Christmas Mini Sessions - Fundraiser for St. John Vianney Youth Ministry

I am currently on a roll fundraising for my youth ministry program this season. If you don't know, I am the Director of Youth Ministry and Communications at a local church and am attempting to build a youth ministry program. We don't have much of a budget, so I am doing what I can to raise funds. I opted this year to donate 100% of the funds I raised from my Christmas minis to my ministry.

I can't say I'll do this again because, between these mini-sessions and the Breakfast with Santa, I am 100% burnt out.

Despite this, the experience was enjoyable, and we raised funds for Life Teen. During this campaign, I spent approximately 6 hours taking photographs of different groups. Although I cannot share all of them, I would like to share a few photos from the Martinez Family. They had never had professional portraits taken before, and they were the last group I photographed that day. The family had a beautiful energy and were so relaxed and open to the experience that I took photos of them for about an hour.