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VIP Boudoir Photoshoot by Alexandra Vince, as seen on the BBC
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A guided studio experience for you
Every pose is full directed to get the best out of your body shape!
Skin smoothing lighting
Skin smoothing creative lighting for beautiful nude photography.
Flattering you
Age-defying, time resistant poses of you in beautiful flattering studio lighting.
I’ll direct you into artistic poses
We promise to get the absolute best out of your body shape and make you look and feel sensational!
You want the world’s leading boudoir photographer to photograph you. Alexandra has pioneered this special genre of photography which has inspired photographers all over the world. As seen on the BBC, Alexandra has been interviewed by the British Press including; The Telegraph, Reuters UK News, The Daily Mail, Harley Street News and has appeared on the BBC with Gok Wan, Alesha Dixon, Vanessa Feltz and Adil Ray.
I’ll get the very best out of your body shape. You won’t believe how amazing you’ll look. That’s guaranteed.
I refused to give my husband the bridal boudoir gift he was probably expecting…
When I got married for the second time at 49, I knew my husband-to-be would probably expect beautiful bridal boudoir portraits from me. After all, I’m a bridal boudoir photographer!
So I decided to surprise him instead.
Rather than wearing bridal lingerie, I chose fun, playful costumes—a nurse, a police officer, bondage-inspired outfits—and created something completely unexpected.
Then I made the way he received them just as memorable.
I printed the photographs just larger than a Polaroid and hid them around our hotel room the night before our wedding. In his wash bag. His overnight bag. His jacket pocket.
Watching him discover them one by one was so much fun.
Weddings are often centred around everyone else—family, guests and traditions. But this was something that belonged only to us.
That’s what I love most about bridal boudoir.
Yes, it’s an unforgettable wedding gift, but it’s also an incredible confidence boost. Seeing yourself in beautiful light, flattering poses and from a completely different perspective helps you see yourself as a whole person—not just the parts you’re tempted to criticise.
If you’re getting married and want to give your partner the one wedding gift that only you can give, I’d love to help you create it.
All I need is two hours with you, around two months before your wedding day.
💕 Would you keep it classic with bridal lingerie… or something else like me?
Alexandra xx
#ukbride #groomgift #wedding #bridal
Brides, if you’ve ever struggled with attaching stockings to a suspender belt, here’s the easiest way to do it.
Stockings and suspenders are still really popular with brides here in the For Your Eyes Only Portrait Studio.
Part of my job as your bridal boudoir photographer is to help you get dressed.
I thought I’d just put together a quick-fire guide of how to attach your suspender belt to your stockings.
Each suspender belt has straps which dangle down, and at the end of the straps are a hook and a rubber shape with a circle in it.
So separate the rubber shape from the metal hook and feed the rubber shape behind the top of the stocking.
These are stockings, not hold-ups, which means that you don’t have to fight against the rubbery stocking top.
So as you can see, I’m feeding the rubber shape behind the stocking, and then I’m feeding it into the bigger hole at the top of the metal shape and feeding it down. That attaches nicely to the stocking.
You can see there that the stockings are not too tight. There’s lots of space around, so lots of stretchiness, and that is perfect.
If you haven’t already met, I’m bridal boudoir photography expert Alexandra Vince, and I’m going to help you create the wedding gift that only you can give.
Gorgeous portraits of you. The most beautiful portraits of you that you’ve ever seen. Body shots of you, perhaps with your stockings and suspenders, or your wedding veil draped across your body, or your wedding heels on.
Lots of brides are bringing in ivory or white stockings and suspenders. I’m just showing you this pink one just for fun.
Dm for bookings!
Alexandra Xx #ukbride
The truth about the Polaroid pictures for the groom trend…
It’s not what you think.
I’ve seen brides try this trend… and I have some more exciting ideas for you.
I’m Alexandra Vince, a Boudoir Bride photographer, and for the last 24 years I’ve helped brides create unforgettable wedding gifts for their partners.
Here are 4 better ways to gift your spicy photos…
❤️ 1. The Night Before
Leave a beautifully wrapped album or photo box with a note that simply says, “Meet me at the altar.” Then leave. Let the anticipation do the work.
📱 2. The Digital Countdown
Send a few images throughout the wedding morning. Start flirty, build the excitement, and leave them wanting more.
📸 3. The Polaroid Twist
Don’t give away all the best shots. Gift a few Polaroid-style teaser prints on the morning of the wedding… then surprise them later with the full album.
🥂 4. My Favourite (and what I did)
Wait until you’re finally alone together after your wedding. Then give them your boudoir album in private.
No interruptions.
No audience.
Just the two of you.
For me, that made it so much more intimate and so much more memorable!!
✨ Save this for your wedding planning, and follow for more Boudoir Bride inspiration.
Alexandra
#bridaltrend #polaroid #weddinggift #boudoir
As a bride was laying on my boudoir posing platform, we were both laughing because she’d just asked me a question I get all the time…
“How do you come up with all these poses?”
People always ask if I used to be a model, a dancer, or a yoga instructor because my posing is so precise. Every movement is guided, from where to place your hands, to how to bend your knee, point your toe, or turn your face.
The truth? It’s a combination of everything I’ve learned throughout my career.
I’ve spent years photographing women’s bodies, studying photography, lighting, fashion, movement, and posing. All of that experience has come together to create a step by step approach that helps even the most nervous brides feel completely at ease.
Because let’s be honest, taking your clothes off in front of a photographer can feel incredibly daunting.
Whether you’re struggling with body confidence, body dysmorphia, or simply hoping to see yourself the way your partner already sees you, with love, walking into a boudoir session takes courage.
That’s why I guide you through every single pose.
You don’t need to know what to do.
You don’t need to know your angles.
You don’t need any experience.
You just need to trust me.
My clients often leave saying they feel empowered, confident, and proud of themselves. It’s that incredible feeling of doing something you never thought you could, and realising you absolutely can.
If we haven’t met yet, I’m Alexandra Vince, and I help brides create beautiful, confidence boosting boudoir images that become the most personal wedding gift they’ll ever give.
All I need is two hours of your time, around two months before your wedding.
If you’re thinking about booking, send me a message and I’ll send you the details of my current special offer.
I can’t wait to help you create the wedding gift only you can give your partner!
Alexandra xx
#ukbride #boudoir
Brides have been bringing in these garter belt stocking attachments to wear for their bridal boudoir shoots. They’re so cool because you don’t have to be wearing a matching lingerie set.
Put two hands into the toe of your stocking, and then pull the stocking up with the inside of your palms. Don’t make contact with your nails on those stockings; otherwise, you’ll snag them.
When you want to attach the stockings, if you’re here in the studio with me, I will help you to get those stocking attachments on because they can be quite tricky, especially if you’re wearing hold-ups.
These are hold-ups, so there’s rubber at the top of the stocking, which means that when you’re trying to push the inside of the stocking cloth down into the metal bit, which is basically what fastens it, it can just be a little bit tricky.
If we haven’t already met, I’m Alexandra Vince, boudoir photography expert. I’m going to help you create the wedding gift that only you can give.
Gorgeous portraits of you, perhaps with the wedding veil draped across your body.
I’ve been helping brides just like you for the last 24 years to feel more body confident as they create the wedding gift that only they can give, and you can do it too.
Come and see me.
I need you for just two hours, two months before your wedding day, to create your wedding gift.
Bring your wedding lingerie, heels, jewellery, and if you’ve got a wedding veil, bring that too.
I’ll see you soon.
Alexandra x #ukbride
✨ BRIDE TO BE you’ve booked your bridal boudoir shoot wedding gift, now comes the exciting part - how do you surprise your partner? 💍❤️
Imagine them opening a beautiful gift box on the morning of your wedding. The first image is an elegant black-and-white silhouette of your body in flattering lighting. The next reveals a little more in another flattering boudoir pose. Each photograph builds anticipation until they simply can’t wait to meet you at the altar. 🥹
Or perhaps you’d rather send your favourite images digitally throughout the day, creating the ultimate countdown to “I do.” 📱✨
For something truly timeless, a luxury boudoir album tells the story of your shoot from beginning to end a keepsake you’ll treasure long after the wedding day.
The way you present your portraits can be just as memorable as the experience of creating them. And the confidence you’ll gain along the way? That’s the greatest gift of all.
I’m Alexandra Vince, and I help brides create the wedding gift that only they can give beautiful, artistic boudoir portraits that celebrate confidence, beauty, and love.
Book your session around two months before your wedding to allow plenty of time to create your perfect gift.
DM me and I’ll send you details of my current special offer.
Alexandra x #ukbride
Brides! Fall in love with your body as you create the wedding gift only you can give your partner! Book now! Send me a DM for availability Alexandra x #ukbride
Two weeks after this picture was taken, I was back shooting brides. Leaving my newborn son. That was tough.
Looking back I feel emotional about that.
But by the time my second child was born I had a team of female photographers to run the business so I could take time out to be with my baby.
Here’s the reason why I could do that.
I’d spotted a gap in the market for a scalable photography business - a female led portrait studio offering boudoir for brides to be. Helping them to create a wedding gift.
I knew I could run a business that delivered a sensitive, creative service that would make women feel comfortable and body confident in front of the camera.
I advertised in bridal and vogue magazines. Within a year, the business was booming.
The success and scalability of the business came down to the studio style, the confidentiality and the thoughtful, female led sensitive service.
Brides experienced my signature collection of flattering bridal poses, shot in a private studio at FYEO Portraits by a female photographer.
The poses they experienced were designed around the dynamic qualities of the feminine shape. Poses involved movement, twists, lifts, bends and stretches, to elevate and structure the body into the most flattering angles from each individual body shape. Whatever the brides shape or size.
With simple, stylish backdrops and artistic sculpted studio lighting, the brides body and the photography did the talking.
What I love most about my business is seeing the way it changes the way in which women see themselves.
Instead of brides focusing on the parts of their body they criticised, they see it with love, sometimes for the first time.
You can do the same. Come and see me, I need you for 2 hours, 2 months before your wedding to create the wedding gift, photos of you gift wrapped FOR YOUR EYES ONLY.
Dm for bookings. Alexandra xx
🐝 The habits I’m building as a 52-year-old boudoir photographer might surprise you…
For me, growing older isn’t about denying my age. Although some days I’d like to! These are a few of the habits I’m trying, to help me feel better…
Daily dry body brushing…
I absolutely love it. It’s become a mindful way to connect with my body and check in with every little part of it. My skin feels softer and smoother, and the lymphatic drainage benefits are a lovely bonus. I always do it before showering, then apply moisturiser to damp skin and let it dry naturally. I actually learned this little ritual years ago from one of my bridal clients, and I’ve never looked back.
Cheers Chia’s!
Adding chia seeds to almost everything!
Beetroot juice, porridge, yoghurt, smoothies, salads… you name it! They’re packed with goodness, supporting heart and brain health while helping to reduce inflammation. At this stage of life, I’m all for simple habits that make a difference.
❤️ Prioritising intimacy!
As our hormones change, it’s easy for intimacy to slip down the list. For me, it’s an important way to stay connected to myself and my partner. It makes me feel more alive, more present and, quite simply, happier.
✨ Doing things that scare me a little
This definitely doesn’t come naturally! Last night I went into London to a brilliant and empowering talk - Aging Disgracefully @TheIvy, with the utterly fabulous and glamorous @jodalton, @drtam and @emsayle333 I went on my own and met some incredible people, especially Lisa from @menopositive.life and left wondering why I don’t do this more often. Sometimes the best things happen just outside your comfort zone.
Age really is just a number so they say… but feeling your best takes effort! Plus a lot of discipline and desire.
I’d love to know… what’s one habit that’s made a real difference to your life recently?
Love
Alexandra x
