I used to hang out in my mom’s bedroom when I was a kid and watch as she finished getting ready to go out… putting on stockings, lipstick, asking me which shoes I liked best. She has always been a rare blend of feminine fashionista and masculine car-loving fix-anything-and-do-it-better-than-the-men kind of gal. And she has always been a beautiful, dare I say sensual, woman. Basically, I had the coolest mom on the block. So it didn’t surprise me that she was up for it when I suggested a photo shoot for her birthday.
That’s right, my mom did a boudoir photo shoot for her XXth birthday, and darn it – I am so proud of her and honored to have enough of a gift to capture this for her.
We planned a studio shoot with a few wardrobe changes (my mom brought eight thousand outfits, but we only had time for a few), and I called a few of her closest girlfriends to come to the studio after our shoot as a little surprise party, to share champagne and cupcakes and toast mi madre.
The shoot was hysterical and fun – laughing at ourselves is one thing my mom and I do often and do well together. When her girlfriends showed up, we popped a lot of corks, made fun of my non-existent baking skills, discussed men, got tipsy, just about peed our pants laughing, and began planning their upcoming downtown boudoir party… My mom’s friends are great girls – and one in particular is downright raunchy! So I look forward to that photo party soon!
Thank you ladies, for helping me celebrate my mom’s 43rd birthday and to honor the brilliant sexy wonderful fun-loving up-for-anything mom of mine. And mom, thank you for being you – the coolest mom on any block. PS. Thank you for those good genes!
Mom sure loves her Almond Champagne!…
This is one of my favorites, because it’s so her…
Okay, this one is my favorite – my mom makes this expression several times a day…
LOVE this!… Yes, that’s one of the sad little cupcakes I made, but I think the matchbook makes up for it :))
Please leave my mom some bday love in the comments!… Happy Birthday Sandina!
Wow… my aunt is frigin’ HOT! (and my cousin is a damn good photographer).
Nicely done ;-)
Christalina,
I need to tell you how exciting it has been for me to watch your style emerge. You have arrived my dear God Daughter!! These shots of your Mom, my sister Sandy, are not only beautiful and artful creations, but for those of us who know and love her, you have truly captured her essence. You are extremely talented and a wonderful artist. I am so proud of you as a woman and proud of the dedication you have to your art! I could just bust!!
Your favorite of her, the one that you comment she makes that expression many times each day, is my very favorite too. They are all so beautiful, Christa. Thank you for doing this for your Mom.
I am certain that she loves them all!
Love,
Aunt Tina
Christa, awesome photography…….you make everything so perfect!
Damn, your sister looks HOT ;-) Love the pics…cupcakes, wine, and a pretty lady.
Once again, amazing job Christa.
Christa,
Your mom looks FANTASTIC!!!! Wish her a happy birthday for me! Love it! Miss you.
Excellent job Christa, and of course the subject helped. My favorite photo is the second to last in the series, the one from behind with the two strands of pearls on her shoulder.
Wow! Your Mom is so beautiful! I see where you get your beauty!
I wish I could convince my mom to do a shoot like this- perhaps I will start convincing! Looking forward to your PUG presentation tomorrow!
Old friend of your moms from her NJ days. She looks as beautiful now as she ever did… Would love to have been a fly on the wall that day : ).
Say hi to your mom and tell her we miss her here in NJ.
Great job! Lovely pictures of a lovely lady.
Sandy looks absolutely fabulous in these pictures! Fantastic job Christa!!
Christa, you are my inspiration. Every time I pick up my camera, I think of you and what I see on this site.
There’s a new word the kids are saying these days in pop culture: Momshell, as in bombshell. Clearly your mom is a smoking hot momshell.
Makes total sense. Her daughter is amazingly sexy too ;-)
These photos of your mom are so elegant and tasteful and BEAUTIFUL.
YOU captured her incredible spirit, her beautiful smile…
and they are so sensual and Lovely!!!
WELL DONE
I so want to be photographed by you!!!!
xoxooxoxo
Hi Christa – Your Mom’s friend, Patti from NJ, here
You are ingenius with that camera lens, you catch the greatest shots. Candid pics are my favorite. Sounds like things are going great for you and your business, congratulations!
Great pics of your Mom. Tell her those vitamins must be working since she doesn’t look a day over 21 ;-)
Keep up the fantastic work!
I agree with everyone else, your mother is a beautiful woman. I hope that she had an awesome birthday :) The pictures are very nice my favorite being the Almond Champagne pics.
WOW! What a beautiful mama you have. She captures everything that is special about being a woman- she’s sexy, graceful, classy and motherly all at the same time. It makes me even more excited about our shoot. I realized after our meeting today that you are giving us all a great gift by helping us find and come into our own beauty and sensuality. Thank you Christa.