Birthday Photos for Three Siblings with Really Cool Tradition {Family Photographer, Franklin, TN}

This is my FOURTH year doing birthday photos for this set of cuties! Well, technically, fourth year with the oldest two and second year with the youngest. Last year the baby turned one and we did a smash cake session along with all the usual photos, and it was ADORABLE.

Their mom does the neatest “show their growth” thing that I have ever seen a mom do. We all know that many moms will document baby’s first year month-by-month with a onesie that says the number of months or maybe a nursery blanket, but this mama captures each year in a very special way. She has her daughters “wear” her wedding dress (“wear” in parenthesis because it’s a loose term when you’re putting it on a two year old - haha!), and she has her son wear one of his dad’s white button-down shirts. As they grow, they begin to fill out these items more and more.

It’s a sentimental and magical way to document the inevitable passing of time.

It’s also kind of hilarious to document how their personalities change over the years because THIS year big brother and sister were not nearly as amused by me! They’re getting to that stage of being more self-conscious and they were definitely not as into smiling readily, but more into giving me all kinds of anti-smile faces. But that didn’t mean I couldn’t crack ‘em! Haha!

The littlest one was just the sweetest. I have always had the oldest girl grab the sides of the dress and spin from side-to-side, so this year the two year old was old enough to stand up and try the same and she LOVED IT! She just spun and spun and threw the dress in the air. It was the sweetest. It’s a perfect way to capture a birthday milestone in photos.

After we finish with the dress & shirt looks, we always move on to something a little more fun! We do a different background each year. This year, for their 2nd, 6th and 7th birthday photos, I did a background of all different color streamers. It looked so festive!

This type of shoot isn’t a traditional lifestyle session like I normally do, but I’m all about customizing my shoots to what works for my clients so that’s what we do here every year!

big brother wears dad's shirt for birthday shoot
black and white image of african american boy on his birthday
7 year old boy wears dad's shirt and laughs for birthday photos
close up of boy in white shirt on green background
boy wearing dad's white button down shirt looks out window
black and white photos of 7 year old boy wearing his dad's shirt
triple photos of african american 7 year old boy on his birthday black & white images
close up of birthday boy pulling shirt up to his face
birthday girl age 6 wears her mom's wedding dress
african american 6 year old girl wears her mom's wedding dress for birthday photos
close up of 6 year old on her birthday with blue green background
birthday photos of 6 year old in franklin tn
6 year old birthday girl in her mom's wedding dress
black and white photo of young african american birthday girl in mom's wedding dress sitting down
birthday girl in black and white age 6
two year old spins in mom's wedding dress for her birthday
two year old birthday girl in black and white photo wearing mom's wedding dress
adorable two year old poses for camera for birthday photos while wearing her mom's wedding dress
two year old spins in mom's wedding dress for birthday photoshoot
birthday photoshoot for little girl who spins in her mom's wedding dress
little 2 year old african american girl gets her birthday photos
streamer background for 2nd birthday photos
close up of 2 year old hands holding  a tutu for birthday photos
hair bow for 2nd birthday photos
african american 2 year old girl laughs during her birthday photoshoot
adorable girl laughs during 2nd birthday photos
2nd birthday photo of girl in tutu dress with colorful streamer background


3 siblings for their birthday shoot
three african american siblings smile for their birthday photoshoot with colorful background
black and white images of three young siblings
siblings hug necks for sweet birthday photo
photo of 2 year old, 6 year old and 7 year old siblings
black and white photo of three young brother and sisters
pink shoes of little girl sitting on chair
2 year old girl sits in chair with head in her hand
7 year old birthday boy swirls streamer
set of three closeups of 7 year old birthday boy with colorful streamer background
7th birthday boy smiles with streamer background
portrait of birthday boy on 7th birthday
black and white photo of 7 year old african american boy being silly
photos of 7 year old boy on the floor laughing
6 year old birthday girl makes a kiss face
6 year old girl does the floss in a series of 3 photos
birthday girl smiles for her 6th birthday photos
cute 6 year old does frog pose for a birthday photo
black and white images of birthday girl on 6th birthday
birthday girl portrait colorful backdrop
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