holiday deadlines & general info
It's almost the end of August, September is booked, and I'm preparing for the holiday madness! Here's what you need to know:
- To receive your order of portraits and cards by December 20, orders must be placed, paid for, and have all things finalized by Monday, November 20. This includes having ALL custom designs, holiday cards, etc. completely finalized by this date. Orders from October through the end of the year may have a slightly longer turn around than the standard 3 weeks. It may take up to 4.5 weeks to receive your portraits.
- Specialty Items: Pendants and canvases MUST BE ORDERED earlier. The deadline to receive these items by December 24th is November 10. The deadline to receive coffee table books by December 24th is November 1, and again- ALL things must be finalized by that date. Due to the attention, time, and detail that these specialty items demand, they take longer to produce.
- Unlikely but possible: Depending on the volume of last minute orders needing to be delivered, some may be shipped instead of hand delivered.
I can not stress these things enough. When the time comes, there is often an issue with needing some items rushed. I understand, and will try my best to work with those issues but I absolutly can not guarantee on-time arrival before the holiday if these deadlines are not met.
This time of year, people start to wonder and ask me how many sessions I photograph per week or per month. I'll tell you! January through September, I aim for 6, sometimes will do 7, and never can possibly do more than 8. But really- 6 is the magic number. Newborns can throw my "scheduling" for a loop. :) But for them, it's worth it! October and November, and part of December, I expect to go a little overboard and will conduct up to 12 sessions during the months of October and November, and 3 per week for the first two weeks of December (keeping in mind that these last clients of the year are not guaranteed their portraits by Christmas.)
I love my work. I adore the children. My own children are almost 3 and just turned 1, so limiting the portrait sessions that I take on for now- is something that I choose to do for them.
I can be reached at 414.861.5531 or allie@proudtointroduce.com to set up your session.
Here is one image from a wonderful recent session:
More from this session to be posted soon!
- To receive your order of portraits and cards by December 20, orders must be placed, paid for, and have all things finalized by Monday, November 20. This includes having ALL custom designs, holiday cards, etc. completely finalized by this date. Orders from October through the end of the year may have a slightly longer turn around than the standard 3 weeks. It may take up to 4.5 weeks to receive your portraits.
- Specialty Items: Pendants and canvases MUST BE ORDERED earlier. The deadline to receive these items by December 24th is November 10. The deadline to receive coffee table books by December 24th is November 1, and again- ALL things must be finalized by that date. Due to the attention, time, and detail that these specialty items demand, they take longer to produce.
- Unlikely but possible: Depending on the volume of last minute orders needing to be delivered, some may be shipped instead of hand delivered.
I can not stress these things enough. When the time comes, there is often an issue with needing some items rushed. I understand, and will try my best to work with those issues but I absolutly can not guarantee on-time arrival before the holiday if these deadlines are not met.
This time of year, people start to wonder and ask me how many sessions I photograph per week or per month. I'll tell you! January through September, I aim for 6, sometimes will do 7, and never can possibly do more than 8. But really- 6 is the magic number. Newborns can throw my "scheduling" for a loop. :) But for them, it's worth it! October and November, and part of December, I expect to go a little overboard and will conduct up to 12 sessions during the months of October and November, and 3 per week for the first two weeks of December (keeping in mind that these last clients of the year are not guaranteed their portraits by Christmas.)
I love my work. I adore the children. My own children are almost 3 and just turned 1, so limiting the portrait sessions that I take on for now- is something that I choose to do for them.
I can be reached at 414.861.5531 or allie@proudtointroduce.com to set up your session.
Here is one image from a wonderful recent session:
More from this session to be posted soon!
posted by allie at
1:27 PM
