THE EXPERIENCE: Start To Finish

March 11, 2021

Whether you’ve just stumbled upon Bare Soul Boudoir, you already have your experience booked, or you just want to get a better understanding of how I do things + what you’re experience with me will look like….. THIS ONE’S FOR YOU!!! Start to finish, all the details about the experience…… LET’S GO!!

Booking
First things first, pick your Experience. You can view all package options HERE!  All HST is INCLUDED in the prices listed, so the price you see is the price you pay! (Unless you choose to add on additional digital images or products!)

Next step is to fill out the contract form on my site, shoot me an email, or dm on insta- whatever’s best for you! If you’re not filling out the contact form there’s a few main things I’ll need to know to get booking started! 

A) Which package you’re wanting to do.
B) If you need anything back for a certain date for a gift. Generally I recommend booking your session with a minimum of 3 months before you need products back by! Just to give us some extra time for potential delays & saving us from being panicked! We want everything to be stress free!! 
C) If there’s a certain month you’re wanting to book into or if you’re wanting my earliest availability! 

Basically just let me know where your heads at!!

 I’ll take all that info and look into my schedule and send you some options!! 
A deposit is required to book in and hold your experience date! Deposits are 20% of the Experience total, they’re all listed on the pricing page, so you don’t have to do any math! 
Deposits can be paid by e-transfer or credit card! Deposits are NON-REFUNDABLE & NON-TRANSFERABLE! The only exception in which your deposit can be transferred to a new date is if covid related reasons force the shoot to be rescheduled; shut downs, restrictions etc or If I am unable to provide the service for whatever reason! So if you want to reschedule your session you will be required to pay a new deposit. Simply put, this policy is in place because holding a date for you means turning it down to others. Moving it then means potential lost income for that day we’re moving your session from! 
The deposit amount comes off of your session total and remaining balance is due by the day of your experience!

After your deposit is paid, I will send you a link where you can view my availability and choose your date/time! Easy peasy!

AAAANNNNDDD Last step to get your booking confirmed is a signed contract!! The contract gets sent via email for an electronic signature! (No need for printing & signing!) This is a non negotiable part of booking! Without signed a contract you can not book your experience! 

Financial Prep

You’ve signed your contract, paid your deposit & you’re booked in!!

I  have an entire blog post on Financial prep that you can read HERE! 


EXPERIENCE PREP:

Now comes the fun part FINALLLYYY!! 

All Bare Soul clients get access to the complete resource library! There you’ll find a 15+ page total prep guide! You’ll also find my go-to pump up playlist, my recommendation for body + skin products, where to shop (with links), outfit advice AND SO MUCH MORE!! Everything you’ll need to prepare can be found in there! But of course you also have me here to help as well! From start to finish I’m here to guide you through your experience! You can absolutely send me pictures for advice on outfits, or message with any other questions at any time! I GOTCHUUUU! 


I have an entire blog post on emotionally prepping for your session that you can find HERE.

The Day Of:

YES YES YESSSS! It’s finally the day of your session!! 

You arrive at the studio as you’re getting settled in you can have some  lemonade, iced tea, water etc We’re STOCKED with all kinds of beverages for you to enjoy! 


Next comes glam! My glam girls are seriously THE BEST. You could not be in better hands! They’ll sit down with you & you can chat about the plan for the look before they get started. This is where you can request specific looks or give them full creative reign. (I highly recommend letting them do their thing) In most cases they’re able to accommodate any request but you’re definitely not required to know what you want! 

I get lots of questions about if you can opt out of this part of the experience, and the short answer is no! The reason I require hair & make-up be done by my girls is because the 1-2 hours of glam time helps alleviate nerves & gives us time to chat before the shooting portion of your experience. The pampering plays such a huge roll in the over all experience as a whole & I don’t want any client to ever receive a lesser experience than what they deserve. We don’t settle for not the best around here. 

Now, that doesn’t mean that the make-up/hair isn’t customizable to you. My girls are never going to say “This is what you’re getting whether you like it or not!” They’re there to work WITH you.

I will say that the most common misunderstanding with boudoir make-up is that “Natural” for boudoir is the same as your everyday going out “Natural”. That couldn’t be further from the truth! Make-up for photos vs everyday is drastically different in general but ESPECIALLY when it comes to boudoir. After glam you may think the make-up looks like “A lot” but I promise you in the photos it does not translate as “Too Much”. You’re in such amazing hands with any of my artists/stylists. I’ll never bring on someone I don’t know well and/or completely trust. I love my girls & I know you will too! 


BAM! You’re all glammed up, looking so bomb!! Now it’s time to start looking at outfits. First we’ll go through the options that you brought!

Then if you choose, we can look through the client closet & pull some potential options! 

Everything in the client closet is worn with a liner AND washed after every single use. If it’s not your thing, that’s totally fine! You’re welcome to have all your outfits be from the client closet or none at all! Totally up to you! The client closet currently has sizes XS-4X! I have garters, bralettes, bra + panty sets, metal bralettes, and tons of body suits! All in different colours + styles! 


From there we can decide on your final outfits! (Each package comes with a different amount of outfits!) I am of course here to offer advice and assist choosing outfits! Many babes choose to have a little try/on fashion show so we can decide together!

Receiving Your Images

You will receive your gallery via email within 7-14 days of your session date. The gallery is sent through a secure platform that is password protected for security. I generally send back a minimum of 60 images for you to choose from, often times more! (Even for the 30 minute session!) From there you go through and favourite the images you want!



Once you get your gallery back, you will also get to decide what (if anything) get shared. You can keep your images 100% private, share only faceless photos, share all photos or only share approved photos. Client privacy is my #1, so you'll NEVER be pressured into sharing if you don't want to!

Ordering Products:

Should you choose to order any products expect them to take 4-6 weeks to be in your hands. I know that sounds like a long time and generally they don’t take that long. But I’d rather you expect it to take longer and come sooner then be disappointed if they’re delayed a bit. 

The time line of receiving products depends on a few things: 

  1. Which product- Some take longer to product than others.
  2. Time of year - Generally around Jan for Valentines day & Nov-Dec for Christmas, my print labs are slammed with orders. This means it’ll likely take longer. Around the holidays shipping can also be expected to take a little longer.
  3. External Delays- These include things like shipping, or production time from the company. 


Once they arrive to me, I double check them to make sure they’re perfect and then ship them to you! I ship all products to clients so that as soon as I get it I can send it out! Scheduling in product pick ups would take much longer for products to get in your hands & be difficult to accommodate so shipping just simplifies things! Shipping is covered by me! 



TAAAA FREAKING DA!!!! (If you got that reference- we’re best friends) That’s what you can expect start to finish when you book your boudoir experience with me! I truly value all my clients privacy & commit everything to creating a safe space to provide this experience. It’s truly such an honour to be able to help all my babes kick start their journey to full self acceptance!! 


Key Take Aways:

- For gifting, Book a minimum of 3 months prior to the date you need your products back by!

- 1-2 hours for Glam, 30 ish minutes to figure out outfits, Package Length + 10-15 minutes wrapping up = total experience time! Set aside an entire day if you can!

- You have COMPLETE control over if any of your photos get shared

Have questions for me? Shoot me a message on Insta @baresoulboudior or shoot me an email jess@baresoulboudoir.com


Ready to book your experience? Fill out the contact form HERE! Let’s freaking do it WOOOOO!


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