We’ve all been there: The whole family is getting ready to take the annual holiday card photo. Everyone is adorned in matching sweaters and reindeer antlers – even the cats. Everyone says “cheese” for the big moment…then Grandma’s dentures fall out. Hello, Family Christmas Card 2012.
Along with the giant family gatherings, tacky holiday garb, visits with Santa and holiday photo opps inevitably come some pretty hilarious, awkward + cringe-worthy holiday moments…captured on film for countless years to come. Still laughing *with you,* Grandma.
To offer you a comedic break amidst the hustling holiday season, we asked you, our readers + followers, for your most awkward holiday photos (a la Awkward Family Photos). Boy, did you deliver.
Here are seven of our readers’ most awkward holiday photos.
No thanks, Santa | Awkward Holiday Photos | photo submitted by Becca K.
Send help | Awkward Holiday Photos | Photo submitted by Ayana D.
More Christmas cookies, please | Awkward Family Photos | Photo submitted by @petvetdaycare
Left out | Awkward Holiday Photos | Photo submitted by Heather L.
Uncomfortable | Awkward Holiday Photos | Photo submitted by Audra G.
Santa maybe | Awkward Holiday Photos | Photo submitted by Ali M.
The littlest reindeer | Awkward Holiday Photos | Photo submitted by a reader
Don’t have any yet? Here’s where our readers recommend you take the kids (or your pets) for a photo-worthy moment with Santa:
🎅 Asheville Mall | 3 S. Tunnel Rd. | Through Dec. 24 | 10 a.m.–9 p.m. M-Sat; noon–6 p.m. Sunday; 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Christmas Eve | Free | Santa’s workshop is set up in the Center Court near Dillard’s
🎅 Asheville Outlets | 800 Brevard Rd. | Through Dec. 24 | 11 a.m.–8 p.m. M-Sat; 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday; 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Christmas Eve | Free | Includes two free 4” x 6” photo prints and a digital download
🎅 The Whale Craft Beer Collective | 507 Haywood Rd. | Sunday, Dec. 23 from 1–4 p.m. | Free | For the furry friends in your life; includes a free photo with Santa 🐶
Wishing you happy holidays (no matter what you celebrate) and festive photo shoots that don’t end in disaster. And be sure to tag us in your photos this season using #avltoday on Facebook and Instagram so we can share the holiday joy...or the laughs.
– Ali + the AVLtoday team
