A better way to "thank" our photographer?

Re: A better way to "thank" our photographer?

• Jen4948 member

  

  July 2015 edited July 2015

  Throwing a picnic for your photographer and making her a special trinket seems over-the-top to me.  Remember, your photographer is a professional who was presumably under a signed written contract to do her job well for you and was receiving compensation for it.

  That said, I think that you could 1) write her a really nice thank-you letter for her services,  2) give her gushing testimonials that she can use in her marketing, and 3) write her really nice reviews for websites like Yelp.

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• justsie member

  

  July 2015

  I agree with Jen, gushing about her on social media/review sites is going to do way more for the photographer than throwing her a picnic. 

  

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• NowIamMrsKlein member

  

  July 2015

  We are getting our photographer a bottle of wine and a thank you card as she has been amazing and we will review the heck out of her and recommend her to anyone.

  
  

  Trinkets end up in the garbage. 

  

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  July 2015 edited July 2015

  What about writing a really nice review on her website and on The Knot?  Positive reviews are gold to vendors because it helps them get more business.    I don't doubt that is person is nice and generous with her services; however, she was trying to make you happy because she wants you to reccomend her services to family/friends. 

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• 00kim00 member

  

  July 2015

  Our wedding was a bit of a drive for our photographer (about 2 hours), so we provided her and her husband lodging for the night and breakfast the next morning. We also loved our venue and the owner. They're pretty new to weddings, so we gave them a book with photos they could display. They also have a dog who our kid loved. The doghouse was apparently a hand-me-down and had another dog's name on it, so our kid painted a sign for the doghouse with the dog's name on it. Plus we gush about them whenever anyone we know is getting married

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• STARMOON44 member

  

  July 2015

  Idk why anyone would want a trinket in the theme if your wedding? Write a nice review, send a thank you note, and tip her if you want to be generous.

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• WinstonsGirl member

  

  July 2015 edited July 2015

  Our photographers were amazing.  They asked for a great review if we were willing (yup).  They want positive reviews.  

  
  

  ETA - Oh, ours really appreciated being given the same choice for dinner as the regular guests rather than a vendor meal during the reception.  It was a husband/wife team who flew to Hawaii with us and no other vendors.  We sat them with my Brother/SIL who are friends with them too and asked their choice of veggie, chicken, beef or fish.  They were very appreciative of that 

  
  

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• zitiqueen member

  

  July 2015

  ferricfox said:

  I was wondering if anyone has ever done something special for their photographer (or other vendor) as a thank you?
  Our photographer is really awesome; she's given us a discount from her standard wedding costs because ours is small, she threw in an engagement shoot for free, and has asked if she could help do our decorations when we mentioned we were DIYing them (we accepted and we'll be building the decorations within the month).
  Since our engagement shoot was gratis, we threw a picnic for her and her husband, who accompanied her, and she seemed to really like the gesture. For the wedding, we were thinking about making her a special trinket in the style of our wedding, to give to her after the day is done.
  Has anyone done something like this, or something similar? Is there a different or better way to show how much we really appreciate everything she has been, is, and will be doing for us?

  Weird. I also think it's weird that she asked to help with the decorations.
  
  I agree with everybody else, give her a hell of a tip and reviews online. I think you've done enough.
  

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