Jess Curren Photography · Teton Valley
The Legacy Portrait
Planning Guide
Everything your family needs to know before everyone arrives. Timing, clothing, groupings, and how to turn your portraits into finished artwork for your home.
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The most meaningful portraits begin before everyone arrives.
When children come home, grandchildren visit, and generations gather under one roof, it can feel like the perfect time for a portrait. And it is. But the portraits families treasure for decades aren't the ones that happened by accident.
They're the ones someone thought about ahead of time.
This guide walks you through what actually makes a multi-generational portrait session work — from who to include and when to start planning, to what to wear and where your finished wall art might live. It's the same conversation I have with every family before we meet.
Consider it a head start.
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"The goal isn't perfection.
The goal is presence."
Jess Curren · Legacy Family Portrait Artist in Teton Valley
What's Inside
Here's what the guide actually covers.
How to think through family groupings before the session — including the smaller relationships that often become the most treasured portraits. (Spoiler: it's usually not the full group shot.)
The best time of day for multi-generational sessions, how far in advance to start, and what tends to happen when families wait until everyone is already here.
Specific color direction, layering tips, and how to coordinate clothing before anyone packs for travel. It makes a real difference and takes about ten minutes to sort out.
How thinking about your home before the session changes the framing, the size, and the feeling of everything we create. Most families wish they'd thought about this sooner.
The Experience
Three steps. No surprises.
We talk through your family, your home, and what you most want to preserve. This is where the portrait takes shape — before anyone picks up a camera. Most families say it's the part they didn't know they needed.
A relaxed, directed session in Teton Valley. Every generation guided gently. Every relationship captured. You don't need to know what to do. That's my job.
We review your portraits together and design finished wall art, albums, and gifts for your home. This is where the session becomes something you'll look at every day.
Families who start with a planning appointment almost always say it changed how they thought about the whole thing. It's worth the conversation.
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Your family is worth the planning.
When your family gathers in Teton Valley or Jackson, I'd love to help you create something worth keeping for generations. The guide is a great place to start.
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