We’re getting a steady flow of enquiries about Communions and Confirmations since we got back from the Christmas Hols: it’s the next big event this year for a lot of families and many are starting to plan getting the family together.
The most popular dates are starting to fill up and in particular we’re almost full for Saturday 18th May.
I’m very pleased to say that many bookings are coming from families who we worked with two or three years ago for their last Communion. I always like to think the best testimonial is a client who comes back happily.
Don’t forget Confirmations as well: it marks the transition to the Senior Cycle and Confirmation Photos are more about a milestone in a young person’s life than the ‘big day’.
Confirmation Photographs: Moving On to Senior Cycle
Vouchers are also available for confirmation gifts
Your child’s Confirmation day certainly isn’t as big a day as their First Communion but it is not less important as a milestone in their lives.
In fact in many respects it is more significant because it coincides with a major transition in their lives: the move to senior school.
Now my kids aren’t there yet – this is all ahead of them – but I’m assured that things change considerably once they move on from National School. It’s not just that they are teenagers, their peer group is now exclusively other teenagers. It’s a time of change and many challenges.
What I have seen is that kids in 6th class still behave like kids in front of the camera. They don’t yet wear that protective shell of self-conciousness that many teenagers grow. They are open, relaxed, comfortable in themselves and photographs taken for their confirmation have a unique blend of confidence and innocence.
So although your child’s confirmation is probably going to be a low-key event compared to their communion, that doesn’t mean that it should go unmarked. You may not be planning a large family get-together, a bouncy castle and a big party, but think about getting photographs taken professionally.
There are a number of things you might consider:
Sessions are available at the Gallery on the day of the Confirmation. There’s no charge for the session, it takes about 10 minutes and you’ll get a range of studio images with the rest of the family
If you’re going on to a Hotel or Restaurant after Mass then I can meet you there.
I can come to your home either before you leave or if you’re celebrating at home afterwards.
We can arrange a session on another date if that suits better. This allows a more flexible and relaxed session with a wider range of images possible.
Generally there is more availability for confirmations because they are weekdays and schools don’t coincide but some dates are very busy for sessions. So contact us now to discuss your child’s confirmation and let us capture it in a unique way.
