The Santa Sessions · Jacksonville & St Johns, FL · November 2026
Six Unforgettable Christmas Experiences.
Choose the one made for your child.
$290 sitting fee - photographs and artwork purchased separately.
November 7, 8, & 14 2026
Choose a time that works for you, and I’ll call to help you choose the perfect experience for your little ones.
Thirty private minutes with Santa, for a Christmas They'll Remember Forever.
The believing years go faster than you think.
Right now, little fingers curl around their crayon as they carefully write Santa’s name. They carry a whole year of wiggly teeth, scraped knees, new pets and very important wishes they’ve been saving just for him.
Give them time inside the story while believing still comes this easily. Thirty private minutes to talk, play and tell Santa everything. And when they return next Christmas, he remembers their names, their stories and the wiggly tooth they told him about last year.
Keep their Santa story alive with custom heirloom storybooks, framed wall art, and keepsakes your family will treasure every Christmas.
“My son is usually shy with strangers, but within 5 minutes he was showing Santa his favorite toy and helping in the workshop. Genuine joy, not forced smiles.”
-Jennifer L., St. Augustine
Santa's Magical Christmas
Our signature experience, the one that started it all.
Saturday, Nov 7 A.M. Only
Your children become Santa's special helpers. They find out who's on the Nice list (hint: it's them), make wish ornaments that sparkle like stardust, and share cookies and milk straight from the North Pole. Santa might even whisper a Christmas secret or two. Their wish ornament comes home with them, holding a little of Santa's magic for their own Christmas tree.
Your children work alongside Santa with hammers, magic paint (no real paint, promise) and tools, building toys for someone's Christmas morning. Santa tells stories about the joy of giving while your builders are completely absorbed. When they look up with the proudest smile you've ever seen, you'll know this one was made for them. Before they leave, Santa will welcome them as honorary elves - and send them home with their own elf hat and the toy they helped make.
Saturday, Nov 7 P.M. Only
Have little ones who are happiest with busy hands? This is their session.
Santa's Workshop
Carols with Santa while mixing dough, measuring ingredients and finding out what Santa's actual favorite cookie is. The kitchen smells like sugar and cinnamon, their hands are dusted with flour, and Santa is telling stories about cookies from around the world. Cozy, hands-on Christmas magic. And when the baking is done? They'll not only get to share a snack with Santa, but take home the extras - a little sweetness to savor later.
Sunday, Nov 8 A.M. Only
Pull up a stool and bake side by side with the jolly old elf himself.
Santa's Cozy Kitchen
Christmas Dreams
Shhh... your little one is having the most wonderful dream about Christmas morning.
Sunday, Nov 8 P.M. Only
Is that really sleigh bells? When they open their eyes, Santa is there with twinkling eyes and a warm hug, as if he stepped right out of their sweetest dream. Quiet moments, gentle stories, and a few magical surprises Santa brought just for them. Before they leave, Santa will give them a small stuffed friend to take home - a companion for all the Christmas dreams still to come.
NEW FOR 2026
Out under the open sky, Santa's sleigh is parked and the reindeer are resting. Your children learn how the sleigh flies, earn their wings, and take the pilot's seat next to Santa himself. Big skies, real sleigh, and a memory that will come up at every Christmas dinner for years. Santa will send them home as certified co-pilots, complete with their own Flight School certificate and airline wings.
Saturday, Nov 14 A.M. Only
Every reindeer needs a co-pilot. Santa is taking applications.
Santa's Flight School
Santa's Enchanted Forest
Deep in the woods, Santa tends to his forest friends and needs little helpers.
Saturday, Nov 14 P.M. Only
Your children discover how Santa makes sure every woodland creature has a merry Christmas, craft gifts for the forest animals, and learn the secret language of the creatures around them. Nature exploration meets Christmas wonder as they help Santa get the forest ready for the holidays. They’ll make special ornaments for the woodland critters, then bring them home to help the little animals in their own yard.
Chosen during your private image reveal and selection appointment
Wall Art, Custom Heirloom Storybooks & Albums, Custom Christmas Cards, Giftable Keepsakes
The Artwork You'll Treasure
Photographs and artwork are purchased separately.
Collections begin at $750
30 Private Minutes with Santa
Private Image Reveal and Selection Appointment
Studio Experiences Also Include Cookies and Milk with Santa
Personalized Nice List Certificate Mailed After Your Visit
A Special Take-Home Goodie from Your Chosen Adventure
Your $290 sitting fee includes the following:
What's Included
From Their First Hello to
Every Christmas After
Choose Their Experience
Schedule a quick phone call with me. We’ll talk through the experiences, choose the one that fits your child best, go over outfit and color guidance, and answer all your questions. Once you’re ready, the $290 sitting fee reserves your experience and time; photographs and artwork are purchased separately after your reveal.
Step Into The Story
On session day, that time belongs entirely to your family. Your children get 30 private, uninterrupted minutes to talk, play and explore with Santa. Nothing is rushed, and there’s time for even hesitant little ones to settle in while I photograph the moments as they naturally unfold.
Keep What You Love
Three to five days later, you’ll return for your private image reveal and see the images for the first time. I’ll help you narrow down your favorites and walk you through the artwork options, including wall art, custom heirloom storybooks, Christmas cards, keepsakes and digital images. You choose only what you love, and those selections are then fully retouched and finished for your artwork.
Every Christmas After
These photographs are meant to become part of your family’s Christmas story. Open the storybook together each December, bring out a favorite portrait with the decorations or pass the memories along through cards and keepsakes. Long after those little hands have grown, you’ll still have the Christmases when they believed this completely.
Take it From a Mom Whose Little Ones are Grown...
There will be a last Christmas they run toward Santa without hesitation. A last year filled with breathless stories, serious questions and a heart completely open to the wonder of it all.
You won’t know it’s the last while it’s happening.
Give them a Christmas they can step all the way into, and give yourself a way to return to it long after they’ve grown.
Sessions are limited. Reserve your child's spot today.
Laney A., St. Augustine
"When you walk into the studio you just automatically feel the magic of Christmas. My children ask me every year if we are going to get our Christmas photos done with the 'real' Santa"
Lauren R., Jacksonville
"Nature's Child Photography takes Santa pictures to the next level! Mindy has a rare ability to capture the magic between a kid and Santa, and Santa makes even the most reserved kid feel comfortable and at ease."
Sarah M., Ponte Vedra
"My daughter hasn't stopped talking about helping Santa make ornaments. This was so much more than photos. It was pure magic."
SARAH M., PONTE VEDRA
"We've done mall Santa photos for years. This was completely different - like visiting the real Santa. My kids still ask when we can go back to Santa's house."
Michelle R., Jacksonville
Tyler D., Jacksonville
"Mindy has an eye for catching those 'real moments.' Nothing feels forced - just pure joy and memories we'll treasure."
01 of 05
"When you walk into the studio you just automatically feel the magic of Christmas. My children ask me every year if we are going to get our Christmas photos done with the 'real' Santa"
Laney A., St. Augustine
02 of 05
"Nature's Child Photography takes Santa pictures to the next level! Mindy has a rare ability to capture the magic between a kid and Santa, and Santa makes even the most reserved kid feel comfortable and at ease."
Lauren R., Jackonsville
03 of 05
"My daughter hasn't stopped talking about helping Santa make ornaments. This was so much more than photos. It was pure magic."
Sarah M., Ponte Vedra
04 of 05
"We've done mall Santa photos for years. This was completely different - like visiting the real Santa. My kids still ask when we can go back to Santa's house."
Michelle R., Jacksonville
05 of 05
"Mindy has an eye for catching those 'real moments.' Nothing feels forced - just pure joy and memories we'll treasure."
Tyler D., Jacksonville
Before you book
Have questions?
If yours is not here, ask me on our call.
- I watch the forecast all week. You will hear from me before you have a chance to worry about it.
- If the weather turns, we move you into the studio that same day, or we reschedule you with another session.
- Your sitting fee follows you either way.
NOVEMBER 14 · RIVERFRONT PARK
About the weather, because Florida is going to Florida
Santa's Flight School and Santa's Enchanted Forest are outdoors, and they live on one November date. So here is exactly what happens if the sky does not cooperate, before you have to ask.