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KISSmas party!

By Personal2 Comments

Last weekend we had the pleasure of hanging out with some very cool photographers, and we also got to meet tons of very sweet people! Thanks, Kevin & Shaun, for hosting such a sick party! We are so proud to be sponsored by KISS Wedding Books. We heart KISS!

Divas at the KISSmas party from Boudoir Divas on Vimeo.

[***Be sure you also go check out the Bui Brothers’ official KISSmas video HERE!!!] Some of the cool people we got to hang out with: Kevin Swan | Shaun Austin | Becker | The Bui Bros | The Grants … gosh and so many others! We were really glad that we got to meet Dane Sanders… and also the elusive Keats Elliot! We were hoping that we’d have a chance to chat with Dane, so when he found us at the party, we were stoked! And then there’s adorable Keats… we’ve been in touch with her for months via email, but never got a chance to actually meet her in person (so we were kinda beginning to wonder whether she was a real person). 😉 She is such a sweetheart, and she really has a cool understanding of us and what we are hoping to accomplish with boudoir (she just ‘gets’ us). Let’s see… what else… we just loved the opportunity to hang out and meet so many fun people! It was nice meeting each of you, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks again, KISS!!!

One last quick story. I think it’s safe to say that for both of us, one of the best moments of the night was meeting Lou… the kindest lady EVER (bottom right). She works for KISS and also happens to be Shaun’s mom! So she came up to us and introduced herself, and then she just started raving about how excited she gets anytime a Woman Captured boudoir album comes in from Marissa, Kimberlee, Crystal, or Deena. She said that she loves working on those books… how sweet of her to tell us that! Now we just need to convince her to come in for a shoot! It was so great meeting you, Lou! We’re ready for your shoot anytime… 😉 xoxo, Marissa & Kimberlee

December 21, 2008
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FINALLY!!!

By Personal3 Comments

Check out this little video I just threw together from the KISSmas party! Vu & Lan give some great insight after Marissa makes a surprise announcement…

Chatting with the Bui Brothers from Boudoir Divas on Vimeo.
Yes, that’s right, folks. The Bui Brothers & I finally convinced Marissa that she needed to join Twitter!
Click here to follow Marissa and Click here to follow me (Kimberlee)
On another note… we were surprised to find that our famous brotherfriends have posted a “Divas at the KISSmas party” video on their blog. But, uh, not surprised in a good way. Here’s a quick run-down of what you will see in this video short: I was a bit sick that night so I didn’t want to talk on video… Marissa’s feeling all alone and keeps trying to get me to participate… but I don’t because my voice is shot… then I simply walk off the scene after giving poor Marissa the dirtiest look ever! Oh man, what a brat! Sorry Riss! 🙂 I wonder if this video is why someone commented recently that Marissa and I seem ‘more like sisters than business partners.’ Hmmm… sisters who give each other dirty looks? Hahaha! Seriously, though, we rarely fight like sisters. We actually get along so well it’s just crazy. Love ya Marissa! And Bui Brothers, thanks a lot for capturing that footage and showing me at my finest. 😉

December 21, 2008
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Last-minute gift!!!

By Inspiration, PersonalNo Comments

Just got an email this morning from a sweet mom asking if she could purchase the “Bundle Upgrade” for her daughter.  She wanted to see if we could email her a gift certificate so that she could surprise her daughter with a cool gift.  So sweet!  Of course we said yes… in fact, we loved this idea so much that we decided to throw it up here for the rest of you.  We won’t be shipping out any more products until after the holidays, so in the meantime, we would be more than happy to email a gift certificate!  Email us: [email protected]… also, photogs… copy the photo below and send it to your loved ones if they need a hint for a last-minute gift for you.  

December 20, 2008
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Buy book and bundle now, prices will go up soon

By Personal4 Comments

For those of you who have our book you already know that it is more than just a book about boudoir photography. It is very different than the kind of photography book you buy at Barnes and Nobel. Our book is our complete business model, everything that took us 5+ years to figure out about boudoir photography and how to operate a successful boudoir studio at a very small scale, and now at a much larger scale. This book will show you how to return you investment ten-fold in one shoot, pricing upwards of $1500 per boudoir package. Also how to effectively add boudoir to your current services and easily generate more income.

Initially, we knew that when we priced our book we were totally underselling ourselves. Kimberlee and I are always so eager to help people that at times we cut ourselves short. What I mean by that is we are essentially selling out blood, sweat, tears, and costly mistakes for $175. On the same day that we were talking about raising our prices we received a phone call from the sweetest photographer who told us she would have paid $1000 for our book, it was that valuable to her. Photographer friends, who know both us and our business well, have called our Bad-Ass Training Guide a workshop in a book and think we should charge at least $700 for it. While we definitely won’t be going that high with the price we can say that we will be upping it soon. There is even serious talk about discontinuing the Bundle! With that said we are strongly hinting here that if you are considering buying the book or bundle you should do it now! – M


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December 20, 2008
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Another happy customer ;)

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We LOVE hearing what people think about our book! Here’s an email we just got from someone…
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“I can’t even begin to explain how useful and fantastic it is so far. I have a two year old at home, so not much spare time, but I am just about all the way through. What a no-nonsense, fantastic guide with so much practical, useful information. I am so glad that I bought it and hopefully plan to buy the upgrade in the new year.”
Thanks again,
Jenn Galloway

December 19, 2008
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Divas’ Photo Shoot – Preview

By Personal7 Comments

Thanks again for taking some fun shots of us, Weston! The purpose of this shoot was just to get some new shots for our site, speaking bios, and… also just for the heck of it. We wanted to do something a little different, so this is just a glimpse of our silliness. 🙂 We’ll be sharing a few more shots in early ’09 when we launch our BRAND NEW WEBSITE!!!

December 18, 2008
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Workshop Testimonial

By WorkshopsOne Comment

We love hearing from all of our workshop gals! Thanks, Janet, for sending a little update on how things are going for you. We’re so glad that you’re loving your boudoir shoots! 🙂 Check outJanet’s site!!

Narrowing down your images quickly is something that will come with time. Your time is so valuable, you don’t want to waste any unneeded time in front of your computer screen. We limit our images down quite a bit, and we do it VERY quickly! Our best advice: go with your instinct and only KEEP the best images. Label those ones… get rid of the rest.

December 18, 2008
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Plan B

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Sometimes things don’t go exactly as planned. For the past two weeks we’ve been planning a SUPERfun photo shoot with models and crazy styling. We were planning on going to some unique outdoor locations, but when we woke up this morning we were more than just a little bit disappointed to find rain pouring outside! So we moved on to Plan B – which consisted of one hour running around, throwing together brand new outfits and working in the studio instead of on-location. It was still a rockin’ shoot, though, and we even got to spend the last 20 minutes outside when the rain cleared for a moment. We can’t wait to share some of the shots! Marissa and I just love our model shoots. It gives us a chance to play around with new lighting set-ups, and to just try out all kinds of different styling and posing. (We try and do one of these shoots every couple of months). Here’s what the lobby looked like when we brought in all of our different outfit ideas and accessories:

We also decided to take advantage of our ‘fun photo day’ by having Weston do a photo shoot for the two of us. SO much fun. Seriously, for two gals who usually hate being in front of the camera… we really had a good time. Thanks, Weston! And we also have to say a huge thank you to our fabulous makeup artist. Catherine is absolutely amazing. She did makeup for myself, Marissa, and both of our models. We couldn’t have been happier with the way it all turned out. 🙂 Check out her site! [Makeup by Catherine]. Here she is working on Marissa:

Photos from both shoots – coming soon! 🙂
*Edit to add: If you wanna see a preview shot of our “diva” photo shoot – go check out our Twitter page!

December 17, 2008
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A much requested boudoir shot

By Boudoir TipsOne Comment

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Deena is a fantabulous photographer for Woman Captured by Bouchér. She has been shooting with us for quite a while and she and Crystal, our other photographer and studio manager here, always manage to knock our socks off with the cute stuff that they come up with. She took the shots above and we have coined them as the “Deena” shot as it is always at the top of the request list from our clients! Deena Cormier Woman Cpatured photographer

December 16, 2008
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Episode 1

By Personal4 Comments

When Marissa woke up this morning, she had no idea what the day would hold. Thankfully she’s a very good sport, and so she agreed whole-heartedly to my scheme when I told her about it. So here it is. The premier of Episode #1 of “Marissa Explains It All.” Leave your questions in the comment box and we’ll try to get to as many questions as possible in the next few months!

Episode 1: Marissa Explains It All from Boudoir Divas on Vimeo.

December 14, 2008
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