A boudoir bridal shoot: Adding intimacy to your wedding planning

What gives bridal boudoir meaning, what is bridal boudoir & more.

As a bride-to-be, there is no greater labour of love than wedding planning. From securing your dream venue to hand-picking lush florals, it’s a whirlwind of excitement, fun and finer details. And it’s often not without stress and a dose of time pressure which can leave you feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from your partner. However, amidst the flurry of wedding planning exists an intentional and intimate experience to incorporate into your pre-wedding plans: a boudoir bridal shoot. 

So, what is bridal boudoir? A boudoir bridal shoot can be shaped into whatever you need the experience to be. For some brides, they want their boudoir bridal shoot to be slow, intimate and intentional with lots of draped lace and subtle flashes of skin. Other brides prefer to bare all in strappier lingerie sets and fully nude photos to gift their partner-to-be with a boundary-pushing photo set.

But above all, your boudoir bridal shoot is a beautiful way to add intimacy back into your wedding planning. And here’s how we do this. 

Fiancée in this chapter, wife in the next 

Empowerment is an important part of the boudoir experience. Celebrating your body where it’s at right now is a leap of faith that leaves most women feeling elated. It allows you to appreciate how you’ve grown within your relationship and celebrates the last few months or weeks as a fiancée. Between the uplifting, embodied photoshoot experience and the photographs that follow – a boudoir bridal shoot allows you to preserve every inch of you-ness before you tie the knot

An intimate gift or a moment of reconnection 

Engraved jewellery, luxury robes or high-tech gadgets are all common pre-wedding gifts for your lifelong partner-to-be. However tensions are often high in the lead up to your big day, making these gifts feel fickle or too token. Taking time to capture every inch of yourself in an intentional boudoir bridal shoot can make for an intimate gift or way to reconnect with your fiancée more closely. Simply pouring a glass of wine and cuddling up together to toast your upcoming day can be made more memorable by flicking through your album of your boudoir photos.

Hard work deserves an indulgent “well done”

Wedding planning isn’t all sunshine, rainbows and bottomless mimosas – in fact it’s often incredibly stressful. If you’ve found yourself feeling a little burnt out with DJs, colourways and cake flavours then a boudoir bridal shoot is an indulgent way to fill up your cup and take care of your divine feminine. And if you’ve landed on this blog just a few weeks out from your wedding day, don’t despair! We love to prioritise our busy brides and reserve a small number of last minute boudoir bridal shoot experiences with quick editing and album turnaround times – just reach out, my love. 

Feel like your gorgeous self today and on your wedding day

The experience itself is what gives bridal boudoir meaning. Oftentimes weddings put immense pressure on your appearance and this can leave you picking yourself apart in the mirror, stressing over the fit of your wedding dress and feeling disheartened. Leaning into the vulnerability of a boudoir experience will allow you to feel embodied and appreciative of yourself in the lead up to your special day. Regardless of your size, body type or age, here at Maru Collective we care about curating an environment where you feel comfortable and utterly gorgeous. 

Add intimacy to your wedding day planning with a boudoir bridal shoot and celebrate the unique journey of fiancée to bride.