Picture perfect spots in OC for your holiday card

Visitors to Fashion Island in Newport Beach stop by to take their photo by the 90-foot Christmas tree and gifts surrounding the base of the tree on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023…in Newport Beach. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

By Heather McRea | hmcrea@scng.com | Orange County Register

PUBLISHED: December 16, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. | UPDATED: December 16, 2023 at 8:02 a.m.

Visitors to Fashion Island in Newport Beach stop by to take their photo by the 90-foot Christmas tree and gifts surrounding the base of the tree on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023…in Newport Beach. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Tearle family, Sara, 7-month-old Eloise, Sam and their dog Alfie, have their photo taken beneath the Merry Kiss Me arch during the annual holiday light display for Happy Harbor Days in Dana Point on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. T(Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A reindeer on a bench and a large holiday ornament on W. Birch Street in Brea on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Troy Maydon of Mission Viejo gives his 3-year-old daughter Sydney a kiss beneath the lights while visiting the Happy Harbor Days annual holiday light display in Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. The event is sponsored by Dana Point Harbor Partners. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Visitors to Fashion Island in Newport Beach stop by to take their photo by the 90-foot Christmas tree and gifts surrounding the base of the tree on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023…in Newport Beach. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Visitors to Fashion Island in Newport Beach stop by to take their photo by the 90-foot Christmas tree and gifts surrounding the base of the tree on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023…in Newport Beach. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A holiday nutcracker and Christmas tree at the Brea Civic and Cultural Center on E. Birch Street in Brea on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A holiday ornament sits near the Christmas tree at the Brea Civic and Cultural Center on E. Birch Street in Brea on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Visitors to downtown Brea walk past a large holiday ornament on W. Birch Street in Brea on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Visitors to Fashion Island in Newport Beach stop by to take photos by the 90-foot Christmas tree just prior to the 50 Nights of Coastal Lights which includes snowfall, music and a choreographed light display on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A family takes a photo by the Santa display at the Happy Harbor Days annual holiday light display at Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. The event is sponsored by Dana Point Harbor Partners. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Families enjoy the Happy Harbor Days annual holiday light display at Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. The event is sponsored by Dana Point Harbor Partners. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Visitors to downtown Brea walk past a large holiday ornament on W. Birch Street in Brea on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Families visiting Fashion Island in Newport Beach enjoy the 50 Nights of Coastal Lights which includes snowfall, music and a choreographed light display and take photos by the 90-foot Christmas tree on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Families visiting Fashion Island in Newport Beach enjoy the 50 Nights of Coastal Lights which includes snowfall, music and a choreographed light display and take photos by the 90-foot Christmas tree on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A woman walks her dog past a holiday gingerbread decorated sleigh outside of the B.CANDY store on Pacific Coast Highway in Corona del Mar on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A woman walks her dog past a holiday gingerbread decorated sleigh outside of the B.CANDY store on Pacific Coast Highway in Corona del Mar on Saturday, December 9, 2023. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A woman walks her dog past the Happy Harbor Days hashtag sign during the annual holiday light display for Happy Harbor Days in Dana Point on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. The event is sponsored by Dana Point Harbor Partners. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Shane Huiberts of Dana Point walks with his 18-month-old daughter Hailey along the giant letters of the Happy Harbor Days hashtag sign at the annual holiday light display at Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. The event is sponsored by Dana Point Harbor Partners. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Families walk through the holiday lighting at the Happy Harbor Days annual holiday light display at Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. The event is sponsored by Dana Point Harbor Partners. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A stack of beach ball ornaments adorns the roundabout at the Happy Harbor Days annual holiday light display at Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. The event is sponsored by Dana Point Harbor Partners. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Children run around the giant lighted whale sculptures at the Happy Harbor Days annual holiday light display at Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. The event is sponsored by Dana Point Harbor Partners. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)