Gosh, where do I even begin!!! Queue all the heart eyes ❤️
I LOVE getting family photos back, it is better than Christmas day right mamas??
With all the hard work that goes into prepping and planning all your family photo ideas for the photoshoot; to hoping everyone in the family cooperates you just never know what you are going to get. BUT that is why we choose Gabe from Gabriel Conover year after year. He continues to blow us away especially with our Family Photos 2020. You can see our previous years family photos HERE
Each year I feel the pictures get better and better but I also feel like the more we had to our family pictures automatically become so much fun. This age that Edison was in, I was a bit worried at how he would do. If you tell Edison you are taking photo of him his automatic reaction is his tongue sticks out, he tilts his head to one side, and sticks up one foot. Every. Single. Time. However Gabe was pure magic. He would get Edison to show him his silliest face, then of course that resulted in Edison laughing. Gabe caught all the perfect moments.
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Edison and Lucy’s: Rylee and Cru
Edison’s Shoes
Camilla’s Dress
Camilla’s Shoes
Brandon’s Shoes
Brandons’s Shirt
HELPFUL FAMILY PHOTO IDEAS FOR TAKING PICTURES WITH TODDLERS
SMALL SURPRISE
I mentioned above that I knew it would be a little bit of a challenge to convince Edison to smile and get excited for taking family photos. One little trick that I did was share with him that I had a fun “surprise or gift” that he would receive if he listened and had a fun time. But, instead of the gift coming from us, I kept telling him that our photographer was bringing him a gift 🙂 It worked!! I filled Gabe in on the idea when we first met up. After about 30+ minutes into the shoot Edison started to loose interest. That’s when we pulled out the small gift!
He was so excited! But we made sure he didn’t get the “surprise” until we were all finished!
KEEP LOCATION CLOSE BY
As temping as it is to drive to some beautiful spots an hour or two away from our home, I always make sure to stick with a location close by. I don’t want the kids falling asleep on the drive either, so whatever it takes to keep them awake is what we do! Edison is usually super shy or grumpy when he first wakes up, so keeping him awake is key!
PACK YOUR OUTFITS
Instead of putting your outfits on your kids prior to the drive. WAIT! Wait until you arrive at your destination. If your kids are like mine, they always ask for a snack in the car. Instead of saying no because you are trying to keep them clean, just keep those kids happy.
Shop Our Family Outfits Here
Edison and Lucy’s: Rylee and Cru
Edison’s Shoes
Camilla’s Dress
Camilla’s Shoes
Brandon’s Shoes
Brandons’s Shirt
Shop Our Family Outfits Here
Edison and Lucy’s: Rylee and Cru
Edison’s Shoes
Camilla’s Dress
Camilla’s Shoes
Brandon’s Shoes
Brandons’s Shirt
Do you have any extra family photo ideas you’d love to share? Let me know in a comment below!
