No snow or mistletoe…

But there are presents under the tree!

Nothing beats a bit of brown paper and red twine.

{Photo nerd filter: I love the sparkles that shooting with a small aperture gives you, but also adore the dainty bokeh and shallow depth-of-field that shooting wide open allows. So for the top shot I did both, and combined the exposures in Photoshop afterwards, in an effort to get the best of both worlds. In case any one is wondering!}