16th Oct 09
Lesley Pattinson
Being a wedding photographer gives a good grounding for all things weddings, you get to hear and think of all sorts of tips and tricks which I like to share if possible with future brides and grooms, after all there is so much to think about when it comes to weddings that any help is exactly that help!
So one thing that every bride and groom must do is thank you cards, the long task that can lead to a very achy arm, so to follow are a few tips that may help the job along….
First things first, get your thank you cards ordered early so they are all ready and waiting when you are. Or if you want to use an image from the wedding to put on the front of the card let the photographer know before the big day so they can shoot a shot accordingly and get it edited and over to you within a couple of days of the wedding.
Always send a proper thank you card as opposed to an email, if your guest have taken the time and trouble to get you a gift they will really appreciate you taking the time to hand write their card.
As son as you get your gifts try to write the thank you, it so much easier to to think what to write when you still have the excitement of opening the gift. Plus if the gifts don’t come in all at once, you get the thank you cards completed a bit at a time.
Don’t try to write the cards in too formal a way, write them as you would normally talk / write, that way they feel nice and personal to the recipient.
Try to say thank you and state the gift in the thank you card, again this makes it nice and personal for the recipient and they won’t feel its just a generated card that is the same as everyone else’s.
Set yourself a goal to get the thank you cards sent by.
If you want something unusual for you thank you cards, sending the main group photo as the card is always a nice idea as then every guest gets a copy, alternatively you can pick up lots of postcards on your honeymoon you can then take them home and use them I’m sure all the guests will love to check out what your honeymoon looked like.
Finally you could put a map on the thank you card with a mark where the wedding was, where you got engaged, where the honeymoon was and where you lived before and after the wedding.
Emma
October 18th, 2009 at 21:42
The image of the bride and groom is gorgeous, thanks for the thank you card tips too, not looking forward to doing mine!