Here is part two of yesterday’s blog :)… a few more gorgeous girls who came in for photo shoots this Fall! Thank you for allowing us to share these, ladies! It is so fun to see all the variety. Every single photo shoot is unique, just like every woman who walks through our door ;). xo, Crystal

Lucky for us, a bunch of our clients have been signing a model release lately and granting us permission to use their photos if we wish! I wanted to share a few recent shoots. These sessions took place this past summer between June and August :). Enjoy! xo, Crystal

Attention all brides! The Divas would like announce to you that BridalInsider.com along with Magic 92.5, Exquisite Weddings Magazine and San Diego Magazine are having an outrageous give-away! They are giving one deserving San Diego couple the chance to win the Ultimate San Diego Wedding!! Resister to Win this outstanding experience by visiting Bridal Insider’s “The Ultimate San Diego Wedding”, site!

The wedding you have the chance to win is any woman’s DREAM!! It will be the ultimate in luxury, glamor and style! They are planning to use timeless trends you will absolutely love! As well as giving the wedding a San Diego feel of our beautiful oceans, skies and golden sunsets.  This gorgeous wedding ceremony will include the finest vendors from San Diego, who will adorn the entire place with their unique touches!  Hurry and register to win this unforgettable evening!!

To top everything off, this ultimate wedding package will also include a Boudoir Photoshoot for the bride-to-be at OUR STUDIO!!

We are giving a free “FULL Photoshoot” to the bride; a value of $1,500.00!! This package includes our beautiful 8×8 Classic Bombshell Book,  4 Productions, Hair and Make-Up, Greeting Card, VIP status, AND this lucky lady will receive all her album images on a disk!!! Check out the video below to see what this awesome supermodel experience looks like!!

Living in a world where we are constantly bombarded with pressures of having the perfect body, it is easy to get caught up with negative thoughts about your own body. Kimee came across this image below and I think is a great reminder to everyone that beauty doesn’t just come in one pencil thin package. Each woman is unique and beautiful in their own way. Model Lizzie Miller talks about how this one little photo made such a huge impact in the lives of women across the world without it even meaning to. To see a beautiful model with a little belly roll is foreign to most of us but very encouraging at the same time. I think Lissie looks absolutely beautiful in her natural form, and is a reminder to all of us that we should focus on positive healthy views about our bodies and ditch the negative ones….after all confidence magnifies beauty ;)

LOVE :)
Danielle

Crystal and I had the pleasure of attending the Exquisite Weddings Magazine Party on Wednesday. We both had a blast looking at all the amazing vendor booths, eating delicious food/treats, (checkout the pic of me loading up some m&ms!), and visiting with friends :) Below is a picture of Crystal and the lovely Eve from Bridal Insider, hanging out having a fabulous time, (we love you Eve ; ).  Bliss Events so kindly let us cheers at their beautiful dinner display, decorated with a white rose arrangement by Blush Botanicals. Intriguing lingerie was also featured, below is a pic of Crystal and I under their cute display. Thank you Exquisite for inviting us to your luxurious launch party, we had a dynamite time!
LOVE :)
Danielle

We just wanted to thank Liz Beck Events for featuring us on their “Bustle” blog a couple weeks ago!

Check it out here!

Hi Crystal,

Thank you for the email and the teaser pic. The teaser picture made me even more excited to get my proofs back!! It looks awesome and I cannot wait to see the rest. The pictures you took looked amazing as is so it makes me curious/excited to see them touched up.

I am flattered that you guys would like to use some of my images on you blog, website, or portfolio and would be more than willing to sign a model release.

I would like to thank you so much for such a fun and wonderful day. It was such an amazing experience and I definitely plan on doing it again! You made it so easy to feel comfortable and at ease with a situation that some may feel to be awkward. Thank you for making be feel as beautiful as I should have that day and everyday for that matter. To be completely honest, your photo shoot made me feel more confident about myself and my body which is something that I have not had in a very long time. I really appreciate your time, hard work, and dedication to your craft of photography and making it such an enjoyable experience.

You can trust that I have already told many people about it and I will continue to as I think every women should have as much fun as I did that day!

I can’t wait to see how everything turns out. Hopefully I will get to see you when I get to pick up my book or at another shoot. If not, good luck with everything and especially your baby. Enjoy every moment of motherhood as I hear time flies by!

Talk to you soon and have a great week,

Amanda

………..My response…………….

Amanda,
Your email almost made me cry (in a good way!). That is one of the most well-worded testimonials I’ve ever received. What you wrote is exactly what we hope will happen! I sincerely do feel that every woman needs this reminder that she is beautiful, and I am SO glad that this experience brought that out in you :).. and that I was a part of that. Now my week is complete because I accomplished what I set out to do ;), which is to remind you that you ARE sexy & beautiful!! I hope that refreshed confidence carries over to your wedding! I really enjoyed working with you too. You were great at quickly figuring out the poses and had such great variety of expressions. Plus, you are simply just easy to get along with!
I put a “model release” form in your file for you to fill out when you pick up your completed order.
We will be emailing you the proof soon!
–
Crystal Carr

We’re SUPER excited to share that we were nominated/voted as “Best San Diego Wedding Vendor for Boudoir Photography” in the annual Bridal Insider People’s Choice Awards! The people (aka: YOU!) have spoken and we now hold the title of 1st Place Winners! We were also voted as Best Boudoir Photography Studio in the 2009 People Choice Awards, so we are stoked to hang onto the title for a second year!

According to Bridal Insider, “The People’s Choice Awards are the highest recognition given to a wedding vendor because they are chosen by a vote of the local brides and grooms that have used your services. This year, we had an amazing turnout with over 2,500 votes from Brides & Grooms.”

To view the winners in numerous other categories, go to Bridal Insider’s website.

SHOUT OUTS TO: Jessica Thomas of Fit2Wed who won Best for Health & Fitness, Mick of Elite British DJ, Norma & John of NR3 Video Productions, Julie of The Best Wedding For You, and Brenda Swan, Swann Soirees! Congrats friends!

Thank you all who voted for the love :).. we love you too!

xoxo, The Boudoir Divas

Our whole staff has sooo much fun each time we hold a Pin Up Party at our studio. All of the girls attending have so much positive energy that it feels like it projects onto us! The ladies are all dolled up with hair, make-up, heels, and sexy outfits, and are having a great time with their friends. My favorite part of the day is when I hear the group watching a slideshow of images from one of the girls’ photo shoot. You can hear anything from squeals of excitement to “oohs and ahhs” or “you look HOT!” and “you look beautiful!” I smile every time. The Pin Up Party we held about two weeks ago was no exception to this. The ladies were gorgeous and super sweet. The hostess sent me a little thank you email the next day and I wanted to share it along with a couple of group photos… xoxo, Crystal

P.S. I would also like to shout out a big THANK YOU to our fabulous stylists Peggy Rogers and Christa Thorton from Elite Salon who did the hair and make-up for the  party!

Crystal,

Just wanted to thank you and your staff so much for the whole experience at our pin up party this past weekend (6/26/10). You ladies really made us feel comfortable and beautiful. All the girls were very pleased with everything from hair and make up to the actual photos. Can’t wait to see the final product!! Thank you again to you and your staff for a wonderful experience.

Kind Regards,

Kim F

Call or email us for more information! (858)485-0443. sdstudio@theboudoirdivas.com.

AKA: DIVA colors!!

We recently learned of San Diego Wedding Insider, another Fab online resource for Brides & Grooms (specifically in San Diego)! We saw their blog post about this popular San Diego Summer Wedding color scheme, and HAD to share! We’ve been loving the Hot Pink & Black combo for some time, and it is so fun to see it pop up in weddings! Plus the little collage they put together is cute eye candy for our blog!

Also wanted to share that SD Wedding Insider wrote a little blurb about us!