Outdoor Family Session Prep Information
In order to get the most out of our session, please read this information over carefully and fill out the form below by Wed Nov 5th.
Please arrive at least 10 minutes early to brush hair, change clothes, and wipe faces etc, before the start of our session time. Sessions are back to back so we will start and finish on time w/ no wiggle room! We only have 15 minutes together. Plan for traffic. Plan to be early. There will not a place for you to use the restroom. Plan accordingly.
Do your best to not make this a rushed or tense experience leading up to our session. Give yourself plenty of time to get ready. A healthy meal, with some good protein, before our session, can help as well. Avoid sugars, dyes, and carbs and anything that can alter your kiddos mood for the worse. No pressure, mom...I know what you're thinking!! LOL Planning a family day after can be a fun incentive. Go to lunch/dinner/ice cream after our session while y'all are all decked out and looking fabulous!!!! Kiddos can absolutely feed off of any anxiety or stress, let's not even go there. So give lots of grace to yourself and your family before our session, and keep reminding yourself, this will be a fun experience. Your family is beautiful, and you will absolutely treasure these photos...even the outtakes, I promise.
More important info:
Bring a clean family!! Trim and clean finger nails. Make sure there are no remains of last meals on faces. And check for sleep in eyes. Feel free to bring your child's outfit and change at our location to keep it clean and unwrinkled. And double check faces before we start.
ADDITIONAL EDITING POLICY! There will be additional editing fees for wrinkles, stains, or anything that is easily preventable with some thoughtful preparation. IE chipped finger nail polish, hair roots needing touch ups, stamps/marker on body, blue sucker stained teeth and lips, and crusty noses. **Please note, editing blemishes, bobos, bruises and things out of our control are always included in the session fee.
What to bring:
-Brushes. Hair spray. Lip gloss. Anything for touch ups before our session. Don't let touch ups steal any time from our session! Remember to be early for this part!
-Bring a blanket to sit on if you all would like to have a sit down pose.
-If you are bringing any items to be used in the session, please let me know in advance.
If you have a family member or friend who is willing to attend to help get kiddo's attention and smiles, bring them along! This is highly encouraged for families with little ones.
Quick tips:
-Don't be "matchy matchy" (i.e. all white/black shirts and jeans, or all plaid and jeans)
-Search google for color pallets for family photography. Find one that you love and use it to plan your outfits.
-If one family member is in a pattern, pull colors from the pattern for everyone else's outfits.
-Mom!! Hey beautiful!! You're the priority! Choose your outfit first and plan around that. And you look gorgeous in long flowy dresses, by the way! =)
-feel free to SEND ME PICTURES of your wardrobe options. I'd love to help if you need me to!
-I'm on your team, mom, let's do this!
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Our shooting location is: 79121 Fitzgerald Church Rd, Covington La 70435
Parking instructions: You'll see balloons at the driveway. Follow the driveway down until you see the second set of balloons. Park there! You will see me!