Hi girls

I just have to tell someone!!!!! Im getting my boudoir pictures done with Nicola on Wednesday - 2 days away!!! Booked it way back in October (thanks to the recommendations on this forum) it was originally booked for January but we postponed due to all the snow and now its finally here.

Have been really good since with my diet and excercise so hopefully it will all be worth it, will be heading straight to McDonalds on way home for a Big Mac!!! Wedding in 40 days!!!!

You'll have an awesome time. I had my pics done with Nicola last week; she's every bit as lovely and friendly as people described and my pics are unbelievable ! I had so much fun. Enjoy !

good luck hun, im sure the pics will e amazing!, i'm having a shoot with nicola in July!, eeeeeeek x

Good luck and let us know how you go, I have mine booked for the 25th Feb and can't wait!! I'm travelling 2.5 hours to get there and hope there is no more snow to stop me getting there!

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woo hoo! Good luck! I had mine done last year with Nicola, she's awesome, can't believe I could ever look that good - don't know how she does it but that girl is a miracle worker!

Let us know how you get on!

wow I've just been looking at her site, I have to say she is the most impressive I have come accross!

Can I ask what packages you all went for? I'm already on a really tight budget but I wonder if the cheapest option is really worth it or if I should try and save a little more and opt for the £260 (I think that was the price) option?

Can anyone give more details about the day? What actually happens, that's probably a really silly question, but I imagine I'd be quite shy in that sort of scenario!

Thanks x x

I had mine done last year with nicola, I am soooo impressed with my photos, I have 50 days till my wedding so I can show the h2b.

Catherine 3 - I thought I would be totally terrified but after the first photoI calmed down and did really enjoy it! I would recommend getting the full package, my hair and makeup was just amazing and made mefeel very glam, really worth paying the extra if you can, if not have a practice with your hair and makeup and remember you will need more makeup than normal coz of the camera and lights etc.
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Catherine_3 - I went for the Studio 1 with Make-Over added, (bout £100 extra and well worth it!). You can add the make-over onto other packages too. Basically you turn up, have a fabby make-over pampering for 2 hours and then start your shoot with Nicola. She runs through the stuff you've brought with you and what will look best and then she totally directs you in every pose. I was dead worried about this part, I imagined i'd have to supply the fancy poses but she just told me exactly what to do and how to pose my arms and head etc. I was also very nervous (shaking actually!) but I calmed down a lot during the make-over and Nicola was so friendly and down-to-earth that I soon forgot I was wondering around half naked!

This all sounds wonderful, thank you so much for your advice Ladies x x

Yay! I did it!! It was a great experience. Took me 2.5 hours to get there, i was quite stressed at first as my h2b almost rumbled me the night before as i was trying to pack my things, shave legs etc!!

Nicola is lovely, Michelle did my hair and make-up she is lovely too, I took my clip-in hair extensions which Michelle put in for me and curled them, I was a bit shocked when i saw myself after the make over its all about what works on camera though.

Nicola directs all the poses and its very easy not at all weird or uncomfortable like i thought it would be. I cant wait to see them!! have to wait a week its normally less but Nicola is going away for a few days.

Thanks for recommending this to me girls xxxxx

Forgot to say i had the deluxe package, i booked it last year so i got last years price, think its gone up now.

My only concern today is that my hair will look funny, it wasn't styled how i would normally have it, im worried the extensions will look fake and too long, wish i had had them trimmed beforehand now. Eeek the waiting will be hard!! Did anyone else worry about hair and make-up before they saw the pictures??

Hi ecstaticbride2b, glad you had a good time, don't worry about your hair sure it will look fab. What do you mean about been shoicked when you saw yourself do they put on alot of make up for the cameras?

What did you take with you?

Thank you xx

Hi exstaticbride, I thought that bout my make-over too - that it looked so different to
How I normally have it, but they explained bout the lights and editing
And how it can wash you out if you don't have a strong make-up, this was true actually
As on my photos it didn't look half as strong as I thought it would. Did you have your hair curly?
I did and it looked amazing! I normally wear it loose and a bit floppy to one
Side but the curls looked amazing on the photos - in fact I've worn it like that loads since and now
Its my fave style!

Hi ecstaticbride2b. I've spent ages trying to decide where to go for a boudoir session and hadn't heard of Nicola until I say your post today. Her pictures look absolutely stunning! There's just something about them that impressed me more than any of the other sites I've looked at.

So if you tell me your name, I'll let them know when I book a slot that you recommended them and you will get an extra picture free! And so will I - hooray! I can't see a way to send you a personal message - do you mind writing your name on here?

Edit - I've just added the email me button so you can send me your name...

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Did you get my mail Allymint??

Hi again girls, thanks for feedback, Im still worrying a bit though, as Loulouleonard my hair is normally down and floppy and i flick it all over the place and i had it styled quite stiff curls so i couldn't move it much and the fringe was quite flat which i don't like (haha laughing at myself for being so obsessive!!!!!)

I took 4 changes of undies!! one black, one white which i wore with my veil, one pink and black lacy baby doll thing and one purple set of bra and knickers - love all of them, just worried about my hair!!!

Im confident Nicola will make me look fab anyway x

So can you have any input at all in how the hair and makeup is done? Obviously they know what will look best on camera etc, but can you have any say? I'm really particular about my hair and makeup, I love to try new things and understand you have to wear lots for the lighting, but in reality if they were just going to do something I totally hated for all that money I don't think Id be comfortable with that. Do you get asked for input at all in those areas?x x

Hi Catherine3 - yes you get lots of input! I was asked at every stage what I was happy with re hair and make-up. They recommended that the look needs to be heavier on camera but I was worried it might look too much (if you know what i mean!) so she added a bit less and I had a look and then a bit more and so on until I felt comfortable. I actually had quite a heavy look for me but it really worked on the photos and I loved what they did with my hair - all bouncy curls that i just can't get on my own! They also asked about what colours I usually wear, what colours I hate and also the colours of the lingerie i'd bought so everything matched. Honestly don't worry honey, it's so worth it - 2 hours of total pampering - luxury!

I LOVE my pictures!!! Nicola is amazing, I am totally gorgeous!! It was all well worth it. Im so pleased with the results. Nicola sent me 25 lovely pics, they are all stunning but some are more stunning than others so I think I'll have 20 in my album and not use the other 5, did anyone else "scrap" any images for the final album??? Or am i just super fussy???

Hi Ecstatic - Wow sounds like you're super happy with your photos! would love a sneaky peak if you're brave enough!

I loved all my photos so had them all in the album, but had a wee niggle about one of them that looked a bit too "saucy" - I wasn't showing anything but it was quite sexy and to be honest it embarressed me a bit (didn't think I could look that sexy!), but I knew my hubbie would LOVE it so I swallowed my pride and dignity and put it in - actually he said after that it was his fave!

what i'm trying to say is that if you love them all put them in - if you really hate one cos you look awful leave it out.

ooh ecstaticbride2b, i'd also love to see some too if you don't mind?. Your getting me soooooooooooooooo excited for my shoot! xx