Some couples keep the spark alive by going on romantic dinner dates, or using toys in the bedroom. Others hire photographers to take expensive boudoir photos, or titillating shots of women posing suggestively in their bedrooms while decked out in lacy lingerie (and/or nothing at all).
While boudoir photos are typically meant as a wedding gift, sometimes they can just be a surprise, which is what one San Antonio woman had in mind when she hit up local photography studio Victoria Caroline Boudoir last year to commission photos as a Christmas gift to her man. When the photos turned out differently than the couple expected, the saucy Christmas present turned into a heartwarming lil’ tale of love, marriage and how important it is to celebrate your partner’s imperfections.
As photographer Victoria Caroline Haltom told Mic, it started when her client (who is a public figure in San Antonio and wishes to remain anonymous) requested an array of touch-ups to cover up what she perceived as physical flaws. Haltom obliged, and then received an email from the woman’s husband three days after he received his sensual holiday treat.
“I don’t want you to think that I am in any way upset with you… but I have some food for thought that I would like to pass on to you,” he wrote in the email, which Haltom has posted to the Facebook page for her business. “While [these pictures] are beautiful and you are clearly a very talented photographer, they are not my wife.”