Baylee says she’s always had a difficult time feeling comfortable in her own skin, “hence why I get tattoos to make myself feel beautiful.” “I’m not comfortable in my own skin, and I mostly think it’s because I am way too judgmental on myself (but who isn’t lol),” she explained. “I’m always comparing myself to …
Crystal has very few qualms about her life. She’s looking forward to celebrating her 40th birthday in a few months, she’s happily married to the same man she fell in love with when she was 15 and she has three incredible kids – a nearly married Marine, a seven year old son with autism who …
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Katy, who is not only a full time working mom but is also in a doctorate level academic program, knows her time with her sons is precious, which is why we truly appreciate her making the time to bring her boys in for a Renaissance session. “We keep a very busy schedule so the time …
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Stephanie fondly calls her family “our puzzle-piece family.” Her two girls, who are 9 and 10, were born in Ireland to their Irish father. When her husband passed away in 2015, Stephanie and her girls moved to the States (New Jersey), where she soon met her now fiancé Rich. The two dated for a year …
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Katerina had just finished planning her wedding to her partner of 12 years when she began looking into doing a solo boudoir session. She’d realized that while kick starting their new life as a couple, she felt like she’d lost a little bit of herself in the process. “What attracted me to doing a solo …
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Lauren and her husband Bobby were super interested in doing a couple’s boudoir session, but little did Lauren know Bobby had contacted us to participate in our Renaissance of Mom Model Call. “Once I found out we were booked for a family shoot I got really emotional. When I talked to Erika over the phone …
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Jay and Kelly joke that they’ve been together since the Stone Age. The pair has been together since high school (they were introduced by Kelly’s best friend), which makes for 24 years, 17 of which have been married. They have two boys, a 14-year-old and a 10-year-old. “We pride ourselves on the strength of our …
We love couples that break the mold and that’s one of the reasons why we had so much fun with Megan and Jake. The two felt an instant connection from the moment they met two years ago, through a mutual friend. Megan says, “I was a newly single mother at the time, and very hesitant …
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Sometimes couples are destined to cross paths twice, like with Kristen and Adam, who reconnected after a six year gap of not seeing or talking to each other. “We met many moons ago at an afterschool program. Adam was a grade ahead of me in high school, so we always went to school together. Funny …
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Angie and Diane recently came into the studio as a way to celebrate their new commitment to each other after being together for more than 17 years. The two met through a mutual friend 22 years ago. “We became very close friends. Upon leaving a 10-year relationship, and not knowing how I was going to …
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Sara, like many moms these days, is a full time working mom trying to balance her work with her children’s schedules. “Some days are a little crazier than others, but we make it work. The girls’ dad works crazy hours, leaving before the sun comes up and sometimes working past the ‘normal working hours,’” she …
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Lindsey and Blanton initially met about 16 or 17 years ago through work, but reconnected several years ago when they were each at a crossroads in their lives. “I had recently lost my husband in 2016 and Blanton was divorced and had recently ended a dating relationship,” Lindsey explained. At the time, her children were …
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It’s crazy to think that for all of the memories Brian and Jennifer have made together in the past few years, the couple almost didn’t meet at all! “We met online. Funny thing about it was that she was logging into her account to delete her profile because she was tired of the types of …
Bryant and Meredith’s Couples Boudoir Story We love the words Bryant uses to describe his relationship with Meredith: “Our relationship is built with all of the honest pieces of ourselves,” he tells us. When the two of them met (at the gig of a mutual friend’s who is a guitar player – Meredith on a …
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“A deeper connection with each other, a greater self confidence for each of us, and one of the most memorable experiences of our lives thus far. We cannot thank Mike and his team enough for allowing us to create memories and photos that will last a lifetime!”
I’m so excited we will have these pictures to remember us as lovers and not just as a married couple or parents. They’ll remind us of such an important part of our relationship and love and not a lot of people get to have a visual reminder of that
The drive to the studio brought on much excitement and anticipation for the two of them, and “the actual shoot was also exciting, passionate, and adventurous.”
They say opposites attract and in many ways that’s exactly why Crystal and Aaron work so well together. “I have an adventurous, spontaneous spirit and he is the calm laid back gamer that grounds me,” says Crystal. Crystal and Aaron met 23 years ago, in high school and have been married for seven of those …
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Matt and Jodi: High School Sweethearts Keep the Flame Burning Jodi and Matt met in their sophomore year of high school and are still going strong 15 years later. After 10 combined years in the Marines, marriage, and three amazing kiddos, the couple was looking for a unique way to keep the romance going in …
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Hey there! I’m Christine and a few of you might recognize me as I’ve been writing for the Allebach Photography Blog now for the past couple of years. Today I’m here to tell my own Couples Boudoir story, as my husband and I finally got to do our very own session with Mike recently. But …
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