6 Tips to Writing Personal Thank You Notes

Becca Barrett Photography

I’ve recently been writing lots of graduation thank you cards. I’ve sent them to my parents, grandparents, mentors and close friends. I am graduating from college in less than a month and I have a lot to be thankful for. I didn’t get here by myself and I think it is nice to thank people you helped you accomplish things in your life.

I’ve never really sent out thank you cards before. So I looked up how to do it online (thank you google). Here are six tips to writing thank you notes that I have discovered…

1. Keep the notes short!
2. Use nice thank you note cards. Thick card stock is really nice!
3. Hand written notes are preferred when it’s a personal thank you, typed when it is professional.
4. Be specific on what you are thankful for. Mention a time or a place the person did something meaningful for you.
5. Do not have spelling errors (I type up thank you messages first, so I can use spell check).
6. Send the notes in a timely manner.

Welcome to the Grand Oaks Inn

Here it is.  The location of the wedding September 18th.  The Grand Oaks Inn.  It is beautiful and fits the couple perfectly.  I have some idea on how I’m going to use the location for the wedding photographs.  But for right now, here is the inn.

There was an old time, Americana feel to the inn.  The American flag was really pretty in the light.

I think I’m going to use this ledge to take pictures of the bridesmaids.

There was a little puppy walking around the grounds.

 

Here are some of the little details of the inn.

There were even horses there!!!

Photography: Bridget + Ken, Engagement Shoot

 

 

Time Together and Future Weddings

For the first time ever I’m living a way for a long period of time from home. Being so far a way at school makes looking back at home interesting. With tools like facebook, texting and twitter it’s really easy to stay in touch with people. However I do miss seeing things like this image. It’s of one of my really close friends Jess. I’ve know Jess since middle school (which if you know about my history you know how rare it is for me to have that much history with a friend…I think I really only have that type of history with Jess and Sara).

Though I can see pictures of what everyone did for Halloween and birthday parties, I no longer see the little images like this one anymore. I am thus really looking forward to going back home for thanksgiving and getting to see everyone!

I also wanted to announce that I have booked my second wedding shoot! Jess’s sister is getting married September 19th 2010 and I’m the photographer. So far it seems I have only photographed my best friends siblings weddings (so my besties better get more brothers and sisters or start walking down the isle themselves 🙂 ).

It seems it’s happy times for most of my friends back home in the love department. I can’t wait to see everyone again!