Close photos on Christmas Eve are why families hire Santa in Philadelphia and then ask for a real beard instead of the traditional suit.
Real Bearded Santa for the Camera
A real bearded Santa wears a beard that is his. In a tight frame that reads as the face, not a piece put on in the vestibule. A real beard Santa for hire costs more than the traditional look because that beard is his. Both are professional. The wave from the doorway in that photo is the start of the visit: he is already Santa when he comes in.
When the Real Beard Matters
Fairmount parlors, Rittenhouse condos, and Chestnut Hill family rooms often want the real beard for Christmas Eve. A shorter stop in a Center City suite can be the traditional suit. Say which. Kids in Graduate Hospital and Washington Square West see him the same way if the light is on his face. A Manayunk living room with one lamp and a tree in the window is a close-photo room. A finished basement in Somerton can be too if you keep the overheads off the face.
House, Office, or Program
A real-bearded Santa can work a living room, a lobby, or a gym. The beard does not change travel time. It changes the look. Mrs. Claus can stand with him when you want two people in the frame. Northeast Philadelphia twins in Mayfair and Holmesburg, and stone houses on the Main Line, all use this request.
How to Ask for It
Call and say real beard. Give the date, the town, and whether the visit is a house, an office, or a school. Hire Santa Philadelphia books the look you name. The rest of the visit — the list, the gifts, the door — uses the same phone as a regular house call. Bring the address and the time. A Mount Airy living room with a fire going and a Bustleton basement with a tree in the corner are both close-photo rooms if the lamp is on his face. Say which you have so the look matches the room. East Falls twins and Overbrook singles use the same request. A Rittenhouse condo still needs the front desk in the notes even when the beard is the point of the visit. Fairmount parlors with one lamp and Chestnut Hill family rooms with a fire are the rooms where the beard shows. A shorter Center City suite can take the traditional suit if the camera stays back. Say which look you want so we send the right performer. Fairmount and Chestnut Hill are the rooms where close photos matter most.