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Some chapters deserve a proper send-off. Not just a quiet wrap-up, but a real, intentional, flowers-stuffed-in-a-chair kind of ending. That’s exactly what the last-ever Jaden Giorgianni Photography Senior Experience Team session turned out to be, and honestly, I couldn’t have written a better finale if I tried.

A Marsh That Had Other Plans

Let’s be honest, this shoot almost looked very different. We originally planned to do the spring session in early March, but we had a slower, chillier winter than usual and spring was dragging its feet. I asked the girls on the team if they’d be okay doing their cap and gown session in March and pushing the spring session back, because I had a very specific vision in my head and I was not about to photograph it against a field of brown, winter-sad grass.

They were on board. So we waited.

And it was absolutely worth it.

The Chair That Lived in My Garage for a Year

Here’s the part of the story I feel like I need to tell, because it’s very on-brand for how creative projects actually go.

About a year ago, my friend Claire at Wonderland Studios gave me a chair. It sat in my garage for months, just waiting. It was pink, and I had this idea that it would look beautiful stuffed with flowers in the middle of a field. So I tried to bleach it into a pretty cream color.

That was a mistake.

It turned a very, very ugly yellow. So I grabbed some fabric spray paint and painted the whole thing blue. Does it look super blue in the final photos? Not really. Am I still happy with how it turned out? Very much yes.

Sometimes you problem-solve your way to something better than your original plan. That’s just part of the creative process.

How the Day Actually Came Together

I showed up about two hours before the session started. I cut flowers, sliced different parts of the chair open, and stuffed them in. It was a lot of hands-on prep work on-location, but that kind of behind-the-scenes effort is exactly what makes the final images feel special rather than staged.

I asked all the girls to wear white flowy dresses. Since I wasn’t sure what color flowers I’d end up buying the day of, white gave us the most flexibility and honestly, it looked gorgeous.

The location itself is about an hour from where I live, so I don’t get out there often, but it is very pretty. We worked through a few different spots during the session:

• The chair in the field – flowers, dresses, golden hour energy
• The marshy field background – a completely different feel, more open and natural
• Under the oak trees – light filtering through the moss in that way that only happens in this part of the world

Each spot had its own mood, and together they made for a full, layered gallery that every girl on the team could feel excited about.

And for the record – no reptiles were spotted during the session. I was very relieved about that.

Individual Portraits Plus Group Shots – The Best of Both Worlds

One thing that makes a senior team session (or a senior group session) so worth it is that no one has to choose between getting great solo photos and having fun with their friends. Everyone gets both.

For this final session, each senior got her own individual portraits, and we also captured group moments together. We incorporated the flowers and the chair, and I also brought extra bouquets that didn’t make it into the chair stuffing – those ended up being a great prop for individual shots too.

It’s a full experience, and it shows in the photos.

The Senior Experience Team Is Retiring – But Senior Group Sessions Are Not

Here’s what I want to make sure is really clear: the Senior Experience Team program is wrapping up, but if you want to do a senior session with your best friends, I am absolutely still booking senior group sessions.

Listen, for real – senior year is one of those things that sounds like it’ll last forever while you’re in it, and then one day you’re unpacking boxes in a dorm room and realizing that the friendships you had in high school were something genuinely specific to that time and place. No matter how hard you try to hold onto them as you get older, they’re never quite the same as they are when you’re all still in the same hallway every day.

A senior group session is one more experience you get to have together before everything changes. And those photos will mean something in a way that’s hard to explain until you’re looking back at them years later.

If that sounds like something you want, get in touch and let’s get a date on the calendar.

Let’s Make Your Senior Session Something Worth Remembering

Whether you’re thinking about a solo session or getting a group of your closest friends together, I’d love to be part of your senior year. I’ve photographed close to 150 seniors and I genuinely love what I do – which means you get someone who shows up prepared, excited, and ready to make the whole thing feel way easier and more fun than you’re probably expecting.

Head over to jadengiorgianni.com to learn more and reach out. Senior year only happens once, and a field full of flowers and good light is waiting.