What to wear for family pictures:
There is no set rule here...
I think if everyone is coordinating with colors it’s okay for someone to wear prints if someone else is wearing a solid as long as all the colors coordinate.
If you can pick a three color scheme that usually works really well. Try to avoid plain white shirts if you have fair skin and hair because you will look washed out.
Ultimately, if you feel good in what you are wearing you will look good in your pictures.
Here is a link for helping you pick some color schemes for your portrait session: http://www.design-seeds.com/
Locations I frequently use for On-Location Portraits in and near the Salt Lake Valley:
Jordan Conservation Gardens: (closed Sundays) 8200 South 1300 West, West Jordan, UT
Hidden Valley Park: 11700 South Wasatch Blvd, Sandy, UT
Temple Quarry Trailhead: mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT
Memory Grove: 135 East North Temple, downtown Salt Lake City area
Temple Square & JSMB Gardens: 50 West North Temple, Salt Lake City
Saltair area/Great Salt Lake: 12408 W Saltair Dr, Magna, UT 84044
Garden Park Ward house: 1150 East Yale Ave, Sugar house area (has limits on days for photography)
Trolley Square : (outdoors) 400 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City Library: (outdoors) 200 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT
Wheeler Farm: 6351 S 900 E, Murray, UT
McPolin Barn: Park City, Hwy 224
Whitepine Trailhead: Little Cottonwood Canyon
Jordan Pines/Donut Falls turn-off: Big Cottonwood Canyon
Silver Lake: Brighton, Big Cottonwood Canyon
Guardsman Pass/Top of Deer Valley
Albion Basin: Alta, UT ($100 photography fee)
**I am happy to go to locations with a higher fee (Thanksgiving Point, Red Butte Gardens) ... but to keep my costs lower I require my clients to purchase the photography permit fees outside of my portrait pricing.