Category Archives: personal

true to you tuesday | true beauty

Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical. ~ Sophia Loren :::::::: Spring is here! As I went out for a walk yesterday in the rain (I am talking a brisk power walk) along the river pathway. I felt all of my troubles melt away the [...]

friday five | recovery

Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident, and more and more successful. ~Mark Victor Hansen :::: Hello [...]

true to you tuesday | my varicose veins

all photos taken with my iphone (self portraits) |  both my legs have varicose veins ::::::: Hello Tuesday! I wanted to share my images of my legs, and a part of me that feels absolutely un-pretty. So, I feel un-pretty, and my legs ache. And my pants, and some shoes do not fit because of [...]

happy valentine's day | fraser valley boudoir photography

Happy Valentine’s day! Whether you are married, or single or anywhere in between! Today is the perfect day to celebrate YOU! I happen to love Valentine’s day! I don’t expect to get flowers (I don’t care for red roses anyways) and I don’t expect to be pampered by my husband. I am totally OK with [...]

true to you tuesday | fraser valley boudoir photographer

Hello Tuesday! Happy February 1st! I don’t know about you, but I find February’s are not the best month for me. There are some great things about February that I love, don’t get me wrong. 15 years ago, on February 13th I went on my very first date with my husband. Valentine’s day the next [...]

friday five | fraser valley boudoir

Sex appeal is fifty percent what you’ve got and fifty percent what people think you’ve got.  ~Sophia Loren ::::: Happy Friday! This was a fast week, and I hope you had a good one!  I hope you were able to dream a bit this week! Friday Five! Here we go: I am thankful that I [...]

true to you tuesday | white rock maternity boudoir

Hello Tuesday! I hope you have had a great week so far! I had the best maternity boudoir session in White Rock over the weekend. It was one of those sessions where  I felt this is why I do what I DO! Her boudoir was the most sexy boudoir I have ever seen! She was [...]

friday five | fraser valley boudoir photographer

How did Friday get here so very fast? Seriously! That was one quick week! This weekend I am off to shoot a maternity boudoir session, and I am super excited about our location, and of course meeting a new mama-to-be! I am so  lucky to be able to have the best job in the world! [...]

true to you tuesday | fraser valley boudoir

When I used to work at my office job back when I was single, carefree. I drove a stickshift bright red, removable roof, Honda Civic del Sol. It was my favourite car ever! My little two-seater. I worked for John, as his inside sales coordinator. John would often say after some sort of problem, or [...]

glamour.com | love your curves

image copyright Glamour.com :::::: This was too good not to share! As a boudoir photographer, and well a woman. I know that we all have our body image anxieties! You know the ones that you hear when you look in the mirror, or that voice that tells you that you are not good enough, or skinny [...]

"I DIDN'T DISCOVER CURVES; I ONLY UNCOVERED THEM."

MAE WEST

Overheard:

“My boudoir experience was a delight beginning to end... Nothing can make you feel more beautiful, sexy, and comfortable in your own skin than being in front of Cathy's camera and seeing the images that result.  Cathy is a ray of sunshine who has a unique ability to make you feel comfortable even when you're *ahem* well... you know... And the images will stun you... It was the perfect spicy 10th anniversary gift for my hubby... And not surprisingly, for me too!”

~Mrs. T