In this blog post, I turn it over to my client who shared the below in my private boudoir group the day after her photo shoot. Please take a moment to read this – she’s an INSPIRATION!
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“a door. a fairy tale. a dream come true!
All three of these would have never existed if it wasn’t for this group and someone as amazing as you, Maura McCarl Chick
When I was younger, I took dance classes, for recitals, it was hair and makeup for everyone but only the “true star” of the recital had their name on a door. Yesterday, as I climbed the stairs to the studio, I looked up at this big beautifully decorated door and for once in almost 30 years, I seen MY NAME! Wednesday November 30, 2016, I finally made it to “star status” I had a door with my name. To me, it was a true sign of greatness to come.
Finally meeting Maura after countless rants and raves via email, it was like hugging my big sister from another mister! Talking with an old friend, like coming home to my best friends discussing new outfits and events in the past weeks. There was no nerves after that. I found another part of my tribe!
I’m a pizza shop girl, money is tight and makeup is rarely done, everything is appreciated because you can’t always have nice things when you work for circus peanuts and spare change. My serving tips went into new outfits and paying for my shoot because I wanted my true Cinderella story. I wanted my fairy tale. I over packed, I took literally everything I could find to “hide” myself in and Maura stepped right away from them, a few eye rolls and comments of disbelief because of the sizing!
(Yes you were right, I’m not those sizes anymore!)
Pre-shoot interview was raw, I don’t think I’ve ever truly admitted those things to myself let alone in front of a camera, but I felt some strange sense of relief after I answered the questions.
Like any star, the show had to go on…the hair, the makeup, the outfits and NOW THE MAGIC! The poses, the directions, the accessories, it all became instinctual for me. I found myself feeding off Maura’s energy and her non-verbal communications. I love people because I love to read their faces and their gestures, even if we weren’t “hootin’ and howlin'” over the pics, there was FIRE in Maura’s eyes which drove me to just let loose. Before I even realized it, the phrase “you’re killing it” was getting passed around and BOOOM! I earned my pose! yes! YES, stardom! For those of you who have your pose, I’m pretty sure you can understand what I’m saying/feeling here. I EARNED my pose!
I trusted Maura from before the moment I booked my shoot back in September, I sat here every day for a very long time watching this group and seeing all these lovely ladies post about their shoots. I sat here, a broken 29 year old woman who has been fighting an “invisible” disease for over a decade wishing to look, feel and be beautiful even for just one day….
Yesterday…that dream came true! But I could’ve never done it without all the love and support from Maura and all those amazing women in this group!
This isn’t the last of what I need to say about my experience, I’ve already started writing the memoir to be shared far and wide. I think I’m even going to send a copy to Maura to use however she may see fit, but a few words in a Facebook group or conversations with people near and dear to me can’t do this experience enough justice! I’m sure it’s pretty evident in my Post Shoot interview too!”
Thanks to my client for sharing about her shoot.
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