Here's Your Nudge Before Christmas Card Chaos 🎄💌


Hey Reader!

Just getting back in town from a little fall break trip … spent the last few days cozy in a cabin, watching the rain storms, snuggled up with a blanket, fresh apple muffins, and lots of pumpkin soup!

Safe to say it really feels like autumn!! 🍂☕️

Came back to find a Christmas card in my mailbox! 😳

Don’t panic, it was only an ad!

However, it did get me thinking, it’s time to start prepping for that! And in case you received the same pretend Christmas card from the Johnson’s this week or …

If you’ve ever found yourself scrambling mid-December to design, print, and send them before the mail cut-off or …

Wondered if you could somehow spin it to be a Happy New Year's card—only to send them out in February (guilty 🙋‍♀️)—then I’ve got a blog for you!

In it, I walk you through the simplest way to create your Christmas cards—step by step—so you can cross them off your list before things get too busy. Plus, sharing a few design pointers!

Here’s the sparknotes for you:

And if you would like a full step-by-step checklist that you can print & check off as you go to keep motivation high, then you can snag it for free in the blog!

🔗 Download the Printable Checklist HERE

This is exactly the moment when momentum is already on your side.
You’re in end-of-year wrap up mode, finish well, family photos are on the calendar, and everyone’s starting to think about holiday mail.

It’s time to get on it! Your future self will thank you when she’s sipping eggnog in December with cards already in the mail. 🎄📬

And if you still need your Christmas Card Pictures …

I have ONE mini session left this year—

Coons Bluff | October 28th | $250

So, if you’re the adventurous type. You like a game of beat-the-buzzer to plot your hail-mary interception in the end zone of my calendar with 0:01 left on the clock.

This is the time!

After this last mini is booked, I’m officially sold out for all of 2025!

Grab the last mini session for all of 2025 HERE!

The timing? It's juuuuussstttt right. 😉 Let's make it count.

Warmly,

P.S. If you use the blog to design your cards, send me a photo of the finished product … I’d love to see them in the wild! 🎄💌

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Hi there! I'm Bethie - a motherhood photographer for busy moms in Gilbert, Arizona who really want to have beautiful family photos captured and displayed all around their homes. I offer my full-service photography experience where I walk them through everything from wardrobe assistance, hair & makeup, to ordering artwork so they can enjoy having these stunning family photos on display all throughout their home.

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