December

Your Christmas shopping just got easier! Buy a gift they can’t buy on eBay. Here’s how:

·           You can give a gift certificate in any amount and, if you like, a frame to go with it.

·           You can schedule a portrait session in December while the house is decorated.

 Or you can let each family buy their own pictures and share the session fee and tax. We will bill each person separately if you like so you don’t have to collect money from your relatives.

Is your family able to be together sometime in December? Will out-of-towners be visiting? Find out what days and times will work for everyone, and give us a call to reserve the time for a family portrait in your home or anywhere you like.

—a gift certificate in any amount or schedule a portrait session.  

·           December 1, Monday

Deadline—Do you want photo Christmas cards or wall portraits larger than 8 x 10 to be wrapped and under the tree? Then this is the last day for placing your order so that it can be delivered in time for Christmas. (There’s a later deadline for smaller prints.) However, some years we have been delivering orders as late as Christmas Eve--so place your order earlier if you need to mail it or for a gathering that is earlier than Christmas Eve.

·           Monday, December 15
Deadline—Last day to order 8 x 10 portraits to be delivered before Christmas. After this date, we will make decisions about any exceptions on a case-by-case basis, depending on how busy we are trying to finish other people’s orders! However, you can still call us for a portrait session while during the holidays and we can deliver a folio with proof prints that your loved one can open on Christmas morning.
December 21, Sunday

Winter officially begins.

Hanukkah begins at sundown—Family gathering?

 ·           December 22, Monday
Hanukkah—Family gathering?|
Deadline—This is the last day you can have a portrait taken and still have a folio with proof prints to place under the tree for your loved one to open on Christmas morning. Let them pick out the one they like the best!

 ·           December 24, Wednesday
Christmas Eve (and Christmas Eve day).
We have a few appointments available during the day and evening for families who are not able to be together at another time. To reserve this date, there’s a $200 deposit. The deposit applies to your photo order.

 ·           December 25, Thursday

Merry Christmas! (Photography not available.)

 ·           December 26, Friday
         Day after Christmas—this can be a good day to get the family together for a portrait. To reserve this date, there’s a $200 deposit. The deposit applies to your photo order.

Kwanzaa—Family gathering?

$100 deposit (applies to fees) required to reserve a session on December 26.

·           December 31, Wednesday
New Year’s Eve—Family celebrating? To reserve this date, there’s a $100 deposit to schedule before 6:00 PM or $200  deposit to schedule after 6:00 P.M. The deposit applies to your photo order. We are available until 11 P.M.
 

January 2009

 January 1, Thursday

·           New Year’s Day—With the holidays over and the family together to watch football, it’s a great day for a portrait during half-time. To reserve this date, there’s a $200 deposit. The deposit applies to your photo order.

February

A special portrait makes a Valentine’s gift that won’t be forgotten. You can gift wrap a gift certificate in any amount for a portrait session,

·           February 14, Thursday

       Valentine’s Day