11 Reasons To Plan Annual Family Photos

Why To Plan Annual Family Photos??

I’ll give you 11 reasons!

Taking annual family photos is an important tradition that many families have…but some find it hard to accomplish it each every year even though they would love to. Here are some great reasons why you should plan to take annual family photos…and I hope that they encourage you to do so.

Its fun

Family photos with me are always FUN! Every photo session I hold has a goal to be easy to plan for families, and fun to participate in. And, if you don’t believe me that it can be fun, check out this blog post about what are fun family photos, and see my google reviews.

Professional quality home decor

Do you ever look at your walls and wonder how to decorate them? When you have annual family photos, you are provided with professional quality family photos and art that you can print and display in your home. Not only will you be able to enjoy the beautiful photos over the years, but displaying your children’s and family portraits, you are also improving your children’s self esteem.

Ensures everyone is in the frame

Are you the primary documentarian in your family? Do you find that your phone or camera roll are filled with photos of your kids and partner, but that you are only in selfies? If that’s the case, by committing to working with a professional photographer annually, you are ensuring that your presence is well documented in your family’s story.

Fun family bonding

Having photos taken together is not only fun, but it’s a bonding experience. When you all put down technology and distractions, and spend an hour exploring the city together, or playing at the coast, you all have a great time and really great quality time as well.

Builds children’s self esteem

I recently wrote a blog post detailing how photos of your family and children displayed in your home elevate your child’s self esteem. With all the ways we want to support our children in life, this seems like a tangible and attainable thing we all can do.

Creates heirlooms

By having annual photos and printing them as albums and wall art, you will be creating heirlooms to be enjoyed for generations. At every family gathering we have, we spend time looking at old family photos on the walls, and in albums. Reminiscing about past adventures, and ancestors unknown. You can give that gift to your children with heirloom quality photographs from your photo sessions.

Life gets busy

Life as a parent is so busy…It’s something that needs no explanation. When you commit to a family session every year, you have a higher likelihood that you’ll get those annual photos done, and the busyness of life won’t get in the way of this ‘to do list’ type of task that can be easy to push off.

Document milestones and special events

Family and children’s photography are great ways to document milestones, such as birthdays, graduations, and special events. By committing to frequent photo sessions, you will capture all of life’s special moments over the years.

If it becomes a yearly tradition, you won’t forget to do it

When something becomes a true annual tradition, you don’t forget to do it. And this way you are ensuring that you won’t look back with regret in the later years that you have not documented your children and family as much as you wish you had done.

Time flies/kids grow up fast

Nothing can show the passage of time like photographs! And…when you have family photos done every year you will have a lovely documentation of how your children have grown and how your love and connection is there, and so strong. You definitely don’t want to only have newborn and graduation photos…so many beautiful ages and stages happen in between that you will want to remember before your kids go off to college!

Easy gifts for extended family for holidays

Do you ever struggle with what to purchase for your family for various holiday gifts? Printed photos of your kids and family make for great, and treasured gifts to give your family, and become yearly traditions in themselves, and something your relatives will look forward to receiving year after year.

Reach out to chat about planning your annual family photography session. I promised you’ll never regret it.