It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And — for us — the last month as a family of two!! Ahhh! I am so excited to celebrate and lean in to all this season stands for. After all, it’s about so much more than a jolly old man bringing gifts (although he is pretty great, too!).

For me, Christmas is such a special time of year, because it is full of intentional reflection on the amazing love God has for us — so much that he came to us in the midst of our mess and craziness in order to meet us where we are!! Granted, I hope to remember this all year ’round, but something about the season just makes it that much more tangible! And of course, I also love spending intentional time with friends and family, listening to Christmas music, busting out my Christmas ‘jammies, and eating lots and lots of sugar cookies :)

As always, I have a few things I hope to accomplish this month, but most of them fall along the holiday line of things…haha!

December Goals

• Finish Baby O’s nursery!
• Blog 2015 Recap Posts (some of my favorite posts of the year!!)
• Create a business plan for my maternity leave (auto-responders, packages, pre-blogs, etc)
• Go downtown & walk around the Circle of Lights with a cozy red cup in hand!
• Put up our tree & finish decorating :)
• Decorate sugar cookies
• Make homemade caramels with my Nana & Papa

To celebrate this special season, I will be offering a HOLIDAY SALE for the first time ever during the first 12 days of December! I have never done anything like this before, so I am very excited to introduce the…..

That’s right, for the first time ever I am offering Gift Certificates good for any session or album! They can be applied to any family, senior, anniversary, head shot, or maternity session — making the options limitless!

Who It’s For:

These gift certificates are PERFECT for the photo-obsessed loved one in your life, whether she’s an inspiring #bosslady in need of awesome head shots for her business, your best gal-pal dying to get updated photos of her little ones, or that co-worker with awesome style who seems to have everything else! :) I would also love to see some husbands surprise their wives with these for a special Anniversary Session for two or to go towards a new Wedding Album!

You can gift both certificates to the same person, split them among friends, or heck — even keep one for yourself! If you know you will be wanting photos sometime in the next year, then nothing could go wrong with putting a dent in your total investment now :)

How It Works:

1. Email me at sami@samireneephotography.com in order to claim your Gift Certificates. I will only be offering these to 10 PEOPLE, so make sure to snag yours fast!
2. Once I’ve received your email, I will send you an online invoice.
3. Two printable Gift Certificates will be emailed to you within 48 hours of receiving payment. Chris votes I call them “Graham Bucks” and model them after Monopoly money…but with G’s head…but I’m not quite sure we’re gonna go with that one or not yet :P Haha!
4. From there, it’s up to you! Personally, I would throw one in a cute mug (cough Anthropologie gold initial mug cough), include it with an adorable outfit, or stick it straight in my loved one’s stocking!

The Fine Print:

The Gift Certificates must be applied towards a session booked in 2016 during the months of March – December. The session does not need to be booked at the time of purchase.

Only one gift certificate can be applied per session.

Gift Certificates are not valid with previously booked collections and/or packages

That’s a wrap! Here’s to a wonderful December & hot cocoa galore!

Love love love,

Sami