The holiday photos you take today will be the memories you cherish tomorrow and because free time is rare, we think that your holiday getaway to Port Aransas and stay in our La Mirage holiday hideaways would be the perfect time to put together some holiday photo sessions. Taking the been there, done that out of your traditional photos and adding in a whole lot of wow, sure to be the envy of who receive their own copy of the resulting photos. This guide to the best places to take holiday photos in Port Aransas will make it impossible to take a bad photo, ensuring that your memories will be safely memorialized throughout time.
Where To Take Holiday Photos In Port Aransas
All Christmas activities in Port A begin with a visit to Roberts Point Park where a sand Santa sculpture takes a starring role in your celebrations and in your pictures. Providing a whimsical backdrop, no one can keep a straight face when they see Sand Santa, created by the world’s most talented sand sculptors, peeking over your shoulder, this unique attraction is popular with selfie takers and family photo enthusiasts. Taking center stage at Roberts Point Park from Thanksgiving through the New Year, you can pose with a genuine smile on your face and in your heart.
Oh Christmas Tree
Our holiday photos often feature a Christmas tree in the background and during your Port A getaway you will have multiple choices for posing in front of one. Stick with the sand theme and create your own sandy Christmas tree with a photo shoot on the beaches of Port Aransas, adding a prop of a colorful garland or star to add more cheer to your pic. Keep with the theme by donning holiday themed swimwear (we found a large selection on Amazon, in case you didn’t know such a thing existed!) and be sure to keep the camera handy as you work together as a family to create your sandy tree. Another popular photo location takes us back to Roberts Point Park, where the Memorial Christmas Tree (decorated with cards and photos of those who are no longer with us) awaits its chance to star in your holiday photo shoot.
A Deeper Meaning
When you believe in celebrating the reason for the season, you may want your holiday photos to reflect that belief and the Chapel on the Dunes is where you should pose. Its white stucco exterior, peaked tile roof, and sandy landscape add an importance to the photos you take here and although Christmas pictures are generally taken in full color, we think the moody beauty of a black and white photo would add more depth to the pics you take in front of the Chapel on the Dunes. Tucked away behind a bed of sea oats and offering a series of stairs created from sand, rope, and wood that lead from the beach, this photo may be the one that garners the most interest from your friends and family.
Sunset on Mustang Island
Sunset is known as the Golden Hour for photography purposes and Mustang Island State Park will serve as the centerpiece for your holiday photos as well as providing hours of endless entertainment. Pose barefoot with your toes in the sand with your smiles shining brighter than the white sand beaches, the blue skies, and the fire in the sky, also known as sunset, providing a colorful backdrop to the pictures you will remember forever. While you are hanging out on Mustang Island, be sure to explore all the fun you can have after touching shore for the first time. Timing can be the difference between taking the best pictures you have ever taken or taking the ones that people will look at, nod over, and promptly forget, so keep an eye out for the magic moment when the flames of purple, red, gold, and yellow set the sky afire and snap quickly.
Designed to be an Integral Part of your Vacation Experience
Our La Mirage holiday hideaways are designed to be not just a place to rest your weary body, but to be an integral part of your vacation experience, and that includes being used as a backdrop to your family photos. Take the photos to the balcony that overlooks the turquoise waters of the Gulf and line up Brady Bunch style along the railing with all that stunning color adding a vibrancy to each snap. Set your phone or camera on a tripod and timer and let the pictures you take provide a natural charm as you gather round the dining room table with the feast you prepared in our fully equipped kitchens taking second billing. Matching pajama pics next to the tiny Christmas tree you added for holiday beauty, candid shots of smiling children with messy hair gloriously tearing into colorful wrapping paper; the opportunities for a perfect holiday picture are as endless as the ones for finding comfort will be. Contact us to reserve your favorite holiday haven today!
