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Hi there! My name is Abby and I am the photographer/ owner behind Love and Boudoir here in North Scottsdale Arizona. I have been a professional photographer for almost a decade, and it is truly what I was meant to do with my life. I started off in weddings, and loved it, but for many reasons I transitioned out of them and now solely shoot boudoir. To be honest, boudoir kind of found me. It wasn’t something I went out and sought after. I had shot some boudoir images for my brides on their wedding days, but nothing crazy. My neighbor back in San Diego was the first person to really open me to the idea of doing boudoir full time. That mixed with when Covid shut down the world and all of my weddings vanished overnight, I was sort of pushed in this direction.
Once I started shooting boudoir, and learning about it, and studying the female form, I fell in love entirely. Not only did it resonate with me as a woman, and everything I have personally experienced in my life journey, but I LOVED seeing what this experience did for my clients! The female form has been the center for art for centuries, and to me, boudoir photography is just an extension of that. In my own personal life, I have always been a woman who owned her sexuality and loved everything about being a woman. I’m also very much a cheerleader for my friends and other women and always encourage them to shine as bright as they can. I grew up being bullied, and so the mean girl attitude never appealed to me.
It wasn’t until I became a mother (of 2 beyond adorable little terror monsters) that I experienced the all encompassing doubt and body image issues that I think all women feel at one point or another. I gained 75 pounds with my daughter, and then got pregnant with my son 11 months later and gained another 50. When my pregnancies were over, I was left with a body I didn't recognize anymore. And in large part, I was a person I didn’t recognize anymore. I no longer took care of myself like I used to, but there is just no time with two kids and no family near by. I lived my life in sweats, and a mom bun, and chased after little ones day in and day out. The journey into this phase of my life had stripped me of anything I recognized about myself. When I started shooting boudoir, I feel like I slowly started to reconnect to myself as I was shooting. I saw myself in my clients. I wanted so badly for them to see themselves the way that I do, and full heartedly understood exactly how they were feeling.
To my client who is 25 and getting married and wants to give this as a gift to her fiancé on their wedding day- girl, I’ve been you! I know how much you want to make his jaw drop and light a fire within him so he can barely wait until your wedding night! To my client who is 35 and is trying to find herself after having kids- I understand how much you just want to find a piece of who you used to be, and connect it to the woman you’ve become. To feel confident in the body you have now, to own your womanhood in a way that perhaps you haven’t known how to yet. To my client who is 45 and divorced and wants to do this for herself because f*ck everyone else- you are a damn queen and he never deserved you! I want to scream YES! with you because you are SO WORTHY of loving yourself and I’m so honored to be a part of your story to find your happiness again. To my client who is 55 and is now living an “empty nester” life and wants to rekindle that spark with your husband- I love chatting with you during our time together. I love hearing your life lessons while I show you that time has only made you sexier and that women do in fact stay sexy long long past the commercial shelf life that is shoved down the media’s throat. And last, to my client who is 65….. you are by far my favorite! You are my client who has truly shown me that sexy is a frame of mind. Confidence is everything. And that if we are living our lives for anything other than ourselves, it is a waste of time.
Boudoir photography has become a part of me. It is everything and more to me and I never expected it to give more to me than I could ever give to my clients. This job, this life, the ability to show other women that they ARE beautiful… man, what a gift I have been given. It is truly my honor to share this with the world and to be able to give that to you.
I can’t wait to meet you.
