Give Yourself a Break This Holiday Season

Have you received your first Christmas card yet in the mail?

Does it always amaze you the friends and neighbors who have it together enough to have their card arrive during the first days of December?

Are you secretly envious of their apparent organization?

Or are you riddled with guilt because you're considering foregoing a card this year because you're too busy?

And do you wonder who started this whole tradition anyway that has become a stressful endeavor for you each year?

Well, according to Wikipedia, you have Sir Henry Cole to thank. He commissioned the first Christmas card in London in 1843 and it featured a picture of a family with a small child. So, what if there was a way to honor this tradition but without any envy, any guilt or any hassle.

In the spirit of that first Christmas card, let Stephen Dey, Charlotte's family portrait artist, create a holiday portrait of your family that can both grace the walls of your home and be produced on a wide variety of holiday greeting cards. All you have to do is bring the family in for a sitting and Stephen will do all the work. And remember with our Toys for Tots program going on right now, you will receive half off your sitting fee with the donation of a new, unwrapped toy.

Despite the anxiety you might feel at opening that first Christmas card, you've still got plenty of time. If you call today and schedule an appointment before December 15th, Stephen will have your cards ready for you to mail out prior to Christmas.

It might not be the first to arrive at your friends' and family's home but it will be the most spectacular!