My wife and I met Tonya when she was the photographer at the Generous Pour, Yelp Elite event. I, like many others do not like to have my picture taken and can't stand your typical "professional" photographer who make you twist and turn yourself into all sorts of awkward positions to get it right.
What I like about Tonya is that she blends into whatever situation you're in and takes "natural" pictures that really capture the essence of what you're doing. My family needed Christmas pictures and I wanted something different than the typical Portrait Innovations since they suck. We called Tonya and agreed to meet at a park close to my house with my 2 and 4 year old. Now, you've heard the term "Like herding cats?" That is EXACTLY what it is like trying to gather my 2 young kids for any type of picture outside, especially when there's all sorts of distractions AND a major highway nearby.
Tonya was awesome. She said not to worry about posing and just to let them be. The end results were nothing short of wonderful. I have a CD of the absolute BEST pictures that anyone has taken of my beautiful family. She also suggested taking pictures with the Grandparents which also turned out wonderful and she in turn, created lasting memories for my children.
You can go to the plain jane, normal places for pictures and you will have to deal with "Sitting Fees", "Packages", and untrained people who have been armed with a digital camera and you might get one or two pictures you will really like. But would I would suggest is to pick up the phone, call Tonya and have a fun filled time with a true professional and come away with every picture being knock your socks off awesome!