Sometimes the hardest part of planning your family’s photo session is deciding those three little, very big, words: WHAT TO WEAR. Don’t worry though, with a few simple ideas you can easily piece together those perfect outfits! Here are some of my biggest tips when putting everything together:
Coordinate, don’t match:
Choosing colors that go together nicely but aren’t the same shade is much more pleasing on the eye and keeps you from blending into a four headed monster. ;-) So rather than everyone in blue, for example, go with some blues, pinks, whites, and grays.
Choose ONE outfit first:
Start with one “statement” piece, or that very favorite “must have” you found. You can then coordinate the rest of the family around it. For example, say mom finds a floral dress she knows will look perfect on her. She can easily pull colors from it to match the rest of the family around her. Maybe some greens, blues, and reds that will make each flower pop!
Go With the “Flow” Dress
The whimsical scene that flowing dresses brings to your session just can’t be matched—at least in my opinion. ;-) So go for anything that catches the wind and your photos will thank you! Young girls just love to show me how their dresses can twirl, making for the sweetest pictures of happy smiles. However, even with teenagers and adults I will often ask them to twirl their skirt with one hand, creating that extra element of movement and interest.
SQUAT!
And bend over. And do a quick run. :) A session with me generally entails a LOT of playing, bending, squatting, and throwing up babies. This is all about capturing those fleeting moments, so make sure your clothing allows the freedom to do so. When clothing is too tight or short you will find you cannot be yourself fully with the kids
Avoid overly bright colors
It’s no secret how much I love color, and my editing style is full of vibrance. Because of this however, anything that is extra bright or neon can easily turn to the extreme with my edits, not to mention often reflect that same color right onto your skin!
Along with that here are some shops I love!
All four of these first ones for the adult ladies are located right here in Orange County as well, which makes things super easy for returns, try ons, and shopping local as well. :)
Morning Lavender —Old Town Tustin
Free People — Located in both Huntington Beach and Irvine Sprectrum
Vici — Newport Beach
Anthropologie — Fashion Island in Newport Beach
Windsor — Irvine Spectrum
Not local, but I’m also a huge fan of these other online shops:
My FAVORITE shop for all girls from size 2 to tween is Joyfolie ! They also have some gorgeous pieces for moms as well. :)
Another great shop for the girls (also starts at size 2):
For baby girls under 2yrs I love Baileys!
For the young boys, Zara is located right at South Coast plaza has some really adorable and trendy pieces.
Also, places such a Gap, Banana Republic, H&M, Urban Outfitter, Express, etc, all work for some great staples for all the guys as well, young and old! :) Henleys, button ups, sweaters, solid or simple patterned shirts all work great, as well as light material pants or shorts.
