If you’re looking for the best holiday photo gift ideas, I’ve totally got you. I’ve found that gifting your family photos in unique ways makes for the MOST remembered and cherished gifts. They can be enjoyed far beyond the moment, and brighten the receiver’s day every time they pass it. Far-away family members especially benefit, and they are usually easy to ship, making for hassle-free gifting if you can’t be home for the holidays this year.
Nowadays there are sooo many options for how to print and display your high-res pictures, but there’s nothing worse than your gifts arriving at the last second with wonky color quality or flimsy prints. Here are my tried and true sources I’ve curated over the years that I love:
(There are affiliate links in this post but all of these have been tried and loved by me and my family. If you use them to purchase something, I may receive a small compensation at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting me and my small business this holiday season!)
Leather/Linen Album by Kate
The heirloom quality real leather and fine linen option are, hands down, the best print and paper quality out of all the books I’ve seen. For the gift that lasts generations, this will forever be my choice. My engagement, wedding, and big life events are all ensconced in these treasures.
Contact Kate to order.
Pottery Barn Frames With Oversized Mattes
The 25 x 25 extra wide matte frames will forever be my favorite frames and are the perfect way to highlight the most precious portraits. (Also not sponsored, these are just all over my house.)
Check out these beauties here.
Artifact Uprising Print Set
One of my absolute favorite companies to use! The quality of the prints are always top-notch, and they have sooo many ways to utilize photos creatively. I get a print set every year for Kai’s birthday of my favorite 25 images from the past year of life and I hang them on a string like a garland in our living room to celebrate. After his birthday, they go in my Brass and Wood Display Box.
Artifact Uprising Hard Cover Photo Book
I use these for our family trips & yearbooks. They are completely customizable with elevated fabric bound covers, glossy thick pages with high quality press printing, and completely designed by YOU for a timeless keepsake that can be treasured forever.
Start designing your book here.
Artifact Uprising Custom Baby Board Book
I’ll be making Kai one of these for Christmas (shhh, don’t tell him!). A great way to show your little one how important he is in yours and your loved one’s lives by showing him “with friends” or “with family”. Or just a great way to see the faces of those he loves most, OFTEN.
Artifact Uprising Framed Prints:
I love the Deep Set Frames with wide mattes for my home. Told you I’m a sucker for oversized matting. I also love the Brass and Wood Display Box, and Pressed Glass Frame.
Artifact Uprising Holiday Cards:
If you didn’t find a holiday card design you loved in your gallery store already, these ones will certainly fit the bill. Most of them can be completely customized, and they have foil–stamped and color options as well.
(Psssst…I frequently give out Artifact Uprising discount codes to my Newsletter Hype Squad…join here!!)
PrintWorks Loose Print Album
A nostalgic nod to my scrapbooking days, I love putting loose prints in these books with the sticky frame corners (also sold on the site). I have one from Chris and my dating years, and I also plan on getting another to put photo prints of Kai’s artwork in it.
Snag yours here. (Not an affiliate link, just constantly swooning over these!)
Amazon Baby Photo Album
A great budget-friendly option for itty-bittys that also fulfills sensory needs with flexible fabric. It is drool-proof and wipes clean (an absolute MUST for the infant stage), and I love that you can easily switch out the prints.
Order one for baby here.
Wall Gallery
The perfect idea for grandparents who have a hallway to fill, or that one awkward blank wall in your home. All the guesswork of a gallery wall taken out, and you can mix and match placement with your own creative twist!
Order your collection here.
The Perfect Portable Hard Drive
And for the person who REALLY NEEDS to back up their photos (everyone needs one of these), this is my favorite portable hard drive. It fits in my wallet, it fits in a safe deposit box or in a safe, and it fits in a file in a filing cabinet. What a good and helpful stocking stuffer!
Order yours here.
The camera that’s a step up from my iphone but not as big as Kate’s camera
If you want to know what’s on my wish list this year… it’s this little beauty. Sometimes I just want to whip something out of my purse or the kids’ diaper bag to create photos a little better than my iPhone can muster. This camera would be the one I’d choose for those special moments.
Order yours here.
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I hope these photo gift ideas take some of the pressure off of your holiday shopping and I promise you won’t regret them! My wish for you and yours this season is that these gifts will help you remember what matters most in life and connect you with your loved ones for years and years to come.
