin-up looks.

Don’t be shy now, let me know what you think

Just a heads up that I will be closed this weekend. All phone calls and emails will be returned Monday. Have a wonderful weekend y’all!

One beautiful thing in life is friends and I’m blessed to have some wonderful ones. Friends that is. Mikey and Sara are good people to the core. They’ll rush to your side when in need and Sara’s smile lights up any room. They’re the best.

Here’s a few from our time together. Don’t they have a darling family?!

Oh my goodness, these baby blue eyes are going to be the death of girls far and wide. How cute is he?! Beyond cute is the answer.

Saving the best for last *wink* Holy smokes. Mikey - do you have your baseball bat ready to fight off the boys that are going to come knocking? If not, I suggest you remedy that right away.

Until next time…

This family session is actually an engagement session! Jake and Erica are uniting their family and everyone couldn’t be happier — including all of the little girls! Jake and Erica are actually great friends of mine and I’m super excited to be photographing their wedding in June.