my mom and step dad are paying for them as a gift to me so they asked that I just get ideas. are usually picture person lives in Michigan so that be a bit of a drive lol

If you have a decent camera, I recommend doing your own. I did with my Nikon d3100 and they came out gorgeous!

Target/JC penny portrait studios are also awesome. And target always has coupons and stuff.

I agree with @mommaxtwo2217 mom365 is super expensive and they only do a small variety of poses.

I wouldn't do mom365. I found them super expensive. You can get the same type of pictures for cheaper at portrait innovations