The two weeks leading up to the photoshoot were spent planning and coordinating outfits. I went shopping with Willow for Poppy and me. Gwen took Cole who begrudgingly agreed that he couldn’t just keep wearing the same slacks and button-down for everything. Gwen told us that we could dress however we liked. Since it was October, and the pictures were going to be done in the late afternoon by the river, I wanted to really emphasize the autumn aspect in our wardrobe choices. Poppy’s dress was vintage-inspired, made of layers of cream lace and tulle. A deep burgundy, satin bow was attached to the center of the collar, and it had a matching bonnet. The dress went down past her feet, but she had soft, cream booties to cover them anyways. My own outfit was a cream-colored, ribbed turtleneck a

