08/10/2026
It’s already time to prep for your fall family session!🍁🍂
In preparation for your mini session, here are some tips + tricks to get real smiles, all the giggles, playful, fun and candid photos.🎉
Make it an exciting experience for the kids! Tell them they get to explore a new place, meet a new silly person (me), dance, have a tickle fight with mom and dad, get extra piggyback rides, sit on dad’s shoulders high in the sky, get all the snuggles, and play some fun games I have thought up for them.
What not to do:
Bribe the kids with snacks or a new toy.
It makes them want to rush through things in order to get their “prize”. They will smile once and then be ready to go get the ice cream you promised.
Wear comfortable clothes! There is going to be a lot of movement so you need to be able to move around easily. Most importantly, wear clothes you feel CONFIDENT in. If you don’t feel good about yourself, you won’t like the photos. Now is not the time to try out a new fashion style. Stick to what describes YOU.
I have attached a color guide below to help choose outfits. Feel free to send your outfit ideas to me if you need help or can’t decide.
Make sure the kids have been well fed. No one likes to be HANGRY.
Don’t skip out on their nap if they still take them. This could put everyone in a bad mood!
Make sure you don’t have anything in your pockets! If you need me to hold your keys and phones, I’ll gladly do so.
Make sure you don’t have any hair ties or apple watches on your wrist! If you want the watch in the photos, that’s your choice-the photos look better without it.