It’s the time of year where a lot of y’all gather your family to take family photos! Whether it’s just for a sweet keepsake, or for holiday cards – family photos are something that I know that I cherish and look forward to every year. We take family photos once a year, which I know will be so fun to look back at years from now & see how we have changed! We just shot our family photos for our holiday card last week, and since a lot of you may be doing the same – I thought that I would round up some great basics that you could wear for photos!

When it comes to family photos, I have a few preferences that I think really contribute to great family photos. I think my biggest rule of thumb is to keep it simple. I always opt for a solid, neutral top with jeans or a pretty skirt – because I know that Nick is going to probably be wearing a color or flannel. I try to coordinate the colors we are wearing so they aren’t too matchy-matchy, but at the same time, still compliment each other in whatever scenery we are in. We personally like to be casual, in clothes that we would normally wear, but I do love the idea of a glam/dressed up shoot…maybe we’ll do that next year!

This year, and every year – I use Minted to create our holiday photos. It’s so easy – there are hundreds of gorgeous, unique templates to choose from crowdsourced talented graphic designers & artists around the world. All you have to do, is drop your photo in, maybe add a personal message & voila…your holiday cards are done & ready to go! Another really big convenience and time-saving feature that Minted has, is the option to load in your address book, and have all of the envelopes pre-printed with all of your family & friend’s addresses on them. You can customize these, too – so many gorgeous options for envelopes and return labels as well. So once your shipment comes (quickly – Minted is so fast!) – all you have to do is stuff the envelopes, seal them, stamp them & they are on their way! I’ll never use anywhere else for our holiday cards! This year, I used the “Arched Blessings” Christmas card template!

While we are talking about Minted – did y’all know all of the beautiful holiday gifts & wrapping they offer?! The most gorgeous, high-quality & unique wrapping paper, ribbon, gift tags & more to really wrap up your holiday gifts in the most beautiful, special way. I also gots some of my holiday shopping done on Minted’s gift portion of their website. There are tons of photo-customizable gifts available like puzzles, art, calendars and pillows – along with fun gifts like aprons, stationary, custom bags & accessories, and more! Definitely check out their site for some really meaningful, beautiful gift ideas.

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Camel Mock Neck Sweater
White Cropped Boat Neck Sweater
Olive Green Cable Turtleneck Sweater
Cream Fringe Cable Knit Turtleneck Sweater
Black Wrap Sweater
Beige Crewneck Knit Sweater
Pleated Midi Skirt
Gray Sweater Dress
Off The Shoulder Camel Top

Black/Gray Buffalo Check Flannel
Denim Fleece Jacket
Cream Waffle Crewneck Sweater
Olive Green Henley
Denim Button-down
Navy/Grey/White Flannel
Blue Patagonia Flannel
Olive Green Utility Jacket
Red Flannel