Wednesday, September 12, 2012

NEW WEDDING TREND: MORNING AFTER AND BOUDOIR PHOTOS




PHOTO CREDIT: MICHELLE JONNE

Looking for a way to add a little more spice to your wedding festivities? Join the growing number of newlyweds who are steaming up their pre and post nuptials with sexy photo shoots. Give him a revealing photo of you nicely framed, and accentuating your positives, or how about showcasing the newlywed glow in a photo shoot set the day after the deal has been sealed.

Morning after and Boudoir photos are quickly becoming the hottest new wedding trend. These photo shoots give the couples a “time out” from all the stressful events of wedding planning, and captures memories not often reflected in the ordinary wedding album.
PHOTO CREDIT: MELISSA SQUIRES

Boudoir photos have been gaining popularity since 2009. The term boudoir means bedroom in French, hence these photos are often taken in ladies bedroom, dressing room or other intimate space. Boudoir photos tend to accentuate your positives and little to no clothing is worn.

Typically given as a pre-marital gift to your future husband, a boudoir photo captures you in an intimate light for his eyes only.
This is a gift that keeps on giving as he can look at it and be reminded just why he married you. Studios that shoot boudoir sessions can be found in every urban city and can run you $150 - $450.

Morning after photos consist of the freshly married couple in sexy, intimate poses together. Michelle Jonne, a New Jersey based photographer came up with the idea and said she was inspired by ad campaigns by Emporio Armani featuring David and Victoria Beckham.
The photos are meant to capture the glow of the early stages of marriage. The shoots are scheduled one day to a couple of weeks after the wedding and can take place in the couple’s home or even the hotel room where the honeymoon took place. Many couples frame the favorite and place it over there bed, others choose to post the pictures on Face Book, or to create a private photo album to be shared between them.

PHOTO CREDIT: MICHELLE JONNE
The average cost for morning after shoot is around $650. It’s still a growing trend and has taken a strong hold on the east coast. However, we are slowly seeing other studios in the west take up these sexy sessions. Any good photographer should be easily able to capture the essence of you and your husband’s love. The key is finding someone that can make you guys comfortable and snap those priceless moments.

There has been a little opposition to the photos on recent blogs, with people accusing couples of being “vain” and seeking attention. Some have even gone so far to label it as porn! I believe like any other photo session, you are seizing a moment in time, that you are documenting the history of your love story.

What do you think, are the racy photos too much? Let us know what you think in the comments section.

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