Christmas Mini Sessions in North Kerry & West Limerick
Every Christmas, she brings out the same photographs.
Her children are grown now. They have their own homes, their own families and their own Christmas traditions. But every year, she still takes out those old photographs of them when they were little.
The Christmas pyjamas. The messy hair. The excitement on their faces. The little hands reaching for presents.
The photographs aren't perfect. But they take her right back.
And that's really what photographs are for.
The Christmas photographs you'll treasure later
When our children are small, it's easy to feel like we're taking photographs all the time. We have hundreds of pictures on our phones and countless snapshots of everyday life.
But years from now, it's often the simple photographs that become the most important.
A photograph of your children together.
The way they looked at this age.
The little personality that has since changed.
The way they fitted together as siblings before everyone grew up and started going in different directions.
That's why I love Christmas photography. There's something about photographs displayed at Christmas that brings those memories back every year.
My Christmas Mini Sessions are designed to give you beautiful, natural photographs of your family that you can enjoy now — and hopefully still pull out of a box at Christmas twenty years from now.
Christmas Mini Sessions in Glin
My Christmas Mini Sessions take place in my studio in Glin, West Limerick, making them convenient for families from Glin, Listowel, North Kerry and the surrounding areas.
These are short, relaxed sessions rather than a long photoshoot. They are ideal if you want updated family photographs for Christmas cards, gifts for grandparents, or simply a few beautiful photographs to have on your walls at home.
And because they're mini sessions, you don't need to plan your entire day around having your family photographed.
Just come as you are, enjoy a little bit of Christmas, and let me take care of the photographs.
Natural Christmas family photography
If you've followed my work for a while, you'll know that I'm not really interested in stiff, overly posed family photographs.
I want your photographs to look like your family.
The way your children actually interact with each other. The smiles that happen naturally. The little moments between the big ones.
I'll guide you when I need to, but I also leave room for the children to be themselves.
Because those are often the photographs you'll love the most.
Who are Christmas Minis for?
Christmas Mini Sessions are perfect for families who want to:
- Update their family photographs before Christmas
- Create gifts for grandparents
- Have photographs for Christmas cards
- Capture their children at this particular age
- Get a few beautiful photographs without booking a full family session
- Start or add to a collection of family photographs displayed in their home
- They're also a lovely option if you've been meaning to have family photographs taken for ages but haven't quite got around to booking a full session.
A little time now can become a family treasure later
It's easy to think we'll always remember what our children looked like at five.
Or seven.
Or nine.
But we don't.
They change so quickly that even a few years can make an enormous difference. One day, those Christmas photographs will be more than just pictures of your children in front of a Christmas backdrop. They'll be a little piece of their childhood. And when they're grown, you may find yourself doing exactly what that mum does every Christmas — pulling out the photographs and remembering who they were at that age. That's why I think photographs are worth making time for.
Not because you need another thing on your Christmas to-do list. But because your family won't always look like this.
Christmas Mini Sessions 2026
This year's Christmas Mini Sessions include 20 minutes of photography and 3 fully edited digital images for €150.
Sessions take place in my Glin studio and are limited, so there are only a small number of appointments available. If you've been waiting for the right time to update your family photographs, this is it.
Your children will grow.
Christmas will come and go.
But you'll still have these photographs.
Book your Christmas Mini Session
If you'd like to book a Christmas Mini Session in Glin, West Limerick, I'd love to photograph your family.
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Bring the children, bring the Christmas spirit, and let me take care of the photographs.
