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Dan & Angie in Houston! | Destination Wedding and Boudoir Photographer

29 Tuesday May 2012

Posted by Carolina in Weddings

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Carolina Quesquen Photography, Hotel Icon, Houston, International Destination Weddings, Texas, The Best Place for Wedding Pros, Weddings in Houston

This New Yorker couple flew down with all their friends and family members to celebrate their special day in the heart of Texas-I mean literally! For Angie, this is where home was, no matter what their personal lives were like in the busy cities of Manhattan.

They didn’t hesitate one minute to announce to everyone that: the day was finally here! With anxious anticipation, Angie did everything she could to remember to breath, while Dan was so nervous getting ready upstairs, that his brother finally sat him down to help him get his cuff links and tie on. Yet everything seemed to click into place as the two of them glided from room to room getting everything ready.

And then, that beautiful moment they both anticipated finally arrived. All the amazing stories that had made them who they are, and how they had found each other were revealed in their vows. Through tears they read some of the most heart-warming love notes about how they had waited years for that one perfect person to appear in their lives, years for the right time to make it official with each other, and then many more years past all the working hours in a busy city life… Yet there they were-they had made it. As they looked at each other and smiled, I knew that this was that one moment they would remember forever.

Here is their story:

Location: Hotel Icon
Music: DJU Productions
Flowers: Hotel Icon

And a happy week to everyone!

So what exactly is “Boudoir”? | Destination Wedding and Boudoir Photographer

25 Monday Jul 2011

Posted by Carolina in Boudoir

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boudoir parties in houston, Carolina Quesquen Photography, Classy Boudoir Photography, Friends, Hotel Icon

One of my most frequent asked questions is to describe what I do. Usually after I verbalize what it is, some people get this glitch of excitement in their eyes, while others simply turn away uncomfortably. In the end, I have always believed that boudoir can be for everyone, whether you’re shy or outgoing, young or old, tall or short, or even have doubts about your own body. I mean, at some point in our lives, don’t we all? Boudoir is an experience that allows your true inner self to come out and express itself in ways you never thought possible. So here is a small attempt at defining what it’s all about:


The definition of Boudoir Photography is by nature intimate and revealing, yet can vary in style depending on how a woman wants to experience it. Most describe it as liberating, sexy, and even life changing; yet, for those who truly consider doing it, most feelings can quickly turn into doubt and anxiety just thinking about what it will be like to sit in front of a camera.


It’s important to keep in mind that any experience that pushes a person to reach outside of their comfort zone can bring on worries at first. To experience a boudoir session is the kind of involvement that can help you establish a new relationship and appreciation for your body by seeing it through new eyes. It allows you to take on the persona of a captivating exhibitionist and helps you learn to push through your previously assumed points of concerns or what we tend to refer most commonly to as “issues.”


Yet my style goes far beyond making you sit in front of the camera and telling you to smile. To get you to express emotion is to say the least! I get you involved, I get you active, I get you excited, from the beginning creation process until the actual day of your session. What do you want your images to show, what feelings do you want them to evoke? Is it for you? Is it for him? What are some of his thoughts or fantasies?


In the end, it’s a pathway towards a production to share the same visions and create ART to reveal the human form in it’s most honest and beautiful moment. Boudoir is the creation of that “intimate portrait” with thought provoking emotions that lead you to embrace the beauty that is in you, revealed outwardly. It’s a time where you get to celebrate who you are and love yourself for it completely. And when you do…

…the results are astonishing. How could they not be?

It is you…revealed.


This article features Krystal by the way. We did her session a few months back to surprise her boyfriend with a custom made calendar for his birthday in June. Once again I had to bite my tongue and tie my fingers so I wouldn’t reveal any of these beautiful images we created together and share them with the world…believe me, it was not an easy task but the surprise was completely worth it! We did her session during a boudoir party that was held at Hotel Icon in downtown Houston. Quite an astonishing little hotel! You can read an earlier post that features images of Nikki that was done that same day by clicking here.

With the help of one friend, Krystal chose a total of 12 different outfit for each month! Here are some out-takes of her final designed calendar 😉

Xoxo my loves!
Leave me some comments if you’d like 🙂
Carolina

 

To view more of my boudoir photography, visit my website at www.studio-cq.com.

If red doors could talk…or elevators for that matter… | Destination Wedding and Boudoir Photographer

02 Thursday Jun 2011

Posted by Carolina in Boudoir

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boudoir parties in houston, Carolina Quesquen Photography, Hotel Icon

As I stood in the middle of the hotel lobby up on the 7th floor, setting up lights for our next set, I waited patiently for Nikki to come out with her next outfit on. At first when I half jokingly mentioned that we should go outside of the hotel room for the next shot, I really didn’t expect her to say “Sure!” Nikki had based her decision on shooting a boudoir session with me to surprise her husband for his birthday with a calendar. Not only a wife, but a mom as well, I really didn’t expect her to go far out of her comfort zone, but there I was, setting everything up by the lobby window that was all the way across the hotel room door, not to mention with two very active elevators to the right, excitedly jumping from one floor to the next. But then she walked out, Beautiful Miss Nikki, striding across the lobby, unfathomed and calm as ever, and we began this crazy request of mine. Of course, so did the ringing of these elevators that indicated their arrival on a specific floor and kept us guessing on whether it was our turn to bolt for the door or just keep shooting. As we made our way through two sets and two outfit changes, using the enormous window, curtains, and those blazing red doors as unique backgrounds, I couldn’t help but make Hotel Icon my official new favorite in Houston.



Looking back on it now, I can only smile at the fact that I was probably more nervous than Nikki and her friends there combined, in fear that someone could possibly come out of a hotel elevator, and yell “Surprise!” But of course that didn’t happen. And Nikki…well, I think the images speak for her 🙂

xoxo

To view more of my boudoir photography, visit my website at www.studio-cq.com.

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