I asked my fiance Schyler to shoot a few lingerie photos for me in our Pittsburgh loft apartment just before we moved. I’m turning 30 next year and we plan to start our family very soon which made me realize that I had never captured myself/my body in this way before. I guess I always felt too embarrassed to take “sexy” photos like these, thinking I would look like I was trying to get attention, or maybe it’s the traditional Catholic values I was raised with that made me feel too ashamed to pose for photos like these. But over the years I’ve learned so much and grown a lot and I am very proud of the strong, independent, (yet very sensitive), and yes BEAUTIFUL woman that I am today and that deserves to be celebrated!

Growing up I faced a lot of bullying which made me very insecure, I was teased about my acne, my big nose, and more which absolutely ruined my self esteem and confidence. As an adult I haven’t had the greatest experiences either and I’ll admit I’m still working on mending a lot of internal wounds. But over the years I’ve grown to love myself and my body (every part of it!). I feel more confident than ever as a woman and I love that I will now have these photos to look back on and remember why I took them.

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In conclusion, I took these photos for myself, and no one else, as a form of self love. I’m so glad I’ll have these photos to remember myself as I was at this time, age, and stage of my life. I hope this inspires you all to do something you’ve been wanting to do but were scared of, or do something to celebrate and love yourself today! As always, thank you so much for following along with me as we navigate this thing called life 😉 Your support means everything <3

XOXO