🌹 SPOTLIGHT SERIES–Miss Danielle shares her boudoir photography experience!

Danielle's story is so inspiring. We LOVED reading it and hope you will, too! Check out her Q&A below.

Q: What initially inspired you to book a boudoir session?

For me, there were two things:

1. I started a journey in the fall of 2022 and lost a good amount of weight. I was transforming my body through exercise. Even as the positive changes continued and the scale was maintained, I spent a long period in the spring/summer of 2025, where I became hard on myself. I only saw what I didn't love about my body, not all the goodness. I wanted to invest in myself to rediscover the confidence and self-love I lost.

2. My husband and I are high school sweethearts and have been together nearly 20 years. Over the last 9 years, it’s felt more like civil roommates. In 2023, we worked hard on our marriage, and I’m so happy we found our happiness together. It truly feels like a fairy tale! I can’t believe how far we’ve come. I wanted to add another element of mystery and spice to the equation.

Q: How did you feel leading up to your shoot day?

I’m in my mid-thirties with two kids, so changing in an open locker room hasn't bothered me for a long time, even at my heaviest. Despite my seeming lack of modesty, I was nervous leading up to my session. Of course, I knew it would be SO focused on my body in a way that changing in semi-private wouldn’t. I told myself I wouldn’t fall into my old habits…shrinking in on myself and covering up. I was going to play the part of the confident, beautiful sex goddess I wanted to see in my pictures.

Q: What was your favorite part of the session?

Honestly, I just can’t choose. I felt like Mel was a friend I had had my whole life. She made me feel like all the hype, cheers, and compliments were solely for me! Not something she says time and again to all her clients. I loved every part of the experience. What I underestimated is how much I needed another beautiful woman with the most beautiful soul to build me up.

Q: What was it like seeing your images for the first time?

Empowering. As a plus sized woman despite my body transformation, I’ve found myself believing I’m beautiful but always thought in the back of my mind I couldn’t look like the models (of all shapes and sizes) and long ago stopped trying to measure myself up against those standards. I was completely shocked to see myself look just as good as those models without a lot of effort.

Q: Was your experience what you were expecting? If not, how was it different?

I expected to regret the financial commitment. I thought I wouldn’t feel like the experience and result would have enough positive effect for me to feel like I got my money's worth... I didn’t have any surprises apart from the fact that I found more value than I expected in the confidence boost being in a space with Mel would give.

Q: Would you recommend the Mizztique Boudoir Experience to others–and is there anything you'd change or add next time?

Wouldn’t change a single thing. I would (and do) recommend it over and over!

Q: What would you say to someone nervous about booking their own session?

Read my story! I chose to share it because I believe there are others out there who might have the same thoughts and feelings I had.

Q: Anything else you'd love to share?

It’s been three months since my photoshoot. I intentionally waited to submit my comments to see if I’d stop feeling the positive effects. I’m so happy to share that three months later, I still feel the confidence boost and the glow from all of the positivity. My husband still pulls out the pictures about once a week and even has the more tasteful images set as his phone background. I’m surprised that this investment in myself and our relationship continues to pay off!

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Thank you for sharing your story, Danielle! I'm forever in love with your stunning photos -- we both know how excited I was when I saw your hair, ha. You're my curly twin! May these photos forever remind you how beautiful you are, inside and out, and may this new year bring you all the love and joy you could dream of. Thank you for trusting me to shoot your first boudoir photography session and for being such a dream to photograph! :)

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