Modern Kids Photography Blog presented by Sarah Wert » holiday

slowing down, at home with family | modern family photographer, san francisco

Sarah — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:11:48 +0000

If you’ve emailed me recently or follow me on twitter you’ll know that Joe and I had to extend our stay with his family in Southern Illinois. My mother in law, Marilyn is very sick with brain and spinal cancer that developed after a year long battle with Inflammatory breast cancer. It’s been a sad holiday for us but we’re ultimately thankful to have this time with her to say goodbye. We’re finding that slowing down and just being with family has been a wonderful gift. We’ve been playing in the snow, warming up by the fire, watching tons and tons of movies, cooking, and just being together.

Marilyn moved back home with us yesterday and we are thankful to have her here. She is not suffering. Instead she’s teaching us all that life is very short and it’s important to follow your dreams and love with all you’ve got.

I hope you’re all enjoying a lovely holiday season with your families, much love from our family to yours. Enjoy a few images from our time together below. I am online here and there but responding to emails a little slower than normal. If you have an urgent request from me please give me a call.

xo,

Sarah

when i was a kid we didn’t have these clever devices for snowballs. I prefer the home-made variety (these snowballs hurt!)

holiday cards, fun, fun, fun…

Sarah — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:51:40 +0000

One benefit of working so many late nights this winter has been the flood of holiday cards coming through my door featuring Modern Kids images. It’s been so much fun to see them all; from the kinds we made together, or through minted and mango ink, to the DIY kind.

Modern Kids Photography is a sponsor over at the excellent blog by Liz Stanley, Say Yes to Hoboken. Here’s her DIY variety made with a gocco printer. So fun, Liz! Check out her full post here.

modern kids holiday cards 2009 | modern family photographer, san francisco

Sarah — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:33:58 +0000

Last year I had so much fun customizing holiday cards for my clients. Together, we sent out nearly two thousand cards, wow! This year there are a ton of options to do holiday cards through Modern Kids. If you still don’t see something you like we also work with two fabulous stationary companies, Minted and Mango Ink.

First, a few things about our holiday cards this year.

• We have 11 new designs this year (see them below)!

• Each design is fully customizable including text, colors, and even fonts

• Two card sizes: 4×5.5 + 5×7

• We have a super-fast turnaround! Typically less than 5 business days from the date of your order

• Complimentary mock-ups. I’m happy to mock-up some options for you and give you advice on the best imagery for your card.

Enjoy the 2009 Designs and again if you still don’t see something you like please visit Minted and Mango Ink! If you’re in San Francisco, feel free to stop by the studio to take a look at our holiday cards. If you’re in Chicago or St. Louis, I’ll be bringing a few of my designs with me.

Finally, the images used above are lovely but they are not imagery from modern kids (except for a few cards in our intro image).