Ethan & Santa 2011 Limited Edition Vintage Santa Special!

A letter from Ethan's Parents:

“We brought Ethan for the Vintage Santa photo shoot convinced that this would be the last year he would believe in Santa. He was picking up on the differences of the various Santa's he had seen through the years and was putting it all together. We decided to "do it right" for what we thought might well be the last time. Essenza had us send in some information before we got there as well as had us bring over a gift for Santa to give to Ethan. This made everything so personalized.

When we walked into Essenza Studio, it had been transformed into a magical setting. Ethan was so excited he could hardly contain himself. Ethan was the center of attention. We had all these amazing people sweetly guiding Ethan through his Christmas traditions. As he played them out, we (mom and dad) were able to watch it all take place from behind the scenes. It was fun to see him recreate leaving the cookies and reading The Night Before Christmas.

Without Ethan knowing it, we saw Santa sneak up behind him. It was great! We started to cry almost immediately. Then Santa disappeared and came around to the front so Ethan could FINALLY see him! The excitement on his face was something we will never forget. It felt like it was all so real. It was very real to Ethan! Santa knew so much about him it was uncanny. They got along like they had known each other forever. Santa talked with Ethan about his Christmas list and all the things he had been doing. He was genuinely interested in what Ethan had to say. It was wonderful that Ethan had Santa all to himself for that period of time.

While we were so absorbed in it all, there were three amazing artists at work. Jen, Erica, and Peter were all focused on capturing every sweet moment. They didn't miss a thing. And they were just as into it as we were! Missy was wonderful too. She made certain I had something to wipe away the tears. It was evident that so much went in to Vintage Santa. That Santa really is Santa!

The set design was fabulous. It was warm, gorgeous... the attention to detail was amazing! We loved all the special touches. The photos are PRICELESS! Forget making any choices, plan on buying them all. Each is truly a work of art, not to mention they are magical. The beauty of it all, is that I think we got some more Santa time! Ethan believes more now than ever... and so do we!! That is something you can't put a price on. Quite simply, everything was perfect.

Blessings,
Shari and Terry Lawson”