Thought you might enjoy seeing a few of the Christmas cards I designed this year….

    Do not try this at home… this is a photoshopped fire.  A few of you may remember from Daniel and Kalyns wedding album blog post that Daniel is a fireman.  Below you see him demonstrating  proper fire extinguisher procedure, should your Christmas tree burst in to flames. It is not recommended that you try to grab all your presents first or continue to decorate your tree.  Safety first people! All kidding aside, I always have fun with these two… Kalyn even made and decorated perfect home made gingerbread men cookies for the shoot. (No Daniel, we’re not going to talk about your cookie decor skills.:)   It was also really cool to see their newly renovated home, featuring all my wedding and engagement photo’s on their walls.  This is their first Christmas together as a married couple & their first Christmas tree. I love firsts.

   I try to make each shoot personal to the clients, whether it be in location, what your doing or just what you wear. Hence, my  “please do not wear androgenous white shirts and jeans” rule. Yes, we’ve all done it, our family included. But let it go, it’s time to move on.  I know it’s way more difficult to find fun or unique color coordinating outfits, but it’s so worth it. This family is very outdoorsy and loves to hunt big game, so camo and nature colors made sense for them.

front of 5x5 flip up card

inside card

traditional family portrait

         This next family, well they’re just plain weird. I mean, who would put 5 pic.s of themselves in a Christmas card, and buy a green inflatable couch?! That would be me.  We try to do something a little different with our cards, because that’s just the way we are, a little different.  It was really hard to come up with something to top last year, plus I was a major  procrastinater this year. So please don’t stand outside by your mailbox every day waiting for a card.  In fact, if you don’t receive an actual card in the mail,  you may just want to copy paste & print these and we’ll call it a day.  (or email me your mailing address:)  

front of 5x5 trifold

 

5×5 fold over trifold flap

                       ………………………..MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!