Let’s be real here — family photos can be a headache. You shuffle the schedule 13 times and finally find a one hour time slot where none of your kids have soccer practice or piano lessons, your hubby’s favorite baseball team doesn’t have a “super important” game, you don’t have book club and This is Us is not on tv — only to have to reschedule with your photographer because of inclement weather. And after you have found a new date, made sure everyone in the fam is free, the last thing you really want to think about is what in the world the entire family is going to wear in these photos that you are going to hang on your wall for 10 years and will be sending to everyone and their mother in the form of a Christmas card.
After being a part of the Living in Yellow team for 9 months [this is Becca by the way], I have come to realize that this might be a scenario you find yourself in. So many of you have reached out asking “What in the heck should we wear for family photos?” — you ask, we answer! We have compiled 6 different color schemes for you to choose from — and not only that, but we have provided clothing choices for EVERY member of your family [look for the arrows for even more options!] Hopefully, we take a little bit of the guesswork out of family photos so that you can focus on more important things, like what kind of candy would best bribe your toddler to actually smile in the photos.
![Perspective. I’ve had a long conversation about this subject with myself over the past 24 hours. It sounds silly even saying it, but last night I got so frustrated when one of my nails chipped because “I NEEDED THEM TO LOOK GOOD FOR A VIDEO SHOOT TOMORROW” and then this morning I pulled a classic makeup fail and dropped my eyeshadow and it shattered so again, I was angry, frustrated, annoyed, etc. And then I stopped myself. I don’t know if you’ve been following along of @lindsayletters.co and her precious daughter, but that family has been on my mind constantly over the past month. As I stared down at my broken eye shadow all I could think about is how it must feel for Lindsay and her husband to look down at their precious daughter and despite how broken things may feel right now, they are beautifully claiming God’s provision and promise for the future while in the midst of the excruciating present. We all have things [and this my friends, was not even a “thing”] but it’s what we do with those moments that can turn a broken palette into a beautiful masterpiece. And ps. If you haven’t already, please consider praying for @lindsayletters.co and @dugansherbondy and beautiful little Eva ❤️](http://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/51a5acd80644f24d99c6dbbeedc13f46/5E1CBA0E/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/69470034_405620503698526_7936848937660903511_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1 "Perspective. I’ve had a long conversation about this subject with myself over the past 24 hours. It sounds silly even saying it, but last night I got so frustrated when one of my nails chipped because “I NEEDED THEM TO LOOK GOOD FOR A VIDEO SHOOT TOMORROW” and then this morning I pulled a classic makeup fail and dropped my eyeshadow and it shattered so again, I was angry, frustrated, annoyed, etc. And then I stopped myself. I don’t know if you’ve been following along of @lindsayletters.co and her precious daughter, but that family has been on my mind constantly over the past month. As I stared down at my broken eye shadow all I could think about is how it must feel for Lindsay and her husband to look down at their precious daughter and despite how broken things may feel right now, they are beautifully claiming God’s provision and promise for the future while in the midst of the excruciating present. We all have things [and this my friends, was not even a “thing”] but it’s what we do with those moments that can turn a broken palette into a beautiful masterpiece. And ps. If you haven’t already, please consider praying for @lindsayletters.co and @dugansherbondy and beautiful little Eva ❤️")
![Put me in a formal gown any day of the week and I’m happy [I prefer this or leggings and a sweatshirt, no in between please ;)] #ad Feeling so grateful for a recent evening celebrating the work of LIY and other local business owners and entrepreneurs! Read more in today’s blog post [and of course, what I wore ;) spoiler alert: It was under $100 from @nordstrom!] Post found at livinginyellow.com! #Nordstrom @shopstyle](http://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/d54d3a49ec3120e31b371c548c2090fe/5E09D058/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c0.179.1440.1440a/s640x640/69704095_114049106646010_6529497755963951355_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110 "Put me in a formal gown any day of the week and I’m happy [I prefer this or leggings and a sweatshirt, no in between please ;)] #ad Feeling so grateful for a recent evening celebrating the work of LIY and other local business owners and entrepreneurs! Read more in today’s blog post [and of course, what I wore ;) spoiler alert: It was under $100 from @nordstrom!] Post found at livinginyellow.com! #Nordstrom @shopstyle")
Fabulous post! More like this please!!!!
So glad you liked it Kate!! 🙂
Love the cozy cranberry! I’m always looking for colors for my kids to make my black mot look so drab!
Well that worked out perfectly! Let us know if you end up using this color scheme! We would love to see a pic!
Great post! I love being able to swipe through your suggestions. Thanks!
You’re welcome Amy! 🙂 Happy that you liked it!
I love this post! I hope you can comply one for the spring too! Coordinating for family photos is so tricky!
Great thought, we will add that to our list of ideas! I do think some of these color schemes would work well in the Springtime too – maybe the pumpkin patch or bundle up!
I love this soooo much! So helpful! Can you pretty please do a similar one for winter/Christmas photos??
Hey Lindsey! So glad you love it! We can definitely add that to our list of ideas — but in case we don’t get around to it, I think that the Sage & Thyme or the Cozy Cranberry would be perfect for winter photos!
Thank you so much for this!!! I am now motivated to actually schedule family pictures. Not even kidding…I have put it off this fall and was contemplating not even doing them (but then what the heck do I put on the Christmas card) because I HATE putting together outfits for a family of 5!
You are so welcome! I am glad this can be a useful resource for you! Which color scheme are you leaning towards? Send us a pic when they’re done! 🙂
I had Been looking for a budget priced marigold top and that target one fit the bill! They even had it in store in my size. Love the different color combos! Thanks for sharing!
Yay! You’re welcome!
Hi, This is awesome. Makes it so much easier.
Would it be okay if I share this on my Photography FB page? Linking directly to you page. Thanks, Lisa
We would absolutely love this! Thank you 🙂
I love this! Next year can you do it earlier?!?? I start planning my photos at least a month and a half in advance to find pieces for the whole family! This is very helpful!!!
Thank you so much!! I struggle with this every year and a lot of these pieces we can even wear in the hot desert (AZ) in the fall and winter. I have 3 kids (14,12,10) so shopping for the whole family can be daunting!
We just had pics yesterday and used a mixture of what I call country blue, mustard and burgundy. It screamed fall and looked great with the fall background. Always a challenge coming up with a color scheme but love how it always turns out!