What the #$*@! should we wear for family portraits? I’m so glad you asked ?

One of the unexpected joys I’ve experienced since becoming a parent is how much fun I have dressing my kids. I mean not actually getting them dressed — that part can be a PITA. But buying nice clothes for them and enjoying how cute they look in their outfits — that part has been fun.

But as I’ve focused on my kids’ clothes, my attention to my own wardrobe has diminished. My daughter is dressed better than me pretty much every day. ?? And shout out to all the moms who wear leggings every day! I am one of you! Utility and comfort for the win!

My mom uniform is fine for school drop-off and getting thrown up on, but when I need to dress for a special occasion, I realize how little I’ve focused on myself when it comes to clothes. Dressing nicely is a form of self-care that can fall by the wayside when your kids are little.

I’m forced to confront this when I take my family’s annual self-portrait. I step into my clients’ shoes and go through the process of deciding what we should wear. Picking my kids’ clothes is easy because I’ve already been buying them nice clothes throughout the year. My husband’s outfit is easy because he pretty much always wears black or gray. But what the @#$!* am I supposed to wear?

After going through this process a few times in a way that was more difficult than it needed to be, I figured out a formula for success when it comes to selecting outfits for a family portrait. So, I wrote it all down in a guide, which includes my best tips, a before and after, and a discussion of several photos and color palettes to figure out why the outfits work.

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