Photography gift vouchers online: sell a session to give with Pelli
Lisa
A photo session is a personal gift. Portraits, family, couples: the person giving it wants to understand what they are buying and present a beautiful voucher without choosing the date on the recipient’s behalf. 🎁
On Pelli, you can create gift cards and offer packages that can be purchased online. You bring together the offer’s presentation, payment, and card tracking while staying in control of session organization.
🎁 Present a gift your client understands immediately
Give your offer a concrete name: “A portrait to give” or “A family session.” Describe the duration, planned location, people included, and images provided. If the voucher represents an amount to spend on your services, say so clearly.
Buyers should know whether the gift covers the whole session or contributes toward it. Specify any options, travel, and how to arrange an appointment. A beautiful image and short text can present the experience without multiplying packages.
🛍️ Create your gift card offers in Pelli
On Pelli, an offer includes a name, description, and amount. You can define its validity period and available quantity, then activate or deactivate sales. A limited offer helps you keep session capacity suited to your calendar.
Online sales are available with Pro or Ultra and require a Stripe Connect account configured to collect payment. Buyers access your gift card page on your Pelli website. You can share this address from a service page, your bio, or a campaign.
✨ A simple offer to launch
Start with one gift card. Present the experience, what it includes, and how to choose a date. You can expand your catalog after the first inquiries.
💌 Take care of the gift presented to the recipient
The purchase process allows the buyer, recipient, and a personal message to be entered. The amount display option also lets you adapt the gift’s presentation. You keep a precise offer without reducing the whole experience to its price.
On Pelli, an active card can be emailed to the buyer or recipient. Its gift page and PDF include useful information. Test your wording and presentation before communicating widely: they should be as carefully prepared as your portfolio.
📅 Separate buying the gift from choosing the session
The gift opens an experience; the session is then prepared with its recipient. Explain how to contact you, when to choose a date, and what information to send. A card given at Christmas can lead to a spring session, according to your terms.
Card tracking lets you check its status and validity. You can mark it as used in Pelli when you honor it. Prepare this check before the session so you can easily find the right card and avoid last-minute exchanges.
🌟 Promote your gift vouchers at the right time
Prepare your offers ahead of key occasions: Christmas, Valentine’s Day, family celebrations, or birthdays. Show what the person will experience with photographs representative of your sessions. A portrait offer and a family offer can have different messages.
- On your website, make the gift page accessible from the relevant service.
- In an email, present one gift idea and a button leading to the offer.
- On social media, combine a strong image with a clear sentence about the gift and how to buy it.
To prepare your communication, also discover Pelli’s marketing tools. You can announce your offer to clients with a message consistent with your brand.
✅ Keep clear track of sold cards
A manually created card and a card bought online address two different situations. On Pelli, you can also prepare a manual card when you have arranged the sale directly with a client. Issuing it does not replace tracking the agreed payment.
Review gift information, the recipient, and validity. Then track active and used cards. You create a clearer journey for giving a session and then welcoming the person under good conditions. Prepare your gift cards on Pelli.