Santa will visit for two weekends in 2026 - 24th/25th October if you want a Storybook back in time for Christmas - this is our original Santa - warm, heartfelt and ideal for children of all ages and those who are shy or just a little unsure, and 7th/8th November with our new Santa - high energy and fun, ideal for older children and babies. Both Santas are wonderful and will make the experience really special for the whole family!

We need time after your session to beautifully post-process your images and allow you time to see and place your order at your Viewing Appointment - we'll schedule this for you at your photosession. Printed products are professionally made at our pro photo lab and our beautiful heirloom storybooks will be printed by a wedding album manufacturer in Italy - this all takes time as we want all of your products to be perfect for you. We also want to ensure you have plenty of time to enjoy your photographs in the lead up to the big day and to have time to make and order photogifts for family and friends. And of course Santa gets very very busy this time of year! Digital images are available for immediate download once purchased so you can start making Christmas gifts for family and friends. If you want the gorgeous heirloom storybook, we recommend you book the first weekend to be guaranteed it will be back on time for Christmas.

Your family will have up to 30 minutes with Santa - we found in the past that once Santa and children get chatting, time just flies by! During this magical and private experience, you will be the only family in the studio. There's plenty of time for inquisitive little ones’ questions and for shy children to warm up to Santa as well as for us to get those perfect portraits for you.

All bookings are final, we have Santa Claus for a limited amount of time before he returns to the North Pole and we expect to sell out quickly, so please note, no amendments can be made to your booking. If children are sick, we will endeavour to reschedule you to one of the other days if possible/available, or we can do a non-Santa photoshoot in our Christmas set instead - we have a number of days set aside for this.

Your Christmas PJs, festive jumper or party gear are all great choices! The set is traditional Christmas colours so reds/greens/browns/golds and other warm winter colours work well. Red velvet dresses and red/black check shirts work particularly well! We will post outfit inspiration on our social channels a little nearer the time, so do keep an eye out!

While grandparents are welcomed, the session is designed for one immediate family only. This is particularly important if you wish to have an heirloom storybook made for your family but it also makes sure that Santa has enough time to do his activities with each child. If you wish to book in 2 families with cousins etc please contact us directly so see if this is possible.