& finally, she saw her beauty
Hello, and welcome to the ultimate boudoir experience!
I'm SOO glad you're here and I am so thrilled you've put your trust in me to provide this life changing experience for you.
This experience will completely change the way you think, act, and carry yourself for the rest of your life. Whether you already have the confidence, or you're dying to find what you're really made of, this was made for you! You will feel liberated, beautiful, sexy, you will hold your head higher and be free from all of the societal pressures and beauty standards around us today. This experience is just the start of your journey to self love and acceptance- exactly as you are!
The studio is a safe space for all! Where moulds are meant to be broken, differences are celebrated, and you are free to be unapologetically yourself. This welcome guide will give you a better idea of what to expect, go into a little more detail about me, why I do what I do and give you all the small details about what you just signed up for!
So this is my official welcome, you're part of the family now and we're all so glad you’re here!
I'm so excited you're reading this right now! I am SO honoured that you have chosen me to start your journey with. I want to let you know that I do not take this lightly, and I truly can't thank you enough for putting your trust in me.
I still remember my first ever boudoir session. My client was SO nervous before we got started, I mean someone she's never met in person is about to start taking the most vulnerable photos, so it was to be expected. Not even five minutes into it, you could see her spark igniting, beginning to open herself up and free to be exactly who she is with no apologies. A YEAR after her session, she reached back out to me to thank me all over again for her experience. She said she's made changes in her life because this session changed her inner self and gave her the boost she needed.
THIS was when I knew I was made to do this.
Struggling with self love, confidence and lack of self worth, I wondered how I could ever make another person feel great about themselves, when I couldn't do it for myself. However, since embarking on this boudoir journey, I have seen myself in a whole new light. All of these people coming to ME to change their lives, to take these intimate photos, and begin their self love journey has changed my perspective on the way I view beauty. Society has made us believe we have to look a certain way to be beautiful. When really, we don't need to mould ourselves to fit a certain "norm" we are authentic, unique and perfect just the way we are. It's not a quick fix, but a journey - and I'm so glad you're here with me, along for the ride.
Being a full time boudoir photographer that gets to change so many lives, ignites a fire in me like nothing has before. I'll forever be thankful for all the incredible people I get to meet in the process!
Nervous for your session? I want to say that is COMPLETELY normal! When that initial “high” from booking wears off you might be thinking "Holy shit what did I just get myself into" so just I want to make sure you know that pretty much every person that enters the studio, goes though that exact same feeling.
It’s nerve wracking, getting almost (or fully in some cases) naked in front of a stranger. But one of my favourite quotes is "Growth doesn’t come from comfort zones." and that couldn't be more accurate here. I am so proud of you for diving in and booking this experience for yourself!
While I know that leading up to your session the nerves might get worse, I PROMISE you that YOU CAN DO THIS!
YOU ARE POWERFUL.
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.
YOU ARE WORTHY.
Every morning getting dressed and never feeling beautiful, looking at your body in the mirror and hating what you see, covering up in public because you’re worried about what others think, hating the stretch marks on your body & doing everything you can to hide them. You think you’re broken because of complications it gives you, believing that your scars define you. Does any of this sound familiar? Well babe, I’m here to kick start your self acceptance journey. It won’t be easy, and I can't magically make any of those things go away. However, what boudoir does, it allows you to see yourself in a way that would otherwise not be possible. Boudoir gives you something to look back on when you’re having a bad body image day, something to remind you how badass and powerful you really are. Reality is that self love isn’t always sunshine & rainbows. It isn’t just bubble baths & spa trips. Sure, those things absolutely have their place in practicing self love. But the tough side of self love is getting vulnerable, going through those uncomfortable phases of stripping down (both figuratively and literally) and being faced with feelings that have weighed you down for so long. It's facing those hard feelings head-on and telling them enough is enough.
When you see your images for the first time, it might be instinct to pick out every single thing that you don't like or that you wish you would've hidden. But the more times you look at your photos, the more you begin to see a shift in your mindset. You'll start to see the photos for how beautiful they are. You'll be over flowing with feelings of pride in yourself. You'll be proud that you did the damn thing. It's the new perspective that causes this shift.
I am so proud to say that through this amazing experience & beautiful art form, we've created such an amazing, supportive community of women. So if you haven’t already, make sure you join the VIP Facebook group The Babe Cave | Boudoir by Hailey in the group there's always up-lifting posts, giveaways, sneak peaks and more! This group is also a place where you can post if you need advice about anything, need to vent, want to share your fire selfies, find like-minded women or ask past clients about their experiences!
Every month I do a member of the month giveaway where I take the top 10 most active members each month and enter them into a random draw to win a prize! The prize changes every month! It's my way of saying thank you to the people who contribute to building an amazing group, that supports and uplifts each other! Upon joining, I encourage you to make a post to introduce yourself to everyone! Tell us about yourself, share photos of your family, your animals, tell us about your hobbies or your kids etc! We LOVE getting to know everyone