Have questions about what a boudoir session is like, what it entails, the process, or anything else? Check out the frequently asked questions below, and if we didn’t answer your question, email us!

What is Love You Louder?

Love You Louder is a self love coaching experience built around my journal, Love You Louder: The Self Love Reset. It’s part personal story, part guided workbook, and part mindset makeover. LYL is designed to help women release old narratives, quiet their inner critic, and step into a deeper, lasting love for themselves.

At its core, LYL is about more than self-care checklists or surface-level confidence boosts. It’s about doing the inner work in a way that feels safe, supportive, and real.

For some, that means working through the journal at their own pace. For others, it means joining our 6-Week Self Love Wellness Journey Cohorts, where we pair the journal with weekly group coaching, open conversations, and community accountability. Each cohort ends with a boudoir session, capturing you at the height of your new self love chapter.

Whether you’re just starting your journey or ready to deepen it, Love You Louder meets you exactly where you are and helps you see yourself in a whole new way.

What’s Included in the 6-Week Self Love Wellness Journey Cohort?

Each cohort is designed to guide you through Love You Louder: The Self Love Reset in a way that feels intentional, supportive, and empowering, while also connecting you with women who are walking their own self love journeys.

Here’s what you’ll get when you join:

• A copy of Love You Louder: The Self Love Reset your personal guide for the program and beyond.

• Six weekly individual and group coaching sessions (60–90 minutes) guided discussions, mindset tools, and real talk about self love, boundaries, and confidence.

• Guided journaling exercises prompts and practices that help you dive deeper each week.

• Community support & accountability a private space to share wins, challenges, and encouragement with your cohort sisters.

• Real-world self love tools actionable steps you can start using immediately to shift your mindset and habits.

• Final week boudoir session a personalized photoshoot celebrating your growth, confidence, and the work you’ve done over the 6 weeks.

This is a reset for your relationship with yourself, paired with the lasting impact of community and the confidence boost of a boudoir experience.

What’s the difference between a regular boudoir session and the Love You Louder cohorts?

Regular Boudoir Session
A standalone boudoir session is all about capturing your beauty, confidence, and personality in a way that feels authentic to you. We’ll meet for your consultation, plan your looks, and spend your session creating stunning, empowering images you’ll treasure. It’s a transformative experience in itself, but it’s a single moment in time.

Love You Louder 6-Week Cohort
The cohort takes that transformation and stretches it over six intentional weeks. We use Love You Louder: The Self Love Reset journal as our guide, meeting weekly one on one to work through mindset shifts, self-reflection exercises, and have access to your cohort group to have supportive conversations. You’ll have community, accountability, and real-world tools to help you make lasting changes in the way you see yourself. The grand finale? Your own boudoir session, now approached with a deeper sense of self love and confidence built over the program.

In short:
A regular boudoir session is a powerful spark.
The LYL cohort is the fire you keep burning long after the pictures are taken.

What does the boudoir session day look like?

The day of your session you’ll join Kimberly at Nine19 Studio located in the Glenwood South Neighborhood in Downtown Raleigh. It’s setup specifically to be a safe and comfortable space for your session. If you decide to book hair and makeup you’ll spend the first hour or so with your makeup artist. Next, you’ll spend about two hours with Kim, making magic!

How does hair and makeup work?

We book hair and makeup for you! The artist we work with are extremely talented. They color match for all complexions and lashes are always included. You’ll pay for hair and makeup the morning of your session, directly to your stylist!

What do I need to bring to my boudoir session?

You’ll want to plan for 3-4 fits and we will put them in order of confident and comfortable to DAMN! You’ll want to bring any accessories that you think you might want to include in your session! Some ladies go over the top and some keep it super simple. Our advice is to go with your personality!

What is the price difference

The price for Love You Louder and Boudoir are currently the same. What you choose will be based on what is important to you. I don’t believe in small booking fees with overwhelming post session cost or emotionally manipulating you into spending money. Nine19 Photography proudly offers straight forward pricing that you can trust. More important than cost, you want to make sure you will feel safe with whoever you decide to work with and that they will properly handle your portraits. Most importantly, you want to come out of your session feeling great about yourself and your body. If you’re looking for a wonderful time, celebrating you with a dope ass photographer, inquire! I’d love to give you details about the day of, cost, payment plans including Afterpay and anything else you may have questions about!

Where do I find lingerie?

I’ll email you my absolute favorite lingerie companies! I’ve figured out options on every budget and for every body! Also check out my boutique, La Luxure Lingerie!

How do I choose my lingerie?

Lingerie should be geared towards what makes YOU feel sexy, not what society says is sexy! You want to pick something that highlights your favorite bits and flatters your not so favorite bits! And have fun with color or don’t! It’s all about you and your personality!

What if I’m not really into lingerie? Can I still do boudoir?

Hell yes! The great thing about boudoir photography is that it’s all about YOU and making you feel amazing! We’ve had women wear their favorite band tee, their partner’s sports jersey, cozy sweaters, fuzzy socks, chucks, and more! You can wear whatever makes you feel confident.

Can others come to my boudoir session?

Absolutely! Feminine energy is preferred and definitely someone who is going to be in the background and your biggest champion! Please no children.

Can my partner book boudoir with me?

Yes! We offer Couples Boudoir Sessions with a slightly different Booking Fee! Couples Boudoir can be such an intimate and incredible experience for you and your partner.

I’m so excited about our session but I just realized I booked when I’m on my cycle!

That’s okay! If you’re used to using tampons/menstrual cups, just plug’er up and we’ll make it happen! If your cycle is heavier or you use products that are harder to hide, we can pick an easier date, just let me know as soon as possible.

I’ve had kids…

Damn right you have! And you look amazing! We love ALL bodies here, regardless of what they’ve accomplished, survived, or how they naturally arrived! All shapes, sizes, shades, and ages are welcome!

I’m booking my session for a special occasion. What’s the best timeline to book?

If your session is a gift for a wedding, birthday, or anniversary, we recommend booking 2-3 months in advance, but if you are on a tighter timeline definitely still reach out! We always do our best to accommodate specific dates for receiving your digitals, prints, or album. We will always let you know at the time of booking if a turnaround time is just not possible.

What’s the process after my session?

Well, first off, you’ll leave feeling like THAT BITCH!

Then the editing process typically takes about two weeks. You’ll receive your online gallery from Kimberly, with your custom mobile app sent out in a separate email. If you order an album, your album proof will be sent within the same week. Once you approve your album, the order is placed. Each album is handmade so the turnaround time is 3-4 weeks.

What If i don’t want my portraits shared?

We have a model release that every client must sign in order for us to share your portraits. If you do not sign the model release, we will never share your photos. If you WOULD like to sign the model release, we have three different options. 1. Full release of all images. 2. Partial release where you approve which photos we can share. 3. Release of cropped portraits and/or portraits that do not show your face.

Do you offer shadowing for other photographers?

Join team Nine19! If you are interested in becoming a member at Nine19 Studio, please email kimberly@nine19photography.com.

Now that all of your questions have been answered, are you ready to book your session??