“Up until that day, I ALMOST canceled my boudoir session…”

“Let me tell you about my experience with my boudoir session with Graciela. I and I'm sure a few of you probably had some doubts about doing something like this.

My hesitations were: 
“I'm not in the body that I want to be in.”
“It's not the right time to do something like this.” 
"I don't even know what to wear.”

But I went ahead, I scheduled it, and the day wind up landing on my birthday. I just felt like that was meant to be. She walked me through the process, what to wear, what to bring, and just alleviated some of my fears.

Now, I'm not going to lie. Up until that day, I almost canceled…

But I'm so glad that I didn't.

The experience was what I needed, what my soul needed, what the inner diva in me needed…”

— Arraina

“She doesn't take a picture of what you look like. She takes a picture of who you are.”

“I've always been one of those people that hated having my picture taken. It's unbelievable to me, the images that she captures. And one of the things that she always says is she doesn't take a picture of what you look like. She takes a picture of who you are.

One of the pictures that Graciela took for me is this picture that I have right here. And I would say, when I'm struggling, when things are tough, I look at that picture to remind me of who I really am and how powerful I am and that I am capable of anything.

That's how a session with Graciela makes you feel, that you can conquer the world and you can do anything.”

— Julietta

“When I saw my images, I literally cried…”

“I thought I was going to do this for my husband and give him this fabulous anniversary present, which it was. But in the end, I know that it was really for me that the power and the strength and the joy that I felt there, that was all me.

A lot of it was Gracie, but it was mostly me. I think she captures what you put out there, and she makes you feel so comfortable and empowered.

So when I saw my images, I literally cried.

I had to expand the album, and I haven't stopped thinking about it on an almost weekly basis. It's something that everyone should do at least once. I think I will probably do it again. And my husband, who is also Gracie's new BFF, would love that, but I would love it even more.

So I am grateful. And I hope that if you're thinking about it, you will have the courage to do so as well. It is truly worth every penny.”

— Christy

“So it's not just about pictures. It's about discovering yourself.”

“I chose to do a boudoir session with Graciela to get vulnerable with myself and to learn a lot from myself and from the session. You know, we all think that we're not enough, and that's what I thought, that my body is not good enough.

I chose Graciela because Graciela brings that extra energy that makes you feel comfortable, that create not just good pictures, but an awesome experience in which you can look back, feel the love.

So it's not just about pictures. It's about discovering yourself. And I highly encourage everybody to do that, and to do that with Graciela. Because you deserve that.”

— Ivan

“I choose to do a boudoir shoot because I wanted to reconnect with who I am as a woman and it was an absolutely amazing experience but honestly I was really, really nervous in the beginning since I’ve never done this before.”

 “I had this preconceived idea that boudoir was you go and take your clothes off in front of a stranger and wear crazy lingerie, it wasn’t what I wanted.

But one of the greatest things about Graciela she takes so much time to connect with you as a person and what I envisioned… It resonated with who I am and with the image I wanted to convey and connect with… It was absolutely phenomenal.

I didn’t take off all my clothes but it was a very sexy, intimate experience and it blew my mind. I was able to connect with a part of me that I kind of knew was there but was buried and she brought it out - SHINING, the end result blew me away and every time I look at these pictures I tap back into that power I have within.”

— Allison

“Any hesitations I had going in were squashed before I even got in front of the camera.”

“I didn’t see people like myself represented in boudoir, so I went into this trusting Graciela’s professionalism, skills, and creative process.

So I had no expectations going in. Graciela and I talked at length about what things seemed too feminine and what seemed more comfortable for me, and there were NO hesitations for me when it came to the day of the shoot because Graciela answered all my questions and more importantly was willing to listen...

I now have some amazing, amazing photographs of myself that I never in a million years would have dreamed that I would have taken, and I could have never done that without Graciela.”

— Gabby

“She knew exactly the perfect angles, the perfect light… perfect everything. In the end when she showed me the pictures… I was floored. In my mind, I never thought I looked that way, and looking at those pictures, it was very emotional.”

“I wanted to experience something that was out of my comfort zone... My hesitations at first were obviously that, “how could I portray a boudoir shot without showing so much and feeling unconfident?”

I have a lot of body issues and I know a lot of women have a lot of body issues that they deal with… But just going through the process with Graciela and really pinpointing what I wanted and what I didn’t, brought a lot to the table.

She was willing to work with me and wanted to tell MY story about what made me who I am, I am a military woman, I am a mother, and I love Disney… The end result was unimaginable… The whole experience was incredible.”

— Natalie

“I was at that stage in my life where I needed to bring out that sexiness in myself… She more than did that for me!”

“You have an image of yourself, and you don’t think you can dream to be THAT sexy… What Graciela does is she makes you feel SO comfortable, she dreams with you! When those pictures came out, I was like… Is that me? They were so sexy!

I was at that stage in my life where I needed to bring out that sexiness in myself, bring back the sexiness. She more than did that for me, so get off the couch! Give her a call! She’s an AMAZING person to work with. She brought out my queendom.

Thank you Graciela! I will love my pictures for the rest of my life!” 

— Colleen