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I would say a tighter tank and a maxi skirt for you. A dress won't show off the bump as much.

Are you more drawn to casual family photos or dressier ones? How matchy do you want to be?

The most difficult person to dress in my family is my husband, so I'd start with him. Shorts, pants? Button down shirt or polo style?

@Mrs. Jump Rope: I am useless when it comes to fashion so I will leave that up to the experts but for a maxi skirt try this one, I have it and am only 5'2" but the waist is nice and versatile and I can totally make it work, especially with a bump. Plus it washes beautifully. I think it comes in other colors too, I got it last year in black.

http://m.nordstrom.com/Product/Details/3449166?origin=PredictiveSearch

So, just one girl's opinion here--- but I"m personally not a fan of the skirt/over-the-bump shirt look for maternity shoots I do. I feel like it just looks a little bit awkward, and I prefer women wear either a flowy dress or jeans/fitted top. If you do a flowy dress you DO have to manage the bump a bit, and pull the fabric in at the bottom, but I think it makes for such a nice casual pose to do that anyways.

Also I don't love when clients wear white. It's not a huge deal if you love the top, it can always be worked around. But it makes proper exposure a little more difficult because it is so bright and reflects so much light (esp in a sunset shoot). If you want to look coordinated but not matchy, I'd say just stick in a color family. Like everyone wear warmer colors (reds/pinks/oranges/yellows) or everyone wear cooler colors (blue/green/purple).

I'd say see if you can find a maxi dress you love and then coordinate your DH and LO to whatever colors are in the dress. For DH I'd say jeans probably (I know it is hot but guys in shorts is always a little off IMO... but if he is going to wear shorts do khaki ones) and then a button down rolled up or a polo in coordinating color. Then maybe a cute dress for your LO in the same color family as your dress.

Here is an example of how to work with a maxi dress in photos.

We went casual and with stuff we had in our closets. We changed M because she got all floury during a kitchen session.

My suggestion would be to wear something you are comfortable in. My husband hates tight things so he wears a button down if it's 30 or 90 out. He would have worn khaki shorts if it had been hot. I would have worn a comfy dress that doesn't pull, that I felt comfortable in. You don't want to be pulling at yourself and worrying that things are falling out.

@Mrs. Jump Rope: A longer cardigan may work if you're worried about hips. If it is loose sometimes it's a good accessory because it skims down de-emphasizing curves but still allows the bump to stick out. I have a similar issue (short and a bit pear shaped), and for my maternity pics (which I'd share except I don't have them back yet, sob lol) I did a long navy dress with a very thin cardigan and also a pair of jeans with a tank top and cardigan. Attaching pics of what I wore, although not nice photos obviously lol. A selfie from when I was trying to pick which top to wear, and then one from my baby shower where I am making a horrible face but its the only pic I can find of me in the dress/cardigan I wore that is somewhat in profile haha.

oh, just saw this:
http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=93287&vid=1&pid=123615052

the ruching might help it tuck in around your belly more?

@Mrs. Jump Rope: I rented an Isabella Oliver dress similar to the one that @Silva: linked to from Mine for Nine. It was a tank dress and I felt SO good in it! That's the picture I attached.

I also had an Old Navy dress similar to the other dress she posted, and I LOVED that dress.