Almost every adult entrusted with the responsibility of being a child’s primary caregiver knows the struggle of asking a kid to smile for the camera. It could be the dreaded school picture day, a trip to the local photo studio, or, in the case of James and Hannah Hidalgo, their wedding day in Louisiana. One thing tends to remain constant in all these situations — a child will smile only if they actually want to.
The Hidalgos got married in Louisiana on Nov. 7, 2025. And as is usually the case with wedding photography, it took some time before they finally received their pictures. The couple later told People that their daughter Josie looked so visibly “annoyed” in the photos that they felt they simply had to share them online. So Hannah posted them on TikTok. What neither of them expected, however, was more than 4 million views and over 700,000 likes.
