This might be the most googled and most stressed over question about family photography shoots but it is actually the easiest one to answer.  Wear clothes you love and feel comfortable in.

By that I mean, dress down not up. Be you. But BE you at the beach!   You do NOT want to dress up for photos on the beach. Think about dressing down into your most favorite and worn in tee shirts and most likely to get wet and sandy clothing or swimsuits.

You want your photos to be pretty and real.  On the beach, bright colors work well.

For Mom: Loose flowly cotton sundresses look pretty for Mom.  A favorite striped or bright color tee shirt with loose flowly beach pants.  Cut off levi’s and a worn in tee or loose peasant blouse.Throw a cute swimsuit on underneath.    Wear clothes  or swimsuits you feel comfortable and good in.  Let your hair be down.

For Dad:  A favorite tee shirt and swimshorts.  So simple.  Probably his favorite clothes.  (you know that favorite red tee with the holes from so many washings?). No need for any collars — tee shirts look best at the beach.

Teens:  Whatever they want.  So much easier this way.

Girls:  Like mom, loose twirly cotton sundress or simple a swimsuit or play shorts and a tee.  Swimsuit or a change of clothes advsied because they are probably going to get wet.  Hair down is best.

Boys:  Less is more.  Swimshorts and an optional tee shirt.  Again no collared shirts.

The number one rule? Dress down, not up.  Wear clothes that move and you can get wet and sandy.  No collars, no shoes, no matching, no all white, nothing you saw when you googled family photography beach portraits and you will be fine.  You can see some examples of what to wear on the beach here.

Nothing makes photographs better than a laid back attitude. So your kids aren’t listening and won’t sit still? Don’t stress or worry, I know what I am doing and its all going to work out. The best photos are the in between ones, where you are just laughing and loving your family. Just go with the flow. I will pose you guys and then let that pose fall apart. Click. All you have to do is hang out with me and play. It is actually a relaxing time where you can hug, snuggle, and kiss your loved ones and not be in charge.  Getting your photos done with me is a fun experience.

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Maui and all of Hawaii is great for elopement, couple or honeymoon photos. When its just the two of you, its easy to be photographed in stunning scenery like cliffs over the ocean, rainforest, waterfall, haleakala or big wide empty beaches.  My favorite is to take a couple on a hike through fields and trees to end up at a tide pool or cliff overlooking the ocean.  Click here to find out more about Maui elopement, couple, and honeymoon photographs.