Our Santa Mini Sessions 2022 event will be our last special event of the year!  Santa mini sessions are for children ages 2 months through 10 years old (if you have an older child and want to participate, contact me). Each session time includes one child. Each additional child is $15. Please note that the children MUST be in your immediate family and not extended family (no cousins or friends for this event–siblings only).

Santa Mini Sessions are taking place in our downtown Palatine studio on the Saturday, December 3rd in the morning. This will be the ONLY day that Santa will be visiting the studio. Santa will have a special gift for all of the children attending. The backdrop is a beautiful Peppermint Living Room (see photo below). Any solid color outfit will look best. I believe that fancier outfits will look the best. For girls, a nice holiday dress. For boys a sweater or button down collared shirt and nice pants or dressier jeans. The children will be either sitting on Santa’s lap, next to Santa on the small studio couch OR may be standing next to the couch by Santa.

If your child is very shy or afraid of characters/new people, this might not be the best session for them. I will do my best but usually between the ages of 9 months and 2 years, many children are fearful of Santa. I am happy to get the funny crying shots but I can’t guarantee those smiles if they are fearful. We can always take a funny crying one with Santa and then have Santa step out and do a few of child by themself on couch in front of beautiful backdrop. Contact me if you have any questions. No money will be refunded for this event if we cannot get the 6 images due to the child not cooperating.

Our Santa Mini Sessions are $200 and include a 10 minute session with Santa with our Peppermint Living Room backdrop with an online gallery of 10+ proofs to choose from.  6 digital files ARE INCLUDED in this price. This price is for up to 2 children. All additional children are $15 each. Additional digital files will start at $25 each. There will be special holiday discounts available for this event for products as well.

In order to book your session, you must sign a portrait agreement and provide a $200 nonrefundable payment.   Your space is not officially booked until these 2 items have been received by Just Peachy Photography.

Peppermint Living Room with Santa Theme

Saturday, December 3rd by appointment only (bold times are available and times in parenthesis are pending).

Morning Times Available:  9:00 am, 9:10 am, 9:20 am, 9:30 am, 9:40 am, 9:50 am, 10:00 am, 10:10 am, 10:20 am , 10:30 am , 10:40 am, 10:50am

If you cannot make it to your session, you may get someone else to take your place. Deposits are nonrefundable due to the nature of the event and limited spaces. Once you have contacted us with your preferred time, I’ll email you a link for the contract.  The payment can be made online after the contract has been submitted.  Thank you!

In order to book, please click on the link HERE and choose your date and time. Contact Erika at the studio at 224-801-1680 or Erika@justpeachyphotog.com for details or if you have any questions. Payment will be made at booking and then your time confirmation and contract will be sent to sign shortly after.

Family Holiday Mini Sessions are taking place in our downtown Palatine studio on the Sunday, November 27th in the afternoon. They include up to 2 adults and 3 children. If you have more children to include they are $15 each. The theme this year is Peppermint Living Room. You can see the backdrop below. Our family holiday mini sessions will ONLY be offered on this one day but clients are welcome to book their own private petite sessions (you can combine with a regular, non holiday themed backdrop too).

Our Holiday Mini Sessions are $200 and include a 10 minute session with our set up above with an online gallery of 10+ proofs to choose from and 6 digital files.  Additional digital files will start at $25.  There will be holiday cards and other product specials as well. 

Please note that 6 DIGITAL FILES ARE INCLUDED IN THE SITTING FEE. In order to book your session, you must sign a portrait agreement and provide a $200 payment.   Your space is not officially booked until these 2 items have been received by Just Peachy Photography.

Peppermint Living Room Theme

Sunday, November 27th by appointment only (bold times are available and times in parenting are pending)

Afternoon Times Available:  1:00 pm, 1:10 pm, 1:20pm, 1:30 pm, 1:40 pm, 1:50 pm, 2:00 pm, 2:10 pm, 2:20 pm, 2:30 pm, 2:40 pm, 2:50 pm

If you cannot make it to your session, you may get someone else to take your place. Deposits are nonrefundable due to the nature of the event and limited spaces. Once you have contacted us with your preferred time, I’ll email you a link for the contract.  The payment can be made online after the contract has been submitted.  Thank you!

In order to book, please click on the link HERE and choose your date and time. Contact Erika at the studio at 224-801-1680 or Erika@justpeachyphotog.com for details or if you have any questions. Payment will be made at booking and then your time confirmation and contract will be sent to sign shortly after.

Holiday mini sessions are for children ages 2 months through 10 years old (if you have an older child and want to participate, contact me to request). Each session time includes up to 2 children. There will be an additional $15 fee for each additional child.  Please note that the children MUST be in your immediate family and not extended family (no cousins or friends for this event–siblings only).

Holiday Mini Sessions are taking place in our downtown Palatine studio on the Saturday, November 26th in the morning and also Sunday, December 4th in the afternoon. The theme this year is Holiday Stand and Gifts. You can see the backdrop below. It is only 6×5 so a large group of smaller children or more than 2 older children probably will not fit. Our holiday mini sessions will ONLY be offered on these two days but clients are welcome to book their own private petite sessions (you can combine with a regular, non holiday themed backdrop too).

Our Holiday Mini Sessions are $40 and include a 10 minute session with our set up above with an online gallery of 5+ proofs to choose from.  Digital files will start at $25.  There will be holiday cards and other product specials as well. 

Please note that NO DIGITAL FILES ARE INCLUDED IN THE SITTING FEE. In order to book your session, you must sign a portrait agreement and provide a $40 payment.   Your space is not officially booked until these 2 items have been received by Just Peachy Photography.

Holiday Stand and Gifts Theme

Saturday, November 26th by appointment only (bold times are available and times in parenthesis are pending).

Morning Times Available:  9:00 am, 9:10 am, 9:20 am, 9:30 am, 9:40 am, 9:50 am, 10:00 am, 10:10 am, 10:20 am , 10:30 am , 10:40 am, 10:50am

OR

Sunday, December 4th by appointment only (bold times are available and times in parenting are pending)

Afternoon Times Available:  1:00 pm, 1:10 pm, 1:20pm, 1:30 pm, 1:40 pm, 1:50 pm, 2:00 pm, 2:10 pm, 2:20 pm, 2:30 pm, 2:40 pm, 2:50 pm

If you cannot make it to your session, you may get someone else to take your place. Deposits are nonrefundable due to the nature of the event and limited spaces. Once you have contacted us with your preferred time, I’ll email you a link for the contract.  The payment can be made online after the contract has been submitted.  Thank you!

In order to book, please click on the link HERE and choose your date and time. Contact Erika at the studio at 224-801-1680 or Erika@justpeachyphotog.com for details or if you have any questions. Payment will be made at booking and then your time confirmation and contract will be sent to sign shortly after.

Our 8th Annual FREE Halloween Mini Sessions for Charity 2022 event is coming soon!  We will be donating nonperishable food and household items to the Palatine Food Pantry like we did the last few years!  I’m so excited to offer another FREE Mini Session and excited about all of the wonderful things we were able to donate last year!  Thank you again to all that participated in our fun event!

Here is the backdrop for this year’s session.

Below are 3 reasons why you don’t want to miss out on this special event!

1.) This event is a great way to give back to the community and support families in need! It feels good to give to others!

 2.) Our kids look SO cute in their costumes and usually we can only get a quick snapshot of them running to a house to trick-or-treat that is super blurry or the back of them if we are really lucky! Come to get that beautiful Halloween memory that you can look back on forever and bring you back to this moment!

3.) If you have been thinking of trying out Just Peachy Photography services, this is a great chance to experience a session with no obligation to purchase anything…and if you do fall in love with your portraits (and of course I hope you will) you can purchase an image for only $25!

So what are you waiting for…

Saturday, October 23rd from 9am to 12pm (bold times below are available and times in parenthesis are pending)

Location:  Just Peachy Photography Studio, 117 W. Slade St. #2, Palatine (behind My Flavor It Place!)

Times Available:  9:00am, 9:05am, 9:10am, 9:15am, 9:20am, 9:25am, 9:30am, 9:35am, 9:40am, 9:45am, 9:50am, 9:55am, 10:00am, 10:05am, 10:10am, 10:15am, 10:20am, 10:25am, 10:30am, 10:35am, 10:40am, 10:45am, 10:50am, 10:55am, 11:00am, 11:05am, 11:10am, 11:15am, 11:20am, 11:25am , 11:30am, 11:35am, 11:40am, 11:45am, 11:50am, 11:55am  CHOOSE ONE SPACE PER CHILD PARTICIPATING PLEASE.  FILL OUT A SEPARATE FORM FOR EACH CHILD PARTICIPATING TOO.

The 5 minute mini session space is FREE with a 2 item donation.  The Palatine Food Pantry is getting the donation and there is a list of items they need on their website here.  The free session is for any children between the ages of 2 months and 12 years old.  Each family can reserve one space PER CHILD participating in the event and will get 2+ proofs for each child in an online gallery.  Children will be photographed individually but there is no limit to how many children you can sign up for the event. No sibling images will be taken for this event due to time restraints and nature of the event.  All children participating in our FREE event must be in their Halloween costumes. The backdrop will be a Halloween themed set up. There will be a Fall Themed mini session in fall clothing coming up in November for children with a fall backdrop and siblings are included.

All prints, digital files and custom products are sold separately at discounted pricing for the special promotional event.  Pricing starts at $25. There is no obligation to make a purchase.  Any purchased digital images will be available by digital download from our website in color and black and white with a full print release. Please note that this is last year’s set up for our mini sessions and our backdrop/set up for this year will be different! 

Contact the studio at Erika@justpeachyphotog.com or 224-801-1680 for details!   Sign up for the event by clicking on the graphic button below.  Please fill out one form for each child participating!

Here are some samples from a few years ago. For some reason the photos are loading on this post a bit faded.

Years back we had our Lovey and Stuffy Mini Sessions! They were such a hit and there were so many cute babies and young children that joined me at the studio with their special lovey’s, blankets or stuffed animals!  It was so special to see them all with something do dear to them and I was thinking every Momma should have a photo of their baby with something so special to them as a keepsake.  I thought I’d bring it back for more Momma’s to get these beautiful images of their babies.

The Lovey and Stuffy Mini Session Event is for any children between the ages of 4 months and 5 years old. Children will be photographed individually ONLY (meaning no siblings will be photographed together for this event) but there is no limit to how many children you can sign up for the event as long as they are immediate family/siblings.  I will aim to get at least 3 edited images to choose from for each child that participates. The theme is “Lovey/Stuffy” and we will have a night time set up — blue sky with stars and a white rug that matches for the floor.  Children will be photographed with their favorite blanket, lovey, stuffed animal or toy.  I recommend very simple, lighter clothing for this event such as pastels and whites.  All edited proofs will be delivered within 5-7 days in an online gallery and participants will submit an order form if they would like to order any digital files or printed products from their gallery.

The Lovey and Stuffy Mini Sessions are $25 and include a 5-10 minute session with the special night themed set up only.  Digital files and print packages will start at $25.  Please contact the studio for a full pricing list for this special event.

You do not have to choose your package until after you receive your proofs but please note the minimum amount you will spend for this event is $25 (after your session fee is paid).  In order to book your session, you must sign a portrait agreement and provide a $25 payment.   Your space is not officially booked until these 2 items have been received by Just Peachy Photography (you will have 48 hours to return payment and portrait agreement due to limited availability).  Proofs will be sent to all participants within 7-10 days of the event so that you can receive your images in a timely manner.

Lovey and Stuffy Mini Session Event 

Saturday, September 24th, 2022 by appointment only  (bold times are available and times in parenthesis are pending). ONE SPOT LEFT!!!

Morning Times Available:  10:20am

If you cannot make it to your session, you may get someone else to take your place. Deposits are nonrefundable due to the nature of the event and limited spaces.

Once you have contacted us with your preferred time, I’ll email you a link for the contract.  The payment can be made online after the contract has been submitted.  Thank you!

***No Just Peachy Photography “credits” can be used for this event until after the $25 payment has been received.  Please contact Erika at Erika@justpeachyphotog.com
OR 224-801-1680 for more details!

Book your session by clicking on the photo below!

Some favorites from the past years: