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What to Expect From a Family Photo Session (If You’re Nervous, Have Wild Kids, or Feel Awkward)

✨ WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A SESSION

If you’ve ever thought about booking photos and immediately felt nervous, you’re not alone. Most families aren’t worried about outfits — they’re worried about how it will feel. Whether their kids will cooperate. Whether they’ll feel awkward. Whether it will be stressful.

A session with me doesn’t start with posing. It starts with settling in. The first few minutes are slow and natural while everyone adjusts. We talk, we move, and the pressure fades. No one is expected to perform.

Children are allowed to be exactly who they are that day. Curious. Energetic. Shy. Silly. Even emotional. Instead of trying to control those moments, we work with them. Sometimes the most meaningful images come from comfort, laughter, or the quiet in-between pauses.

You don’t have to know how to pose or where to stand. I guide you gently through movement and interaction so nothing feels stiff or forced. You’ll walk, hold hands, sit close, play, and simply be together. The session unfolds more like time spent as a family than time spent being photographed.

By the end, most families forget about the camera completely. What they remember is that they laughed, slowed down, and spent an hour truly present with each other. That feeling is what lives inside the images long after the day is over.

The Real Value of Professional Family Photos

You’re not investing in:
📸 poses
📸 outfits
📸 perfection

You’re investing in remembering:
✨ how small their hands felt
✨ how they clung to you
✨ how you laughed together
✨ this exact season of life

That’s what makes it worth it.

Ready to get starated?? Get in touch! and get this thing going!

❤️ 📸  Candace

 

 

 

 

 

hello@waveandwonder.com

801.425.2022

 

Serving all of Northern Utah including Clearfield, Layton, Syracuse, Sunset, Roy, Clinton, Farmington, Centerville, & Ogden areas in Davis county, also serving Weber County, Morgan county & SLC county.

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Located in Utah & loves to travel!

Wave + Wonder is your one-stop-shop for families, couples, maternity, and newborn photography.

I specialize in Lifestyle-Esque portraiture capturing your raw authentic love & connection.