Another amazing local business on the blog today featuring Market Seafood LLC. Co-owned by Jessica Feldman, a past client of ours, along with her awesome hubby Zach.

It is an honor to introduce a local small business owner to you, who is so near and dear to our hearts: Tiffany of Tiffany Loveless Makeup Artistry.

Women hold such an important role within our society because they often lend a major hand in child rearing and forming us all into who we are today. Whether she is your mother, grandmother, aunt, or sister everyone can count on at least one woman who shaped who they are today! Because it is Women History Month and were all self-quarantining here in Upstate NY, let’s shine the light in the incredible women in our lives. The team at The Boudoir Studio reflect on the important women in our lives.

Asif and Nicki are the husband/wife team and founders of The Boudoir Studio. Asif is one of our very talented photographers and Nicki is affectionately known as our studio mom and studio manager. 19 years and 4 kids later… these two highschool sweethearts recount their love story by giving us both of their perspectives on defining moments that happened early on in their relationship.

Check out Asif and Nicki’s Love Story:

Even though Valentine’s Day is over, love is still in the air. Andrea is one of our amazing photographers here at The Boudoir Studio! When she is not here at the studio she is busy raising her 3 kids with her husband Zach. This week, she shares with us the serendipitous way Zach came in and out of her life which ultimately ended with them being together. I guess it is true when they say, “If you love somebody, let them go . . . if they return, they were always yours”.

Nearly 1 in 4 women have experienced severe physical violence from an intimate partner during their lifetime. Young women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence — almost triple the national average. Violence against women is not limited to socioeconomic status, race, age, or cultural background. 4 million women each year are subjected to abuse committed by their male partners, intimate partner violence is defined as “a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors used to establish power and control over another person whom an intimate relationship has been shared”.

Healing after domestic violence is a lifelong journey of recognizing destructive behavior in one's self and in others, letting go of wrong placed guilt, forgiveness and listening to one’s intuition. Some of our own clients here at The Boudoir Studio have booked a session as a way to reclaim their power that was taken away by their abusers. Asif shares his personal story of how boudoir can be used as a tool for healing:

Did you know that September 16th is National Working Parents Day?

We missed it and I am sure that you did too.

This is because being a working parent is tough and there seems to be no time to stop and celebrate the parents who are trying to bring home the bacon while trying to raise decent human beings!

This week, The Boudoir Studio tackles the challenges of finding the balance between work life and family life. Finding the balance can be through trial and error or just learning how to perfect the juggling act. Check out each of our personal stories.

Save the dates, bridal showers, bachelorette parties and wedding invites are flooding our mailboxes…

HELLO WEDDING SEASON!

Whether you are planning a wedding, dreaming of your wedding or have already walked down the aisle, ‘tis the season to think about weddings! All the women here at The Boudoir Studio are married and can’t help but compare what our wedding days looked like and most interestingly, what we would change about our big day!

If someone would have told me, “Jill, when you download that Plenty of Fish (POF) App on to your phone, you will find your future husband and be pregnant in 7 months,” I probably would have just died right there, on the floor, from utter disbelief. In case you missed my Online Dating for Longterm Compatibility post. . .