Remember on Monday when we gave a tiny little talk about loving crying Santa pics... well if you agreed then you are in a for a treat! The Rabel family is sharing the merry with a classic song lyric and a laugh-until-you-cry pic!
Who: Our son, James, 18 months old and a very patient Santa.
Location: Angela Ceccarelli Photography Studio (Eynon, PA)
Props: The beautiful Christmas set provided/designed by Angela. It included cookies, milk and The Night Before Christmas
but nothing mattered to James. Fear was instilled into him as soon as
he made contact with Santa. The props are a combination of antiquing,
estate sales, cutting fallen down birch trees in the woods, TJ Maxx,
Michaels, Home Depot and Walmart, plus refinishing the antiques herself
and creating the chair rail as well. Also, James’ personalized stocking
that his Mema bought him last year for his first Christmas (Pottery
Barn).
Clothes: Red fleece pajamas purchased at The Gap. He did have on a cute pair of tan moccasin slippers (also from The Gap) but they fell off when he tried to run for his life.
Comments: I
kind of let fate take the reigns for the outcome of this amazingly
funny Christmas card. I went to the studio that evening knowing that
this photo shoot could go one of two ways: James mean mugging Santa the
whole time or fearing for his life as though Santa was trying to kidnap
him. Either way I knew it would make for an entertaining Christmas
card. Angela was very patient with James and even came up with the
thoughtful idea of giving him a break. During this time she allowed
another family to sneak in a few shots— the little girl after him was
also not a fan of Santa Claus. After a short break, James went back in
there with his unchanged fear. So from that point on it became a solo
photo shoot. Even though there were some shots of him alone, I still
love the ones of him and Santa Claus.
Designer: The talented Becca Paro of Jumping Jax Designs.
Photographer: Angela Ceccarelli
Favorite Thing: My son's expression. He is very brave and curious. But apparently Santa is not his cup of tea. I don't know whether it makes me a "bad" mom, but I laughed the whole time.
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Merry Momma's Thoughts: YOU ARE NOT A BAD MOM. We laughed too!
How can you recreate this card?: We LOVE how Mom matched the song lyric to the tone of the card. Here are a few more of our favorites from JJD that feature song lyrics:
Favorite Thing: My son's expression. He is very brave and curious. But apparently Santa is not his cup of tea. I don't know whether it makes me a "bad" mom, but I laughed the whole time.
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Merry Momma's Thoughts: YOU ARE NOT A BAD MOM. We laughed too!
How can you recreate this card?: We LOVE how Mom matched the song lyric to the tone of the card. Here are a few more of our favorites from JJD that feature song lyrics:
Still laughing :)
ReplyDeleteI love using lyrics as the wording for Christmas cards! I actually used "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" this year.
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