THIS is what they are fighting for! The military wives transforming themselves in risqué photo-shoots to support loved ones
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Being separated from your loved one while they're deployed in the military is difficult.
But a sexy trend sweeping the nation is making it that much easier.
Scores of soldiers' wives are signing up for boudoir photography sessions and surprising their spouses with the results in a bid to keep the fire burning while they are apart.
Sexy: Being separated from your loved one while they're deployed in the military is difficult but boudoir photography is making it that much easier
Booming business: Hawaii-based photographer Daphne Hargrove says more than half of her clients are now military wives
Flame: The military wives want to remind their husbands of what is waiting for them at home
Engagement: Originally a portrait photographer, Hargrove began boudoir shoots three years ago when a client wanted to give her fiance some sexy shots to celebrate their engagement
Comfort zone: Hargrove said all the women were stepping out of their comfort zone for the pictures
Bridal: Other than military wives, brides enjoy giving their husbands the sexy photos on their wedding day
Hawaii-based photographer Daphne Hargrove says more than half of her clients are now military wives wanting to remind their husbands of what is waiting for them at home.
'The women get very excited about doing something for their husbands that they wouldn't expect,' she told MailOnline. 'They are all stepping out of their comfort zone and are very excited for their husbands to see them in this way.'
Originally a portrait photographer, Hargrove began boudoir shoots three years ago when a client wanted to give her fiance some sexy shots to celebrate their engagement.
Best gift: The husbands are always ecstatic, Hargrove said
Natural: The women can choose for the shoot to take place in the bedroom or on the beach
Everyone: Hargrove said she has photographed women of all ages and all shapes and sizes
Natural progression: Hargrove began boudoir shoots three years ago when a client wanted to give her fiance some sexy shots to celebrate their engagement
Treat: The women do it to remind their partners what is waiting for them at home
Beautiful: 'I get love letters from these woman telling me they've never felt so beautiful,' Hargrove said
She said the bride-to-be showed her girlfriends the result and the phone started running hot. Since then, more and more women are booking shoots with their absent partners in mind.
'I get love letters from these woman telling me they've never felt so beautiful,' she said. 'I form a bond with these girls and they always contact me after their husband has received the book that I make up saying "oh my God, he loved it so much."'
She said she has photographed women of all ages and all shapes and sizes.
'All women are beautiful, it is up to me to find the most flattering angles and show them off in the best way possible,' she said.
Missing you: The shoots make the military wives feel beautiful
Comfortable: The photographer tells her clients to wear something they feel sexy in or that their husband likes
Glamorous: The women always enjoy it, she said
Popular: Clients are now coming to Hawaii from around the country to book in for sessions
Confidence: The best thing about the shoots was that they make women feel good about themselves, at a time when life is challenging, Hargrove said
The women can choose whether they are lingerie-clad in the bedroom for the shoot or posing in a bikini on the beach.
'I tell them to wear something they feel sexy in or that their husband likes,' Hargrove said.
'They all start off very self-conscious but by the end they're romping around like Bond girls.'
Clients are now coming to Hawaii from around the country to book in for sessions, Hargrove said.
All ages: Hargrove said she had shot women of all ages
Bond girls: 'They all start off very self-conscious but by the end they're romping around like Bond girls,' she said
Excited: The women are very excited for their husbands to see them in this way, Hargrove said
Show them off: 'All women are beautiful, it is up to me to find the most flattering angles and show them off in the best way possible,' she said
Pretty: Hargrove said she thinks the women should do the shoot for themselves as well as their husbands
Help: Hargrove said she helps the women choose their outfits if they want
She added that while the men adore it - one client's husband said it was the best gift he'd ever received and another said he looked at the pictures every day - the greatest thing about the shoots is that they make women feel good about themselves, at a time when life is particularly challenging.
'I think if the men in their lives are benefiting that is great but I think they should do it for themselves first and foremost,' she said.
'These are busy women, they're wives, mothers, career women so for them to do something like this to celebrate their femininity is awesome.'
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