The Ridgeway Chatter » The Social Side Of Ridgeway Portrait Design

How are you all? I’ve missed talking to you. There have been so many things going on in my life that I can’t believe it is half way through April, but thank God for the beautiful, warm, sunshiny days that we have been having.

So, every year I stress over buy gifts for my parents. Why? Because I want it to be something meaningful; that I thought out. I don’t know about all of you, but my parents go and buy the things that they want and they are retired now so they are downsizing and not wanting more stuff. Ugghh! So what do you do?

My parents just want to be with us more, but I still would like to have them unwrap a little something, you know? Our entire lives we open little surprise gifts and then you just stop one day???!!! No, I don’t think that works for me.

We were brainstorming at the studio a couple of months ago and what does every mom want? Many of the moms we talk to want to have a family portrait, but depending on the ages of the kids, it is almost impossible for them all to get together. The biggest reason is because the husbands aren’t into it like the women are and always want to complain about it, where it just isn’t worth the fight. Well, this year, we came up with the perfect way to get exactly what you want. You just have to make it obvious. So here’s the three steps to guarantee a great Mother’s Day:

#1 Call the studio (Ridgeway Portrait Design) and schedule a day for your family portrait, or of your husband and kids or just the kids.

#2 Choose one of the items that will be included with the special deal we have going on. You can choose from a photo necklaces, a charm

bracelet or two (2) photo purses.

#3 Pin this note to your husband when he comes in for the portrait session so we know what to order for you. Haha!

See, now how easy is that? He doesn’t have to do any of the planning or the thinking and you get what you want…him giving a little of his time to have the family portrait done. We will handle all of the rest.

For $189 you get your portrait session and one of the above mentioned items. Of course, if you love them (which you will) we do have special pricing for additional portraits that you may want. The pricing is about 25% less than our normal pricing.

So what other kinds of ideas would work? We have some new, cool products like stone coasters that we can use existing photographs to make up that special gift. I gave these to my mom at Christmas so I’m having to think of something else, but maybe it will help you.

We have a fabulous line of new jewelry in and if you have had images made by Ridgeway in the past couple of years, we can design something from those sessions.

We can also make up personalized notecards for those mom’s who still like to write notes and thank yous. And, we can print on metal now so one cool idea is to have an image printed on a 4×6 size piece of metal with two holes at the top for ribbon so that you can hang it on the door or on the wall or on a little ornament stand. It’s unique and sooooo cute. We have a few new moms who get photographs of their newborns put on one and then they hang it on the nursry door knob during nap time. It’s a photograph of the baby sleeping with the words…Shhhh! Baby Sleeping. You can also use them for door hangers for your kids rooms.

Ok, I can’t think of anything else at the moment, but I and all of the Chatter readers will probably appreciate any good ideas you have. I would love if you will comment back and give us your ideas.

Mother’s day is coming up soon, but you don’t have to rush to try to get your portraits done before Mother’s Day, you just need to schedule the session.

Keep chattering and I’ll chat with you, soon.

Cheryl