Hi! I'm Marinda!
Hi! I'm Marinda!
the woman behind marmalade boudoir
ABOUT marinda
It's about so much more than photographs.
I know what it feels like to lose pieces of yourself.
Life has a way of changing us. Motherhood. Weight gain. Weight loss. Aging. Heartbreak. Trauma. Stress. Years spent putting everyone else first. One day you look in the mirror and wonder where she went.
I've asked myself that same question.
That's why I don't believe boudoir is about looking sexy for someone else or becoming a different version of yourself.
I believe it's about reconnecting with the woman who's been there all along.
For more than seventeen years, I've had the privilege of watching women walk into my studio convinced they're awkward, unphotogenic, too old, too curvy, too scarred, or simply "not enough."
Then I watch them see themselves through my camera.
The tears. The laughter. The disbelief. The confidence that follows.
Those moments never get old.
This isn't about creating a woman who never existed.
It's about giving you tangible proof that she's still in there.
Why This Means So Much To Me
Everything I do inside my studio is shaped by my own journey.
As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I know what it feels like to become disconnected from your own body. I know what it's like to carry shame that never belonged to you, to question your worth, and to spend years trying to find your way back to yourself.
Motherhood, dramatic weight changes, and life's ordinary hardships only deepened that understanding. I know what it feels like to look in the mirror and wonder where she went.
Those experiences don't define me.
But they do shape the way I photograph every woman who walks through my door.
I understand that vulnerability isn't weakness. I know that confidence isn't something you magically wake up with one morning. And I know that sometimes healing begins with something as simple as allowing yourself to be seen with kindness.
That's why this work has never been just about beautiful photographs.
It's about helping women reclaim pieces of themselves they thought were gone.
this work is personal
For more than seventeen years, I've photographed women from every walk of life.
Mothers.
Grandmothers.
Brides.
Cancer survivors.
Women celebrating weight loss.
Women grieving divorce.
Women healing after trauma.
Women who haven't looked at themselves with kindness in years.
Not one of them walked into my studio saying, "I've got this."
Almost all of them walked in nervous.
And that's okay.
You don't need confidence before your session.
You just need a willingness to let me show you what everyone else already sees.
For more than seventeen years, I've photographed women from every walk of life.
Mothers.
Grandmothers.
Brides.
Cancer survivors.
Women celebrating weight loss.
Women grieving divorce.
Women healing after trauma.
Women who haven't looked at themselves with kindness in years.
Not one of them walked into my studio saying, "I've got this."
Almost all of them walked in nervous.
And that's okay.
You don't need confidence before your session.
You just need a willingness to let me show you what everyone else already sees.
Why Women Trust Me
MORE ABOUT MARINDA
I'm also the proud mom of three amazing young adult kids, who somehow survived being raised by a woman who cusses like a sailor, cries at Disney fireworks, and has approximately seventeen tabs open in her brain at all times.
Speaking of Disney... I'm absolutely obsessed. If it's Disney World, I'm in. If it's planning a Disney trip, I'm probably already halfway done before you finish asking. Add a Jeep ride, snake print (because yes, it's absolutely a neutral), Mexican food, and Taylor Swift, and you've basically described my perfect day.
A few years ago, I had bariatric surgery, and my body has changed in more ways than I ever expected. I've been the woman who didn't recognize herself in the mirror. I've celebrated victories, mourned old versions of myself, and learned that confidence isn't something you magically wake up with one day.
Maybe that's why I connect so deeply with the women who walk into my studio.
Because this has never been about taking pretty pictures.
It’s about helping women reconnect with themselves, laugh a little, maybe cry a little, and walk away with what every woman deserves: proof she’s still in there.