Busting Excuses - Luxury Boudoir Edition
When we get nervous, we make excuses. We make excuses not to love ourselves. Sometimes life is just busy, we are too crazy at work, or always have to drive someone SOMEWHERE. Sometimes it’s more important to spend time with our spouse. We also use excuses like “I want to lose 15lbs first!” and “I just don’t have the money right now!”. I wanted to write this to show you all that no matter the excuse, you CAN do it! Let me show you that no matter the excuse, you are worthy of self love!
“I don’t have enough time for myself.”
It’s also important to remember that if you aren’t taking care of yourself mentally, you’re not going to be able to handle taking care of everyone else, which makes sense but is actually much harder said than done! Sometimes I am the WORST at making sure I am giving myself mental health breaks and that’s why I think it’s so important to share this with you all. I make the same excuses as above and sometimes I need someone to look me in the face and say “SLOW DOWN, give yourself a break, and breath for a minute!”.
At a boudoir session, you are able to breath, and love yourself for a few hours. Think of all the energy you’ll save on a daily basis if you stop comparing yourself to others, or stop worrying about what other people will think of how you look. You get to see where your beauty really comes from and this lifts such a huge mental weight off your shoulders.
You need to take time for yourself, why not spend it having an amazing time getting pampered for once?
“I’m not where I want to be weight-wise/I don’t fit the media’s idea of a good enough size.”
Did you know that the body type portrayed in advertising as ideal is naturally possessed by only 5% of American females? ONLY FIVE PERCENT.
I will say this over and over again (and sorry, not sorry if you’ve heard me say this before), but WHY do you have to be a certain size to LOVE yourself? WHY do you have to fit a stranger's messed up idea of a perfect body to LOVE your own body? WHY are you comparing your size to everyone else when no two women are the same?
I think it’s amazing to have goals and want to get healthy, but does that mean you have to hate your body to do those things? Absolutely NOT! You should love yourself every step of the way. Be proud of where you are so that you can be proud of where you’re going. Have a boudoir shoot to celebrate where you are now, and then have one when you lose that 15 lbs to celebrate how far you’ve come!
“I never feel sexy or sensual anymore, so a boudoir shoot must not be for me.”
WRONG.
This excuse is actually the EXACT reason you SHOULD do a boudoir shoot.
Often, we lose touch with our femininity or sexuality when life gets crazy because of health, kids, or work. It happens a lot, and it is absolutely normal and okay! A great way to rediscover this side of ourselves is to have a boudoir shoot to bring out that spark in us. I can show you that you have that inside you somewhere, and it might even ignite a little spark between you and your spouse as well!
Another thing to remember is that you don’t HAVE to wear sexy clothing or lingerie. If you feel like this doesn’t show your personality, there are so many other outfit ideas. If you need ideas, I will gladly talk to you about them, or you can check out our page Boudoir on a Budget and Beyond, it goes over all kinds of different outfit ideas!
“A boudoir shoot is an investment, and I don’t have all the money right now.”
Yes, a boudoir shoot IS an investment. It’s also an investment in yourself. You are investing in your well-being and confidence as well! And the best part is that we offer payment plans! We do require a session fee to be paid in order to book your shoot, then we set up a pre-payment plan leading up to your shoot for the products and digitals you’d like to purchase! We also allow our clients to schedule their shoot up to 12 months out, so those weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly payments can be very manageable! That way, you can get exactly what you want without such a large investment upfront. If you choose to purchase more than what was prepaid during your reveal and ordering appointment, we also accept cash, credit cards, and PayPal Credit for the difference.
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