Before you all start singing my praises… I did NOT come up with this idea. Although I have always given guidelines on what to wear, and I have a What to Wear section in my client information packet, the idea of blogging What to Wear is not mine. Many photographers do this. But I did hijack the idea because we are upon the Holiday Card time of year and I’d like to offer up some ideas. These are just ideas, I am not suggesting you spend the $612 or so that I just pulled together on Mom’s outfit at Boden. But… if you are going to Boden, check out their Outfit Maker! It’s fabulous! {it also drew attention to the fact I dress like a dud, another story entirely.}
It took me at least an hour to come up with this, so I do know it’s not an easy task. Things I kept in mind… I started with mom… because if mom looks good, everyone will have a much better day. I also believe that if a mom is not comfortable in her outfit, she will generally feel bad about herself and not like the pictures. I am telling you this because (1) I know it’s true and (2) I am that mom. So moms… start with you and work out. Once I had her outfit pulled together (and again, can’t sing enough praises about the Outfit Maker), I started on the boy… there was a Boden sweater I just loved that was the same aqua but with an argyle. But after dressing boy & girl in aqua, mom in aqua, it didn’t leave me with much for Dad. If everyone is dressed identical, it’s just plain boring. I also decided to play it a bit more safe because aqua is a big color, so doing an aqua argyle was a bit too bold of a statement for me. I loved the aqua and brown because it screams fall with a tiny little nod to the ocean! I added in the cream pants for the dad (ok, light brown, sorry Owen, I won’t put you in cream) because I thought Mom & Dad would look great together and it would tie in nicely if you did cream tights for mom or the girl. I also have some cream accents in the mom’s necklace. Finally, I imagined the pairings you’d do in a session… Mom & Dad, Mom & Son, etc. and everyone seemed to really compliment each other.
Next week I’ll focus on a Gap or Old Navy option, then a more formal one with perhaps Olive Juice dresses for the girls! Please leave me some love and let me know if you found this to be at all helpful!
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