Bethie Grondin Photography

Hey Reader, We’ve somehow coordinated 8 schedules and lined up our family photos. 🗓️🤪 Now for the harder part… I’m bracing myself that any day down the “Just the Girls” text is going to ping with “What about this dress for family photos?” … and thus will begin the avalanche of questions: 🍂 Is it too tacky to go all out on the fall colors? 🍂 Will it look good for our Christmas cards? 🍂 Can brown still be timeless and look good year-round? 🍂 What if burnt oranges and burgundy don’t go well with...

Hey Reader! Well, that was so much fun!! 🤩📚✏️📸 In case you missed it, yesterday was the Fourth Annual BGP Back-to-School Portrait Day! And, I so enjoyed seeing so many of you and photographing your sweet kiddos heading off to school—I couldn’t think of a better way to kick off the school year! You guys all have some unbelievably cute/sweet/kind/fun kids and it was an honor to capture them in this special season! I loved meeting you and I’m glad so many of you were able to make it! I have some...

Hey Reader! The idea that the morning of the first day of school is hectic no matter what … I just don’t *love.* The thought that you have to wear all the hats: you want be a present mom for your children, but pulled in a million directions, & want a photo of them all dressed in their first day of school outfit is a lot. Here’s the thing, even with ALL the prep you do beforehand (lunches premade, bags packed, outfits laid out) … the morning of the first day of school is crazy! Do you ever...

Hi Reader! I hope you had a blast celebrating yesterday & were able to stay cool out there! 💥 Just wanted to ‘pop’ in your inbox and remind you that the BGP 4th of July Tent Sale will be up through the weekend! We’re talking quick n’ dirty — given that I’ve literally been popping KK non-stop for the past 3 days … so, I decided to switch it up this week & bring it back to my roots and run this the simplest way possible … For every mini session booked this weekend, I’m passing along a sneaky...

Hey Reader, Last week I let you know that the BGP Summer Seasonal Lookbook was live—and if you’ve already flipped through it, I hope it sparked ideas and made styling your family easy and a lot more fun. ☀️ If you haven’t peeked at it yet, no worries at all. It’s still there waiting for you—full of summer color palettes, outfit ideas, and inspiration for how to mix and match textures! Now, whether you’ve already dog-eared your favorite look or are still mentally bookmarking this for “later,”...