Here's why that math matters. After your session, retouching takes up to two weeks. If you're ordering an album — and most brides do — production takes another four weeks. That's six weeks minimum between your shoot and holding the finished product. Add two weeks of buffer for life happening, and you're at eight weeks. Two months.

Which means if you reach out two months before your wedding, you're already cutting it close. Three to four months gives you the breathing room to actually enjoy the process.

And here's the thing — you need to enjoy this. I also photograph weddings, so I know exactly what my brides feel in those final weeks. Every vendor is calling, every detail needs a decision, you feel like you're running in ten directions at once. That is not the headspace for a boudoir session.

Book it early enough that it feels like a celebration, not another thing on the list. You're probably having your bridal shower and bachelorette around this time too — keep that in mind, because some of those gifts are going to be perfect for your shoot.

One more thing — you don't need to show up with everything figured out. We have a full closet here. Robes, jewelry, pearls, heels, accessories — all of it. You can walk in wearing your pajamas and we take care of the rest.

The one thing I always ask brides to bring: your wedding shoes. Wear them in your photos. There's something about it.