Would you like a way to make your holiday season a bit less stressful?  Well, we can’t make dear Aunt Fannie refrain from critiquing your turkey or hang your Christmas lights for you, but we can make pulling together your holiday photo card a quick and painless process.

We are so excited to announce the new Salutations Holiday Photo Shoot!  On Saturday, October 10, 2009, you can have a session with a professional photographer and save on your holiday photo cards all in one stop.  We have teamed up with two fantastic local photographers who specialize in environmental portraiture of children and families ~ Jennifer Gaston of Jennifer Gaston Photography in Charlotte and Nancy Ray of Nancy Ray Photography in Chapel Hill and the Triangle Area.

For $20, you will receive a 15-minute photo session and a link to view your photos online.  You will then be able to order prints and, if you’d like your photo printed right on your holiday card, a digital image of the picture(s) of your choice will be sent to Salutations for use in ordering your printed photo cards.  In addition, you will receive a certificate for 15% off your holiday photo cards purchased by October 31, 2009.

Only 15 slots will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on October 10^th.  Appointments will be taken on a first come, first served basis and will fill fast, so you’ll want to book yours quickly!  Feel free to pass this along to your friends.

How great will it feel to have your holiday card photo taken and your holiday cards ordered {at a discount, even} by Halloween?!

Thank you!  Thank you!  We are thrilled to have been voted the Best Gift & Stationery Store in Charlotte in the Best of Citysearch 2009 polls!  We love what we do, especially since we get to work with such fabulous customers who we consider friends.  A huge thank you to everyone who voted and posted comments.  Your support is very much appreciated.

Guess what!  We have been nominated for the best gift and stationery store in Charlotte in the Best of Citysearch Shopping polls!  We have been so fortunate to have received wonderful reviews on Citysearch by you, our fabulous customers.  This type of virtual “word of mouth” is really the best way for us to get the word out about Salutations and our services.  The voting ends on September 9th and we’d really appreciate your vote.

Best of Citysearch is a nationwide competition that lets businesses compete for local votes — and win the ultimate honor of being named best in the city! Various campaigns run throughout the year, including Best Restaurants, Best Nightlife, Best Spa & Beauty, Best Shopping, Best Hotels, Best Local Services and others.  For more information on what polls are open, visit www.citysearch.com/bestof/about.

Are you feeling the urge to organize?  Every year, around back-to-school time, I am overcome with a compelling need to organize my life.  The end of summer for me means the beginning of middle school, high school, soccer carpools, soccer matches, swim team carpools, swim meets, and {oh yeah} work-related events.  To keep from having heart palpitations over the need to be three people, I begin to organize my home office and work space and to write everything in my momAgenda family planner, my Filofax personal planner, and my wall calendar.

We know that you like to have your own style of calendar and/or planner that works for you, but are often too busy to get out and get your new one before it’s gone.  To help you get organized this Fall, and to ensure that you get your favorite style, we are thrilled to announce our new Calendar & Planner Program at Salutations.

All we need is your name, email address, phone number, and favorite style of planner and/or calendar.  We will enter this information into our records and contact you each year with a gentle reminder in plenty of time for you to pre-order your favorite style for the following year!   And, if you register for our program and pre-order your new calendar, planner, refill and/or accessories by September 12th, you can enjoy either 15% off or, for momAgendas and myAgendas, free personalization!

For calendars, select from the beautiful Italian archival images of the Cavallini wall calendars or desktop calendars, the gorgeous graphic design of Snow & Graham wall calendars, desktop calendars or mini calendars.  For planners and organizers, as well as refills and accessories, select from the hugely popular momAgenda and myAgenda planners, the classic Filofax planners, and the stylish Kate Spade planners.  Any way you go, you will be uber-organized and ready to tackle the challenges of a new school year and a new calendar year with grace and style!  Email us today {helpatsalutationsdotcom} to register for the program and get started!

{If ordering online, just note the requested information in the order notes and we’ll apply the 15% discount or free personalization to your order.}