The last time I met Carly and her mom was for her older sister’s senior session. It’s crazy how time flies and now we’re back at Hudson Gardens again but this time for Carly’s senior pictures, and we had a beautiful fall morning there with the gardens almost all to ourselves.

I learned that Hudson Gardens has an updated policy this year where they are having people leave around 4:00 PM before they start their ticketed pumpkin event at sunset. In past years I was able to still be there until a little before sunset, leaving before people arrived for the pumpkins. But with their new change this year, Carly and I had to pivot to make some timing adjustments as she still wanted this beautiful location.

So we all got up early on Saturday and met at sunrise when the Garden’s open. Talk about photo dedication! But the weather was gorgeous and cool, and we practically had the entire area to ourselves along with perfect lighting.

Carly had a yellow sundress and white boots for her first outfit and we walked over to the rose garden and trrellis first, finding some pocket of fall flowers and tress just starting to change to gold. The roses were huge this time of year, and we captured several in that area among the white and pink blossoms.

After a quick outfit change into jeans and a black top, we continued around the other part of the gardens where they have their red barn near the lake. All the pumpkins were out in full force, so we had to maneuver around some places and swap out others.

The main bridge was blocked off, but there was a small one near the stream that was perfect. And the summer grasses were still pretty at the end of the season for a walk along the trail through the grasses and by some colorful trees.

Overall I think we hit the jackpot even with the early hour and change of plans! It was a fun morning out and now Carly can check senior pictures off her list!

Want to book a session for your high school senior? Summer and fall are the perfect times to get on my calendar to make sure you have your portraits before yearbook photo deadlines. Check it off your list and be ready to enjoy their senior year!

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