I often get asked ‘what should we wear for our family photo shoot?’ and I always answer – whatever you feel comfortable in. It is important for clothes to capture your family spirit. Bold colours are always good, but you need to think about what your family is wearing as a whole too, but try not to overthink it!

Whatever you wear, these are the moments that are going to be captured forever, so make sure its something that you really love and will want to hang on your wall forever.

If you want some ideas for some fabulous ideas for children’s clothing, look no further…..

This month, Picked by Penny launched in Hampshire. Opened by local Mum Abbey, Picked by Penny offers a range of organic clothing for babies and children up to the age of 10. She brings ranges of clothes made for children to Southampton making them easy and accessible for busy parents.

Abbey’s brand is inspired by her daughter, Penny, who loves dressing in the bright, fun outfits which are kind to her skin and to our planet. After receiving lots of compliments about Penny’s ‘funky’ clothing Abbey decided to help other parents (including me!) shop for these fabulous outfits.

Picked by Penny’s stock is sourced from a range of brands which include Frugi, Kite, Maxomorra, Piccalilly, Slugs & Snails and Smafolk. The outfits are bright, colourful, and embrace everything that children love, animals, rainbows, flowers, buses, trains… the list goes on!

We were delighted to be invited to work with Picked by Penny to showcase some of the fabulous items and help advertise the wonderful work Abbey is doing to capture the ‘child’ within.

This very special ‘ladybird’ dress from Kite came accompanied with ‘ladybird’ tights, which my daughter was very taken with. The colours were true to the online images and the bright and bold images really ‘popped’ in her wardrobe, we couldn’t wait to try it on! We wanted a day where we could get out and about and following the endless days of rain, we finally saw some sun, so we headed to the beach!

The outfit was warm, comfortable and incredible soft to the touch. Elsie was very proud of her ‘ladybirds’ which she kept pointing at and counting whenever she saw people. We had lots of lovely comments from members of the public about her dress and she looked like a real ray of sunshine enjoying every moment of her time wearing it. The moments captured below show the pure joy of being out and about and communicate how proud she was of her fabulous ‘ladybirds’.

I have found myself browsing the Picked by Penny website a couple of times a week and already have my eye on a number of the other items…. I particularly love the unicorn dress, the dino dungarees, the woodsy set… Thinking ahead to the bluebells….

As Abbey says, she is an ordinary mum who wants to help you fall in love with extra ordinary clothes. It’s moments like these, in outfits like these that we want to ensure you capture with your children. 

Shopping with Picked by Penny is easy, you can shop online here: https://www.pickedbypenny.co.uk or you can pop into the store which can be found at 8-10 W End Rd, Southampton SO18 6TG, you can even shop online and then collect your order in store for free! Follow them on Facebook too and fall in love with their unique clothing https://www.facebook.com/pickedbypennyUK/