Will your child be a southern frat god? If so, then yes.

My favorites are the ones leaning back against a brick wall with a semi forlorn look on their face, or the ones on a train track. it's a toss up for me.

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Anonymous wrote:Not necessary, but I have lots of friends who have professional "graduation" photographs taken of their Senior. It's a thing that predates social media.

Interesting. That has always been a thing, I thought. Maybe it's a regional thing?

I think it is a regional thing. In my very middle class Wisconsin hometown, pretty much everyone gets "senior pictures" done (usually in the summer before senior year). 1-3 hour session in a few different locations with 1-3 outfits.

Senior pictures are normal here in the dc area too.
I think OP is mostly taken aback by the bikini and club dress shots, and by the reveal/bed decoration parties…all of which leads me to believe that OP’s kid has chosen a school with a large percentage of kids from the northeast, and this kid is going to be in for a shock. Those girls have been partying in leather and lace since middle school, and they will run the social scene.

Grew up in this area. HS late 80s. The traditional single photo with the drape for girls and the tux/bow tie for boys AT THE SCHOOL for the yearbook were the only HS photos people took. Anything else is crazy IMO and, frankly, weird.

I have teenage sons so I doubt they want 'glam' shots anyways. Lol. But, as a teen girl, that would have been the last thing I wanted to. I still hate having my photo taken decades later and never do selfies (and I'm not unattractive, quite the contrary).

So you grew up in this area, and live in this area. In other words, you only have your provincial perspective

You sound threatened by PPP's post. And, I think you responded twice because you are so defensive about your glam. But why? Just do you

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Anonymous wrote:Those kids are headed for Greek rush. Assuming your kid is not one of those, you can disregard.

If your kid is not one of those, they're going to be on the outs.

Being on the outs of something you don't want to be in is a good thing, no?

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Anonymous wrote:We are throwing a party with a gender reveal cake with the school colors inside and letting off chalk guns of the school colors! I’m making sure to get cookies made and serving bbq since that’s what NC is known for.

don’t forget the customized M&m’s in your DC’s colors.

Yes thank you! I may get his picture put on them too! 🤣

I'm in New England and I'd say in 2020 75% or more of dd's senior yearbook classmates had these "glam" shots done as senior photo/yearbook photo submissions, also used them for the IG class college announcement pages etc. Yes they are kind of staged and silly, usually in some outdoorsy locale with late afternoon light, much like the matchy matchy family photos people put on holiday cards. So it's the natural photo to have lying around for parents who want to post a social media update. We didn't do this, my dd wanted to use a photo a friend of hers took, but I do generally think the photos will be a nice keepsake for these kids moving in their lives. Certainly much more flattering than the studio shots we all had to do in my high school in the 80s.

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Anonymous wrote:Not necessary, but I have lots of friends who have professional "graduation" photographs taken of their Senior. It's a thing that predates social media.

Interesting. That has always been a thing, I thought. Maybe it's a regional thing?

I think it is a regional thing. In my very middle class Wisconsin hometown, pretty much everyone gets "senior pictures" done (usually in the summer before senior year). 1-3 hour session in a few different locations with 1-3 outfits.

Senior pictures are normal here in the dc area too.
I think OP is mostly taken aback by the bikini and club dress shots, and by the reveal/bed decoration parties…all of which leads me to believe that OP’s kid has chosen a school with a large percentage of kids from the northeast, and this kid is going to be in for a shock. Those girls have been partying in leather and lace since middle school, and they will run the social scene.

Grew up in this area. HS late 80s. The traditional single photo with the drape for girls and the tux/bow tie for boys AT THE SCHOOL for the yearbook were the only HS photos people took. Anything else is crazy IMO and, frankly, weird.

I have teenage sons so I doubt they want 'glam' shots anyways. Lol. But, as a teen girl, that would have been the last thing I wanted to. I still hate having my photo taken decades later and never do selfies (and I'm not unattractive, quite the contrary).

So you grew up in this area, and live in this area. In other words, you only have your provincial perspective

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Anonymous wrote:Not necessary, but I have lots of friends who have professional "graduation" photographs taken of their Senior. It's a thing that predates social media.

Interesting. That has always been a thing, I thought. Maybe it's a regional thing?

I think it is a regional thing. In my very middle class Wisconsin hometown, pretty much everyone gets "senior pictures" done (usually in the summer before senior year). 1-3 hour session in a few different locations with 1-3 outfits.

Senior pictures are normal here in the dc area too.
I think OP is mostly taken aback by the bikini and club dress shots, and by the reveal/bed decoration parties…all of which leads me to believe that OP’s kid has chosen a school with a large percentage of kids from the northeast, and this kid is going to be in for a shock. Those girls have been partying in leather and lace since middle school, and they will run the social scene.

Grew up in this area. HS late 80s. The traditional single photo with the drape for girls and the tux/bow tie for boys AT THE SCHOOL for the yearbook were the only HS photos people took. Anything else is crazy IMO and, frankly, weird.

I have teenage sons so I doubt they want 'glam' shots anyways. Lol. But, as a teen girl, that would have been the last thing I wanted to. I still hate having my photo taken decades later and never do selfies (and I'm not unattractive, quite the contrary).

This is the crux of it.

DC is full of frumpy unattractive people. Of course they only want one pic of their kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Not necessary, but I have lots of friends who have professional "graduation" photographs taken of their Senior. It's a thing that predates social media.

Interesting. That has always been a thing, I thought. Maybe it's a regional thing?

I think it is a regional thing. In my very middle class Wisconsin hometown, pretty much everyone gets "senior pictures" done (usually in the summer before senior year). 1-3 hour session in a few different locations with 1-3 outfits.

Senior pictures are normal here in the dc area too.
I think OP is mostly taken aback by the bikini and club dress shots, and by the reveal/bed decoration parties…all of which leads me to believe that OP’s kid has chosen a school with a large percentage of kids from the northeast, and this kid is going to be in for a shock. Those girls have been partying in leather and lace since middle school, and they will run the social scene.

Grew up in this area. HS late 80s. The traditional single photo with the drape for girls and the tux/bow tie for boys AT THE SCHOOL for the yearbook were the only HS photos people took. Anything else is crazy IMO and, frankly, weird.

I have teenage sons so I doubt they want 'glam' shots anyways. Lol. But, as a teen girl, that would have been the last thing I wanted to. I still hate having my photo taken decades later and never do selfies (and I'm not unattractive, quite the contrary).

Just look at how many posts there are relative to the entering class size. If not that many, it will be just viewed as self-promotional and cheesy by the majority and by freshman spring at the latest they will be scrubbing them off in embarrassment. If a ton, hopefully they will still likely stay in their own Greek niche and your DD will find hers. It's a weird time of life but it usually works out fine.

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Anonymous wrote:Not necessary, but I have lots of friends who have professional "graduation" photographs taken of their Senior. It's a thing that predates social media.

Interesting. That has always been a thing, I thought. Maybe it's a regional thing?

I think it is a regional thing. In my very middle class Wisconsin hometown, pretty much everyone gets "senior pictures" done (usually in the summer before senior year). 1-3 hour session in a few different locations with 1-3 outfits.

Senior pictures are normal here in the dc area too.
I think OP is mostly taken aback by the bikini and club dress shots, and by the reveal/bed decoration parties…all of which leads me to believe that OP’s kid has chosen a school with a large percentage of kids from the northeast, and this kid is going to be in for a shock. Those girls have been partying in leather and lace since middle school, and they will run the social scene.

PP here. Yep, the senior pictures I got back in the day weren’t particularly flashy, just professional outdoor pics wearing a nice sweater or shirt, one shot in the college t-shirt, boots, hair straightened, etc. My parents ordered prints of them and hung them up.

However, I was taken aback recently at how expensive “swag” is in university bookstores. $50 hoodie, $25 tee shirt…that adds up if it’s just for a pic.

Anonymous wrote:Yes everyone is doing these now.

This bed party thing is recent. Hope it disappears as quickly as it arrived.

Yes everyone is doing these now.

Promposal, gender reveal, etc., etc., there is always something to get hyped up about on social media

Anonymous wrote:Not necessary, but I have lots of friends who have professional "graduation" photographs taken of their Senior. It's a thing that predates social media.

I had these done back in the 80’s. I think it’s more prevalent in certain parts of the country.