I know it probably feels early to be discussing family photo styling, but it never hurts to be prepared. As I shared in my stories, we did not take family photos last year, so we are due. We are doing them the first week of October, which gives me plenty of time to get our cards out, so everyone has our new address. I have our session booked with Danai Garay Photogrpahy. If you are local check her out, her photos are beautiful!
I also discussed how I know it can be hard coordinating outfits. My tip is to always start with one piece and work around it. I typically start with myself or the girls. Once I find a dress I like for me or them, then I coordinate around it. 99% of the time, Fernando will have something to go with whatever we are wearing - he tends to be the neutral.
Let's get to the fun stuff, the clothes! When I bought this beautiful Sea dress from Shopbop, I had in mind to wear it for my birthday, since it is in October. Now, I will be wearing for my birthday AND family photos. I love the colors in it, and it allows for versatility in dressing the rest of my family. The colors of this dress lends itself to fall, so any patterned dress with navy and light blue will work. I felt these Mini Boden dresses would coordinate so well, and I am pretty sure Fernando has several navy blue sweaters. I'm telling you, the guy is always easy! Also, you could easily use a patterned little girl dress, like this one, and change yours to solid Navy. I forgot to add a boy option, so here is a great navy sweater. Sea New York Dress | Women's Boots |
This outfit is centered around the cute floral dress from Gap for the girls. It has blue, burgundy, and green. Since I've been really loving green recently, I searched and found this great sweater dress at Mango. The boys coordinate with green and beige sweaters.
Gap Floral Dress | Bow |
This is a moodier look, but I love it! I could totally see this with a field or mountains in the back (if you live somewhere with mountains). This look, again, began with the leather little girl dress and the metallic boots. My girls would LOVE these boots, so much so, I may get them anyway. I thought burgundy pieces would look great with the black. Have you ever done a moodier look or do you keep it lighter?
Navy and Beige are always an easy color scheme for family photos. I started with the plaid little boy shirt from Old Navy. I worked with the two main colors to coordinate everyone else. You could also pull the burgundy from the plaid shirt to add a pop of color with a burgundy bow. This women's Amazon sweater dress is amazing quality and a great price point!
This dress from Walmart is SO good!
I have styled both color ways for family photos. It is a GREAT dress for family photos.
OPTION 1
Girl Denim Dress | Boots | Bow
Boys Sweater | Mens Shirt
OPTION 2
Girl Skirt | Girl Top | Boots | Bow
Which look is your favorite? Tell me in the comments. ** You can alway save 10% on Wee Ones Bows, when using code CANDACESOTO **
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