Mark your calendars, and plan ahead please!
I will be traveling June 1 – 11. I will only have limited access to email and voice mail during this time. I will check in approximately once per day, so please don’t think I’m ignoring you if you don’t hear back from me right away.
As of now, my first available appointment is in September. I’ve already begun accepting appointments for October sessions, which is the best month to reserve your session if you’d like to give portraits as holiday gifts or if you plan to order holiday cards.
It may seem silly to start thinking about the winter holidays at the end of May, but in the world of Portrait Photography, the holidays get here fast!! The months of September and October are my busiest of the whole year. My schedule from September 1 through the end of the year is often fully booked by late summer. So if you are planning a holiday portrait session for your child, please call soon!
My Holiday order deadline will be 6:00 p.m., November 15 for standard orders. This deadline is solid for handbag, jewelry, and canvas orders and cannot be extended. (It is possible that my handbag and jewelry vendors may have even earlier deadlines, and if so, I will post those here on the blog.) I will accept later orders for photographic prints and holiday cards only between November 16 and December 1 with a $50 RUSH fee. Please keep in mind that my professional portrait lab is swamped just like me during the holiday months, and print orders can often take longer to arrive.
To spend some much needed time with my family after the flurry of holiday sessions, Shannon Holden Photography will be closed December 18 through January 7. I will not be accepting any sessions or filling any orders during this time. Believe me, I’ll need the sleep! 
