Red Sled Santa Cortney

We’ve hired Santa Cortney for Santa photos at my photography studio for the past three years and will never hire anyone else. ALL of the kids LOVE him, and so do their parents. My clients rave about what a special time it was all year long, and by summer they are already asking when they’ll get to see him again.

He always arrives early with the perfect costume and props. He has really thought of everything to make the Santa experience magical. He is so patient and kind. He takes his time talking with each and every child and giving them space if they are wary of him at first. He is funny and playful, always getting laughs from the kids.

He is also a complete professional—always aware of where the light and my camera is, making sure that he and the children are just right, and he provides so much personality and expression with each shot. He is by far the best Santa ever! And we can’t wait to see him again!

Cortney is the BEST SANTA! I truly can’t say this enough. I also can never say thank you enough to Cortney for being the the BEST SANTA ever!!
Every year I go through great lengths to give my kids a truly "Magical Christmas." For Christmas this year, with Cortney’s incredible and generous help, I was able to make the most amazing "Christmas Miracles" come true for my kids. The best part was Cortney’s true Christmas Spirit and how sincerely important it was to him to give my family the most special Merriest Christmas that we have ever had. Cortney is a truly remarkable Santa. He made me believe in Santa Claus again and gave my kids a Christmas memory to last a lifetime. Cortney is the BEST SANTA ever!!

I really risked asking this and fully expected to be turned down and would have been happy just that this "Santa" showed up in his Santa suit BUT I did take the chance and request that he wear (IF he had access to) a Blue and White Santa "Suit" for his visit to our early Thanksgiving and Hanukah Holiday gathering. This was the only time that we had to celebrate both Holidays, as relatives were coming into town that we haven't seen. Our elder guest of honor (Edythe) is Jewish BUT married a non-Jewish man. Her family Christmas Trees in her younger days were full of blue and white ornaments. Wouldn't that be something to have a Blue and White Suited Santa show up? Well I'll be darned if that was exactly what we got AND he even WORE A KIPPAH!!!!!
Santa Cortney was then the talk of the evening and Edythe was smiling the rest of the night like a child on Christmas Morning! What a GREAT Santa experience! Thank you! Thank You!!!

My father was in the service and when I was young, our family always celebrated Memorial Day by wearing Red White and Blue to our family gatherings of love, celebrating being in America and lots of food.
We had some of these family members come down from Nor Cal to visit and celebrate with us (at a home in Hermosa Beach) and we wanted to go "over the top" remembering my dad, family members AND our good ol' days of having fun. Turns out that Hermosa Beach was having a festival at the same time. We picked this gentleman because we saw a picture of him on his resume with gig salad wearing a red white and blue suit. Although we only asked for this visit for a short while, to make a fun celebratory visit and a fun "treat" to our guests (they loved it). We asked Mr. Cortney to walk the public festival with us to remind everyone else the reason for Memorial Day also. He told us HIS dad was in the military and that he was happy to honor this special day in memory of HIS father, too. This actor really enhanced the experience of the day for everyone. People seem to forget nowdays, the respect and reason for this special, humbling opportunity and time to honor those that lost their lives (including POW's) in our wars and just grab at the opportunity for the day off. It will all-ways be in our family hearts to respect this most special day and God Bless the Red White and Blue. I really miss my dad.
This gentleman did a fantastic job and his visit, his outfit, friendliness, and personality put a big smile on everyone's face. Well worth the hiring.

The highlight of all highlights that could ever be at a very special gathering. Would highly recommend and definitely, Definitely Hire Again!!! Enthusiastic and Convincible as a Real Santa! >>> 1000 % A+ experience with "Santa" Cortney!

We were celebrating a new two-sibling private adoption that "knew" about Santa Claus but he had never visited their home. We imported "snow" and created "Santa" to be picked up at the bottom of our hill in a long white stretch limousine. We lost most of our snow because it started to drizzle but we were all outside when the driver slowly brought Santa up our hill. Santa had one hand way out waving, and the excitement started to build. The driver parked and the roar was amazing coming from all of us. Out the door comes "Santa" Cortney, jingle bells ringing and a jolly Ho! Ho! Ho! "Hello Everybody, It's such a Wonder-Full Day and it's so good to be here with All of you!" He was personable, approachable and lovable and we were all darn sad when it was time for him to exit. He was the star of the gathering and I have never seen so many hugs nor heard more I love you's than on this very special day. What really sealed the deal was when the children were being tucked into bed that night, they both said, "this was the Best Day of their life, ever." I was/am one happy mama.
'Santa" Cortney gets a stellar 5 Star rating plus plus and he really brought out the inner little memory child in All Of Us. While I lay thinking about the day after everything was over, and all guests went home, children asleep, I remembered how much I loved the smell of my new dolls plastic face when I was a wee child. What I would give just to smell that smell one more time. Thank you, Santa Cortney. For what you did, who you are, and how you made everyone feel.

I'm a photographer and I hired Santa Cortney for mini sessions with kids at my studio for the second year in a row. Each and every parent said he was the very best Santa they had ever seen. Not only was he wonderfully engaging, kind and patient with each and every child, making each child feel special, but he was an absolute pleasure for my staff to work with. He is such a professional, ensuring that I get each child facing the camera and properly posed, arriving on time and ready to go, and is thoughtful enough to be sure he has a private space to prepare so that children never see him out of costume. I will never hire another Santa, Cortney is the best there is!

This was a fantastic and whimsical (excellent call) experience with this gig salad gentleman. Some of us saw him walking up through the window (we were peeking for him) and he was already smiling, pointing and waving as he was approaching. That kind of genuine heartfelt energy really set our gathering off to an excellent momentum. He was very comfortable to be with. His energy was embracing and absorbing within our environment of guests, yet the consumate gentleman. My only wish is that I wish he could have stayed longer (I didn't realize it would go this well) but he did give us extra time..plus some of the neighborhood kids surrounded him (He really DOES look like "Santa") as he was leaving. We couldn't have asked for a better experience and Santa Courtneys visit was very much worth creating. 100% Happy.

I've had the pleasure of knowing Santa C for 2 years now, as he's been a part of Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles' Annual Walk For Wishes - the largest community fundraising event benefiting kids battling critical illnesses in LA County. Santa has brought joy to the entire Make-A-Wish family, from staff to volunteers, sponsors to board members, wish families to celebrities- he can put a smile on anyone's face. If you're lucky, he'll land you a spot on the nice list! Fantastic energy and spirit- looking forward to collaborate more. :)

My wife was so surprised with this! She didn't expect anything like this. Santa delivering in February is brilliant. He delivered roses balloons and chocolates in the most cheerful way ever.!! Santa looked like Santa!!! Unbelievable! Great idea for someone looking to step out of the box for thier loved ones!!! I'd definitely recommend this!!!

Santa Courtney went above and beyond for my sons Christmas themed birthday party.

He told stories to about 25 kids and answered their many toddler questions, and took lots of pictures with everyone. Couldn’t have asked for a more perfect Santa! - we will definitely be spreading the word and hirreing again.

I am growing my seasonal photography portfolio and was very impressed with the pictorial results I obtained with "Santa Cortney." He brought along his "Victorian look" clothes (a very nice gesture and more authentic than I had available) and the resulting photogenic captures gave me more picture choices than I could have ever hoped for. "Santa Cortney" is a most admirable professional and it was one of the more enjoyable sessions I have ever had with such a photogenic model. Thank you so much!

Santa Cortney made my grand children's holiday. He was amazing , his inter action was great. Perfect personality. I would absolutely book him again and highly recommend him to anyone

I am the type of person that chooses to believe in Santa no matter what ......Red sled Courtney Santa embodies the spirit and goodwill that Santa Claus symbolizes ...I was thrilled with him... And will use him for many many years to come 💕🎅🏼💕✨
His Santa Suit is “couture” his beard real .... the stuff dreams are made of🌟

Arrived on time. Was dear with the children. Never rushed anyone. Listened to every child. We all loved him!! Made our party special!

He is the real deal! Very happy with Santa. Extremely professional, very energetic, great with the kids and brought tons of joy to the kids. I would highly recommend him.

Santa Cortney helped us bring the holiday cheer to the East LA Parade!!! He was so joyful, he made everyone happy that day from the staff to the crowds watching the parade. He wasn't just a man in a suit; Santa Cortney brought his own creative holiday touches and spirit to the Christmas parade. Everyone was very impressed with his overall performance and we hope to work with him in the future for any of our holiday events.

Thank you so much Santa Cortney!! Happy Holidays!!!!

Santa Courtney was great, he showed up on time ready to go. He was great with our little ones and had phenomenal patience and engagement. Thank you again Santa Courtney

We just returned from an magical trip to Ireland. My husband presented me with our tickets with an amazing surprise...Santa O'Grady . I was so magically surprised and Santa O'Grady made the evening so much fun. He was our personal Irish Pot of Gold. What a wonderful beginning to new adventure. Go raibh maith agat! (In Irish: that’s a BIG GREEN Thank-You!”)

What a GREAT way to start our Fourth of July Holiday in Hermosa Beach!!
One of our very friendly police officers driving by was really fascinated by the wonder of Santa Courtneys "Look" so we took this photo and a couple others to share with all! This Festive Red, White and Blue Santa shared Goodwill, Joy and Happiness to all, and reminded everyone to be Safe on this Celebration Holiday. To "Share the Love for America and to Love one another." We had a GREAT gathering and received waaay more than we paid for in the quality from the handsome gentleman and by the way, it was worth every penny we spent for this experience! This Holiday Santa brought many smiles to many people! Thank you Santa Courtney!! You made our event and everyone's day. Thank you Gig Salad for making the hunt for the PERFECT Santa an easy one.

This "Bloke" was the most amazingly Irish-sounding and Irish-looking character I have ever seen! Whether he's St. Nick or St. Patrick, Cortney will make your event feel authentic! My wife was thrilled at the present and especially by the way it was presented and brought to her ! He made her feel so special !!!
Thank you for recommending "Red Sled Santa Cortney"
sincerely,
Erik.

Santa Cortney was soooo convincing that ALL thought for a moment that he was the REAL deal! The Face, the Voice, the Christmas Energy! We were all dumbfounded at his entrance coming down the hallway and it was so awesome that our hospital girl started to cry.