HOUSTON ARBORETUM FAMILY SESSION

The Houston Arboretum is the perfect place to take your next family portraits. It is a beautiful setting with perfect greenery. Making it an ideal place for timeless portraits for your home. It is very convenient for those who live in the Heights, River Oaks, Memorial, and the Houston - metro area. The Houston Arboretum offers both a wooded backdrop and lovely green open space for fun photos!


And if you have ever thought to yourself why you should take family portraits, here are three reasons why you should take family portraits and make it an important priority in your life.


1. To Document Growth 

All too often we forget about our past because we are so busy building our futures. Our children grow up too fast! In the blink of an eye they are packing their bags and moving out of home and then they’re starting their own family. When children are younger, having a portrait of the family done each year is a great way to document the progress each of them is making as they grow.


As children grow up they find their own lives and move away. The days when family all stayed within a few km’s of each other are long gone. Take advantage of the time you have together while you have it by having family pictures taken by a professional photographer. A way to remember those beautiful moments you had together. 

family taking portraits at the houston arboretum for holiday cards
Houston Arboretum Family Session in the morning with greenery

2. Life Happens 

We may not want to admit it but the make-up of the family can change without warning and loved ones may pass on. There’s no reason to dismiss the opportunity to capture life together now. You never know when that last chance for a family photo will come. In the past 14 years of being photographers we have seen many of our clients lose loved ones close to us. We often don’t realise the importance of family photographs until it is too late.

girl wearing a green dress posing for family portraits at the houston arboretum
mother posing for family photos at the houston arboretum in the morning
seven year old girl smiling wearing a white and flower dress in a greenery background

3. Reliving Memories

Family pictures, or portraits have the power to allow you to be taken back to an exact moment in time. Not only to remind you of how you looked but exactly how you felt at that moment. They bring us back in time. They’re a great way to reminisce. They are also a part of our legacy. In years to come, grandchildren and great-grandchildren may someday ask to see pictures of the family, and wouldn’t it just be sad if there were few or none to share? Having the photographs brings the family together again as they look back on their lives.


Life is busy and it’s not possible to ‘FIND’ time to have a portrait session, the time needs to be ‘MADE’  Don’t let life pass and look back, wondering why you didn’t take the time to have family pictures taken. Don’t make excuses or put it off any longer. You can’t go back in time for a redo, so avoid setting yourself up for an “I wish we had that photo shoot happen” situation. If you’ve been thinking about having a family portrait taken, do it. Do it for your children. Your children won’t notice the few extra kilos, a smile line that you notice but we guarantee they will be disappointed when they are older and there are no family photos to share with their children. 

Why do we present to you such a personal message? Because we want people to stop and think about the importance of family photos and family history… how we can share memories from one generation to the next. 


Family photos connect us to those who came before. By letting your kids see your photos from the past and the present, they become connected to their own story. They know the family members and ancestors who came before them and helped shape the world and person they see today. Because as time moves on, it is the memories of loved ones we will cherish documenting the most. Family photos can manifest emotions that words cannot. 

sisters candidly smiling at each other on the boardwalk at the houston arboretum
little girl posing for a portrait in a light and bright photo
lifestyle family photo session at the houston arboretum in the morning
mother and her daughters taking family portraits at the houston arboretum standing on the boardwalk
sisters embracing each other smiling at the camera while parents are in the background at the houston arboretum
family of four walking in a park in natural light
light and bright family portrait of four taking portraits at the houston arboretum
couple laughing at each other posing for a portrait while standing on the boardwalk at the houston arboretum
couple walking on a boardwalk with the sun in the background
husband dancing with his wife outdoors at the houston arboretum
couple embracing each other while smiling in a natural light and bright portrait
couple looking at each other while taking portraits in a light and bright photo at the houston arboretum
mother looking at her daughter while smiling for family photos in the fall
sisters hugging each other while taking family fall photos at the houston arboretum
girl wearing a white flowery dress smiling for a portrait that is light and bright
father holding his daughter taking family portraits while standing on a boardwalk at the houston arboretum
beautiful portrait of a couple embracing each other in a light and bright photo at the houston arboretum
couple taking portraits on the boardwalk at the houston arboretum and nature center

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I would love to learn more about you and your family’s photographic needs. Please Contact or e-mail us at victorialanzaphotography@gmail.com. 

I look forward to capturing your story.