SEATTLE'S PREMIER
Luxury Boudoir Studio
"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun."
- Katharine Hepburn
ABOUT The Studio
Amber Tolbert Boudoir is a place for you to come and let your hair down. We want you to be fully relaxed while we pamper you from head to toe. You are a delight all on your own and we will capture that allure in your portraits.
Our goal is to have you loving and appreciating your body as it is, right now. It's time to not just look beautiful but feel beautiful. Over the years we should only grow more fond of how we look and accept our inner and outer beauty. Indulge in some self-loving with a boudoir shoot, allow yourself to be thrilled every once in a while. You might be surprised on how much you'll enjoy a new experience like a boudoir session for the real woman.
We know it's nerve wracking to bare it all for the camera, but between your bubbly photographer and our beautiful private studio, we promise you'll feel at home, sexy, and empowered in no time at all.
We celebrate Real Women.
Real. Beautiful. Women.
MEET Amber
I am equal parts creative, analytical and woo woo. .
I proudly claim the creative title, and use it to my benefit to account for my constant need to rearrange furniture.
I’m a type b mom (maybe even type c), raising 4 kids to think independently and be brave, and to do hard things.
Here are some of my deal breakers:
Lighting in my home is everything. Overhead lights are a no go.
Scented anything is a no go.
Literally anything before plastic - aside from legos.
Natural fiber clothes are superior
Underwear is optional.
There is room for everyone. Always.
Small talk is too surface. I want to know what makes you tick.
I am a woman, who is flawed, who knows it’s ok to be flawed, and who has surrounded my self with people who feel the same.
I respect everyone’s pronouns, safety, privacy, and meet you where you’re at in my studio. I”m not here to push, but to encourage.
I reach for men’s jeans over women’s… why all the tightness… can’t we just breathe ? I reach for mens wear in general actually.
Diane Keaton was my muse.
My true home is our A-frame off-grid in the mountains where we ‘rough it’ as often as possible. No electricity, no plumbing, just a wooden tent surrounded by nature, the crackle of the fire while I knit, and hand-washing the dishes in the river. It’s where I’m my best.
I switched gears 14 years ago, when I was a software engineer... I was miserable. I mean, panic every Sunday evening, loathed my life miserable. Sometimes it takes knowing what you don’t want before you can find what you really do want.
In my real-life I find my studio to be my sanctuary. Peaceful, uplifting, and quiet.
Boudoir came so naturally to me after years of shooting weddings and senior portraits and families. Boudoir was slower. Boudoir is about connecting with women. Boudoir is about shining a light on the parts of us that we don’t see, or that our negative self talk pushes away.
Boudoir is a mutual relationship with my client. We work through fears, insecurities and nerves and get down to what makes you feel like YOU.
KIND WORDS
From Amazing Women
"AMBER IS A WIZARD! SHE MADE ME FEEL SO COMFORTABLE AND JUST MADE THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE FEEL NATURAL."
Not an awkward moment at all! She’s fun to talk to and funny, and she seriously knows her stuff! The peeks of photos she captured were just amazing and didn’t look contrived at all. I can’t wait to put together a gift for my husband with her amazing photos!
HANNAH ~SEATTLE, WA
"THIS WAS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE."
Amber is so kind, funny, and thoughtful. She knew I was nervous about getting a photoshoot just of me- and she put me at ease, and made me feel and look beautiful. She is an insanely talented photographer. Repeat customer for life.
LYNETTE ~ EDMONDS, WA
"AMBER IS PHENOMENAL! I HAD NEVER DONE A BOUDOIR BEFORE AND WAS EXTREMELY NERVOUS TO SAY THE LEAST!!"
Upon arrival, Amber helped to calm my nerves by getting to know me with small talk while I got my hair and makeup done. Which hair and makeup is included, talk about convenient! During the process, Amber made me laugh throughout the whole shoot. I never felt uncomfortable and she demonstrated all the poses she wanted me in and made me feel like a goddess! HIGHLY recommend her 110%
TANASHA ~ EDMONDS, WA
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ABOUT Your Session
Nothing makes a woman feel sexier than being pampered. Makeup and hair is included in all of our sessions! Our makeup and hair stylists are experts in enhancing your natural beauty for the camera and making you feel like your best self.
It's also one less thing to worry about on the big day. Just let us know when you book if you would like us to help connect you with one of our wonderful stylists and we are more than happy to assist!
Your images will be ready to ooh and ahh over about a week after your session. The reveal is fun, and I can't wait to show you what your boudoir gallery looks like after our day together!!!
"I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world."
- Meryl Streep
"Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then"
- Diana Ross
"Do you really want to look back on your life and see how wonderful it could have been had you not been afraid to live in?”
- Caroline Myss
FAQs
I am not comfortable in front of the camera. Should I even try boudoir?
You do NOT need to be a model to do a boudoir shoot. Period. You do not need any experience, you do not need to know how to pose, you are not too short or too tall or too fat or too skinny. That is a MYTH. Boudoir is for everyone.
Most clients are new to boudoir, are nervous, and this is one of the best experiences of their life. I promise, you are perfect for boudoir. I will guide you, I will demonstrate each pose for you, so you know exactly what to do. So there you have it, I’ll be crawling all over the floor, the bed, and everywhere else, asking you to copy me. I make it fun, I make jokes, and it’s sooooooooooo not something to worry about. You don't need to know how to model before this session, but you sure as hell will leave your session feeling like one.
I don’t have a model’s body, can you photograph a plus size woman?
Guess what…. When you’re here, you ARE a model. You will feel like one too. I prefer to photograph women who need to see themselves in a new way. I live for showing women how gorgeous and curvy they are, and I say there is no shape that I can’t photograph!
I don’t know what to bring, do I need lingerie?
My clients have access to my boudoir wardrobe! I provide bodysuits, lingerie in all sizes, accessories, shoes, you name it!
That doesn't mean you shouldn't get creative, or go shopping! It's fun to have a new adventurous piece that you could use again in your private time.
I will go over ALL the details of what to wear in my Boudoir Prep Guide!
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