I’ve been waiting to do Boston Public Garden Family photos for years! This is in my top 3 for favorite locations (see more here) and it was finally time for my family to be photographed here. Every year I hire a photographer to capture my family, at least once, to “practice what I preach”. This year our session was captured by Soho Photography and I couldn’t be happier with the photos. They truly show off my family’s happiness and personality and that is always the goal for a session.
We met up at Boston Public Garden on a Monday evening, during covid-times, so there were very few people. It felt like we had the garden to ourselves! It happened to be unseasonably warm for late September, over 80 degrees! I had planned multi-layered outfits for all of us, be we improvised and still coordinated.
3 Top Tips for What to Wear and Capturing your Family Photos at Boston Public Garden:
1. I highly recommend choosing a weeknight if you don’t want a “sprinkling” of background onlookers in your photos. See weekend session examples here and compare to my weekday session.
2. The garden is VERY green 3 seasons of the year thanks to the wonderful landscaping, so wear green as an accent color only – not your primary color.
3. Wear shoes you can walk a mile in. Literally, a mile! If you want to see lots of areas in the garden you may hit your 10,000 step mark for the day. There are gems on every corner of this gorgeous landscape.
Allie.Photo is the mom pictured above! I am a wedding and portrait photographer based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. I love to photograph people who love life as much as I do. I specialize in photography that is bright and joyful, and promise you will enjoy the entire process. I serve awesome people everywhere within the Greater Boston area to the White Mountains, Cape Cod, and all over New England. Reach out today you’re planning a wedding or need family photos and think we might be a great fit!
