Boston Boudoir Month: A Gift for Your Partner, A Gift for Yourself
As we mentioned last week, the peg for Boston Boudoir Month is ostensibly the run-up to Valentine's Day and getting people thinking about creating a unique and romantic gift for their partner. But a boudoir session isn't something you just do for someone else, it's a gift you give to yourself, letting you have a little luxury during an otherwise dreary season (January in New England).
Need help planning your boudoir session? Thinking of your session (and prints) as a gift for someone else can help you get inspired. We’re here to help with these tips on incorporating your partner’s interests for a truly personalized photo shoot:
Most Overplayed Wedding Songs 2015 Edition
More than other years, 2015 led me to believe there's some kind of DJ Illuminati that creates one playlist to rule them all at the beginning of every wedding season - some arcane formulation of stand-bys and Top 40 to create a uniform sonic vista at every wedding whether it's urban chic or rustic charm. Sure there are some stand-out MC's that are more Pitchfork than Pop, but by the end of the year there are a few songs you hope you won't hear as much ever again.
So as we wrap up a year in Boston Wedding Photography, we look back at some of the songs that we'd like a break from in 2016.
Boston Boudoir Month: What's it All About and Frequently Asked Questions.
This month we're taking a bit of a deep dive into boudoir photography in the run up to Valentine's Day (it's that or hibernate until spring time, which is a valid option here in Boston and New England). In the past few years its been experiencing a bit of a renaissance as the stigma of the 1980's has worn away and people are growing more comfortable with showing off their sexier sides. Over this next month we'll be using this blog to talk about boudoir generally, what to expect for your session, tips for getting the most out of your session and whatever else we can think of.
So how does Ryan Richardson Photography do boudoir for Boston? Our goal is to produce images that straddle the line between playful and sophisticated. As a boutique enterprise we don't work on volume so we tailor each session individually to our client so every experience can turn out images that are uniquely you (or whoever you want to be for a day).
So to get you started, here are a few of the most frequently asked questions about Boston Boudoir photography.
Wedding is Coming: Why and How to use Save the Dates
Engagement season is upon us here in New England, which means that soon your Facebook feed will be just full of rings and bling. So we thought it would be pertinent to offer up a little advice to those about to become engaged to help them sort through some of the unknown waters of wedding planning, at least as far as this humble Boston Wedding Photographer is concerned. Throughout the winter (when we're not blogging about boudoir) we'll be offering a little help in understanding different bits of wedding planning with suggestions, tips and radical interpretations of etiquette (and you're can always e-mail us your suggestions for topics or questions).
Today's topic: Save the Date cards and the most frequently asked questions about them.