Modern Velvet Christmas Minis

A Refined Holiday Experience with Velvet Drapery, Candlelight, and Timeless Elegance

Booking Available for VIP clients only until 7/1/26. Check back after to book your spot.

Location: The Little House, 5315 Rocky River Rd E, Charlotte, NC 28215

Date:
Sunday, November 8, 2026

This Christmas mini embraces simplicity at its most elevated.

Flowing velvet drapery in a monochromatic palette creates a timeless, sculptural backdrop, allowing the focus to remain on connection, expression, and the people you love most. Subtle pops of warm candlelight add depth and intimacy, casting a soft, flattering glow throughout the space.

The result is a contemporary holiday setting that feels calm, refined, and enduring—modern yet classic, designed to age beautifully year after year.

Free from themed props and visual clutter, this experience is perfect for those who appreciate clean design, editorial-inspired portraits, and timeless holiday imagery that will feel just as beautiful ten years from now as it does today.

Whether you're updating family portraits, celebrating a new season of life, documenting your growing family, or creating elegant holiday cards, this set was designed to keep the focus where it belongs: on the people in the photograph.

What’s Included:

Personal Style Guide

Expert advice to help coordinate outfits and prepare your family for your session.

Professionally Styled Set

A beautifully designed Victorian-inspired Christmas setting featuring heirloom décor, vintage villages, candlelight, a grand piano, handcrafted details, and thoughtfully curated holiday styling.

15-Minute Mini Session

Perfect for families, couples, children, maternity, or anyone wishing to capture the magic of the season.

Professional Editing

Each image is individually hand-edited in Ash Nichole Photos' signature style.

2 High-Resolution Images Included

Each mini session includes 2 professionally edited high-resolution digital images, making it the perfect option for families who need just a few beautiful images for holiday cards, gifts, or seasonal keepsakes.

Receive a gallery of 100+ images to choose from, then select your favorites for professional editing.

After your session, you'll receive a proof gallery containing 100+ images to browse through and select your favorites. These images will be lightly culled and presented in an unedited proof format so that you can choose the photographs you love most before final editing takes place.

Once you've made your selections, your chosen images will be individually edited in Ash Nichole Photos' signature style. Families who fall in love with more than two images will have the option to purchase additional photographs or upgrade to a larger collection.

This approach keeps the session affordable for those who only need a few images while giving every family the opportunity to view a wide variety of moments and invest in additional photographs if desired.

Semi-Gloss Wallets (Pack of 8)

Redeemable through your personalized online gallery store.

Optional Golden Keepsake for Your Christmas Tree

For an extra-special holiday keepsake, clients also have the option to purchase elegant golden framed ornaments designed to beautifully display their wallet-sized portraits. These timeless ornaments make meaningful gifts for grandparents, loved ones, or your own Christmas tree, allowing you to showcase your favorite holiday memories year after year. With their classic gold finish and heirloom-inspired design, they're the perfect way to turn your portraits into treasured holiday décor.

Optional Print Products

Holiday cards, ornaments, canvases, framed artwork, customized calendars, albums, keepsake magazines, and more are available for purchase in the Ash Nichole Photos Online Store that is integrated in your gallery.

Minted Partnership

For families who love Minted’s premium holiday cards, gifts, and print products, I’m proud to partner with Minted to make ordering simple and seamless. Your purchased images will be delivered through a personalized Minted gallery link, fully prepared for easy customization and ordering. You'll be able to upload your favorite designs, create holiday cards, and purchase prints directly through Minted, plus enjoy an exclusive discount on your order as part of this partnership.

Fast Turnaround

Choose your two included images to be delivered within 7 business days to ensure plenty of time for holiday card ordering. Any remaining purchased images will be delivered within 15 business days.

Family Members Photographed

Session pricing includes up to four immediate family members. Additional immediate family members may be added for $15 per person.

Please note that these mini sessions are designed for parents and their children only and are not intended for extended family or multi-generational photo shoots. Due to the limited space and timing of the setup, we cannot accommodate two families sharing a mini session. If you would like photographs with grandparents, extended family members, or multiple generations, I recommend booking one of my full one-hour sessions or two mini sessions back to back. Please contact me to learn more about those options.

A Clip of us setting up last year’s greenhouse minis that we shared to our socials!

Pricing

$299 + Tax

Why You'll Love Modern Velvet Christmas Mini Sessions

Timeless Elegance

Unlike trend-driven Christmas sets, this design focuses on simplicity, texture, and connection, creating photographs that will remain beautiful for generations.

Editorial-Inspired Design

The flowing velvet drapery and warm candlelight create a sophisticated backdrop reminiscent of luxury magazine editorials and timeless holiday campaigns.

The Focus Stays on Your Family

Without distracting props or elaborate scenes, the attention remains exactly where it should be—on the people, relationships, and emotions being documented.

A Modern Holiday Aesthetic

Perfect for families who love clean design, neutral palettes, elevated styling, and heirloom-quality imagery.

Limited Availability

This is an exclusive one-day event with extremely limited availability.

Conveniently Located

Serving families throughout Charlotte, Mooresville, Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Concord, Belmont, Gastonia, Matthews, Mint Hill, and surrounding areas.

If you're looking for a Christmas session that feels sophisticated, timeless, and effortlessly beautiful, this experience was created for you.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many digital images are included?

Mini sessions are designed as an affordable option for families who may only need a few special images for holiday cards, gifts, or seasonal keepsakes.

Each session includes two high-resolution digital images.

After viewing your gallery, additional images may be purchased.

Additional Image Pricing

Each additional image: $10
Upgrade to 20 extra images: $100
Upgrade to 40 extra images: $150
Upgrade to all images from your session (unedited for keepsake purposes) plus 40 professionally edited images in both color and black & white: $200

Will the setup look exactly like the photos above?

The images displayed above are inspiration images that helped shape the vision for this year's Modern Velvet Christmas Mini Sessions.

The venue and overall design aesthetic will be very similar to what is shown, featuring luxurious velvet drapery, candlelight, elegant textures, and a refined monochromatic holiday palette. However, because these are inspiration images sourced from Instagram and not photographs of our final set, there may be minor architectural differences, slight variations in color tones, and small design adjustments based on the venue and final styling selections.

Our goal is to recreate the overall look, mood, and elevated feel of the inspiration as closely as possible, and clients can expect a final result that closely resembles the images shown.

Can I book a longer session?

Absolutely. Families are welcome to reserve back-to-back mini sessions to create additional shooting time.

When booking consecutive sessions, the four-person limit is raised to six.

Please keep in mind that these Modern Velvet Christmas Mini Sessions are designed to create timeless, connection-focused portraits rather than traditional standing-still family portraits.

Because these sessions prioritize genuine interaction and authentic moments, the more family members included, the more challenging it becomes to create the intimate feel that makes this experience special. For the best experience and results, we recommend limiting participation to six people or fewer, with even smaller groupings often producing the strongest imagery.

If your primary goal is a posed portrait of your entire extended family or a larger group, please contact us to discuss portrait session options that may be a better fit for your needs.

Additional Print Products Available – Ash Nichole Photos & Minted

Holiday Cards
Customized Ornaments
Personalized Calendars
Keepsake Magazines
Wall Art & Canvases
Framed Prints
Albums
And More

Don't miss the opportunity to preserve your family's holiday memories in this elegant, timeless Christmas experience.

Book early to secure your preferred date and time.

Pets

Unfortunately, these Modern Velvet Christmas Mini Sessions are not pet-friendly this year due to venue policies. If you'd like to include your furry family members in your holiday photos, please contact me to learn about pet-friendly session options that may be available.

What happens if me or my child gets sick?

Because holiday mini sessions require venue reservations, staffing, and extensive preparation, all mini session bookings are non-refundable and non-transferable by default.

For added peace of mind, clients may purchase the Mini Session Protection Plan for $39 at the time of booking.

The Protection Plan allows you to reschedule your session up to the night before your scheduled session if an immediate family member participating in the session experiences:

Illness or injury
An unexpected medical circumstance

If a covered event occurs, your session may be transferred to another available mini session of equal value during the current Christmas season, subject to availability.

If all Christmas mini sessions are sold out, your session credit may instead be applied toward a future Ash Nichole Photos seasonal mini session event of equal value at Lake Norman during the following spring or summer season.

Please note:

Protection Plans must be purchased at the time of booking and cannot be added later.
The Protection Plan does not cover schedule conflicts, vacations, work obligations, sporting events, forgotten appointments, weather preferences, transportation issues, or changes of mind.
Session credits may only be applied to mini sessions of equal value and may not be applied toward full sessions, weddings, or other photography services.
No refunds will be issued under the Protection Plan.

How do I purchase the Protection Plan?

To purchase the Mini Session Protection Plan, simply use the booking link to reserve your session as normal. Before completing checkout, add the Mini Session Protection Plan from the À La Carte Menu located within the booking page.

Protection Plans must be added during the initial booking process and cannot be purchased after your reservation has been completed.