There's a lot that goes into family photos: picking out outfits, making sure hair and makeup look good, finding a photographer, and that all family members are in happy spirits. Making sure all of these things are in order can cause a lot of stress and this stress can show up in your photos. Then whenever you look at those photos hanging on your wall you're reminded of how crappy and stressful that experience was. Ugh.
SO to avoid all of that, here are some tips I've found to be really helpful for my family and hopefully they'll be helpful to your family as well: