The Importance of Photographer-Child Interaction Time to Warm up Before the Session

Villa Oslo is a gorgeous 1920’s Italian renaissance revival mansion on Jekyll Island, Georgia. The home and its surrounding gardens were the perfect backdrop for the wedding ceremony and reception. Because of the immaculate landscaping and decadent woodwork of the interiors, hardly any additional decor needed to be purchased. Guests were transported to another era from the moment they stepped foot into the garden.

Picture day can be a very, very stressful time if you have children. Finding the right outfit and a date that everyone is available on already causes you a headache. Once you have that down, though, everything is smooth sailing. You have prepared everything to be perfect, and then your worst nightmare happens – your child won’t cooperate. Even after you’ve coached him or her for the past two weeks and the entire car ride leading up to the session, your kiddo still just isn’t having it. You’ve tried all of the usual tricks and nothing is working. Sounds terrible, right?

Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, SC has to be one of the most gorgeous properties in the low country.We spent the afternoon driving around to all of my favorite backdrops. The Timmerman Family have had their second home on property for almost 10 years! The girls have all grown up and two have their own careers but kids are never too old to update those family photos!

The options are limitless for families staying at Montage Palmetto Bluff!  Horseback riding, shooting club, archery, fishing, boat rides, Smore’s, bike trails, tree house exploring, multiple pools (adult and kids), great restaurants, shopping, Veuve Clicquot picnics, a speak easy, bocce ball, basketball/pickleball/tennis courts, amazing golf, dolphin discovery tours, conservancy guided tours, paddle boarding, crabbing excursions … seriously so much and I’m probably missing a few!