Would a photography package be a good idea for a gift for a new baby?
Would a photography package be a good idea for a gift for a new baby?
My fiances brother and sister in law are due any day now for their first baby. For the baby shower, I purchased items off the registry but I also have been wanting to give them another gift when the baby arrives. I purchased three little outfits but I was also considering buying a photography package from a local photographer whose work is just fabulous. Is this a tacky or rude gift? I’m sure that at some point they will want to have photographs taken of the baby within the first few months… I want to give them something that they will be able to treasure and always have… The photographer did my engagement pictures and is wonderful and easy to work with… but I’m worried it could be viewed as shrewd to pick out the photographer and everything… I purchased photography sessions as a family Christmas present a few years ago and everyone loved the idea… For moms to be or moms in general, would this be an accepted gift?
Everything has already been purchased of their registry. They have been VERY blessed to have wonderful people around them… As I stated, I purchased three outfits that they will be getting when the baby arrives… They aren’t newborn sizes either–they are for the winter… I spent well over 0 for the registry gifts alone 
I just thought a photography package would be nice…
For the person that I said "I am up to something"… What in the lords name are you talking about? I am trying to give them a GIFT of a photography session so THEY can have proffesional photographs taken of their child. It is very common to have pictures of your infants taken (my parents did it 20 some years ago) and all my friends with babies have done it too. I’m not trying to "make a buck" off a baby… I’m trying to give them a GIFT. Dear lord!
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I’m using my fourteen year old daughter’s account, but I am a mother, and I am also expecting. That is a very very good idea for a mother to be. With everyone giving her baby clothes and toys, it would probably be nice for her to have something different, and fun. If you’re sure that the photographer is good, then I’d be fine with it. As long as I wasn’t planning on having another photographer do it in the future. Really good thinking on your part, they should love it!
perfect idea!!!
It’s a wonderful gift. New parents have too much to think about to fret over pictures, but your ‘package deal’ is easy because all they must do is call to make the appointment. You are a great person to think of this lovely gift for the birth of a new baby!
It sounds like you are up to something. What are your planning on doing with the photos? I don’t think it’s is ever right to try to make a buck off of a newborn baby, but I’m not one to judge.
i think that it is a wonderful idea its not tacky i think it would be a great gift
I think it is a nice gift. My daughters- fathers- mom took her to get her ears pierced. She was trying to get it done before my mom did and my daughters’ ears got infected. There is no change of infection with pictures.
It’s nice, but not practical. In my experience, practical gifts are better. Everyone always buys clothes, but they only buy newborn size, which babies grow out of in a week.
I would have liked the photosin the beginning, but later I would have realized that something more practical would have been better in the long run.
Something we needed, but couldn’t afford and no one bought off our registry was a rocker or glider with ottoman.
If you’re dead set on pictures, buy them a digital camera instead. You’ll get lots more pictures out of that.
I think its a great gift – I’d love to receive a photo session! And I’m not even a Mom (or a mom to be!!). Don’t worry that you’re picking out the photographer – you’ve worked with this person, you know his/her style and demeanor. So that’s fine. This is a gift your future in laws will treasure for the rest of their days. Go for it.
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Louise: She didn’t say she was shooting the pix, or using them in any way. To accuse her of "being up to something" is just plain rude.
I would like it. I think it’s a good idea.
I think it is a wonderful idea! There is no substitute for well done photographs, and they are only young for a fleeting while.