How to prepare for my session?
Beauty & Styling Guide
Thank you for booking a portrait session with me. I am so excited to share this incredible experience with you!
I believe everyone should have an amazing portrait; and it’s my mission to create the best portrait you have ever seen of yourself. The experience starts with the proper preparation for your portrait session. This guide has all the information you need to prepare, including style advice, beauty tips and planning tools. Over the next few weeks, please make an extra effort to pamper yourself. We want to capture the best of you, and that starts with you feeling your very best at the time of the shoot!
Maybe start with writing down some ideas about the person you want to meet in your portraits. This will set the tone for your session and even change the kind of clothes you end up shopping for. If you’re willing to share some of those insights with me, I’ll be better able to capture those aspects of you.
If you need some extra help during the preparation, please call, text or email me any time to get a second opinion.
First things first
Make appointments for salons and spa, perhaps even your dentist
Establish a plan and timeline
Start drinking more water
Refresh your skincare regimen
Start stretching
Get plenty of sleep and manage your stress levels
Beauty Prep
Refresh your hair color & get a trim
Avoid the sun & fake tanning
Visit the dentist for a cleaning or whitening
Have a manicure and refrain from nail biting
Wax body hair, eyebrows and your upper lip
Get eyelash fill
Deep condition your hair
Wardrobe prep
Gather and organize outfits & accessories
Choose outfits which fit your form and flatter your arms & neckline
Think textures and monochromatic outfits
Try on each outfit to make sure everything fits
Iron or steam your garments
Clean your wedding ring and jewelry
Bring necessary underpinnings
Before the shoot
Get a blow out
Pull your hair up to sleep the night before
Be sure to get plenty of beauty sleep
Have a good breakfast
Moisturize your body
Come with clean and dry hair
Arrive on time!
“To me, clothing is a form of self-expression - there are hints about who you are in what your wear.”