Autographs from Yvonne
Many months ago, I decided I would attempt to get Yvonne’s autograph. At the heart of it, this site exists in the first place because I am a huge fan of her and her work. She continually impresses in both her career and public interactions.
I was lucky enough to have contact information for her agent, so I lovingly crafted a cover letter and addressed an envelope. I went to the post office and I bought two stamps — one for the trip to Cali and one for the trip back. With photos, letter and S.A.S.E. stuffed safely away, I dropped it in the box.
Then on the way home, I realized that I had made a fatal mistake. I had written the wrong zip code on the outer envelope. Worse, I typed the wrong zip code in when I bought the stamp. My chances of getting an autograph were doomed.
But today — after many months lost in the postal system I’m sure — I found a brown envelope on my doorstep when returning from running some errands. At first I was confused. Had my mom sent me photos? It looked sort of like her handwriting, but not quite.
Then it hit me — that was my handwriting. And my envelope; with a neat crease down the center from having been folded up and put into another envelope. Written and stamped on the outside were the warnings, “PHOTOS – DO NOT BEND.”
Abandoning the rest of the items in the car, I tore open the envelope with excitement (apologies to my wife for having to bring in the rest of the groceries by herself). Inside I found both of my photos; not only autographed but personalized as well.
Here at Strahotski.com, we follow Ms. Strahovski’s career and we talk endlessly at how great we all think she is. Though I needed no more confirmation to cement my opinion of Yvonne, this kind gesture from her means the world to me and I’m extremely grateful that she could take the time to do this.
So a special thanks to Ms. Strahovski! And thank you to all of the readers out there who put this site on the map. You’re all awesome.
October 3rd, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Yes, our site and our site members are awesome, as befits the awesomeness of our subject: Yvonne.
October 3rd, 2009 at 4:43 pm
What’s S.A.S.E?
Yay! I’m happy for you!
October 3rd, 2009 at 4:57 pm
It stands for Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope.
October 3rd, 2009 at 5:09 pm
So you mail a letter with an envelope inside already addressed and stamped?
Thanks.
October 3rd, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Yep!
October 3rd, 2009 at 9:21 pm
I’m happy for you too. Yvonne is awesome.
October 3rd, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Looks like your day had a wonderful surprise. Awesome. And I’m glad you got something to update your main page with. haha. =P
You let your wife carry the goceries? tsk tsk tsk.
October 3rd, 2009 at 10:17 pm
very cool, indeed. anytime you get a response from a celebrity about a website you run about them that doesn’t include a cease and desist order, you know you’re doing something right.
October 3rd, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Congrats on those autographs, they look awesome!! I felt the same way when I got mine in the mail!
October 4th, 2009 at 12:26 am
That is really cool. Yvonne is the best
October 4th, 2009 at 4:13 am
Just proves what we have all suspected all along, she is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. What a woman!!!
October 4th, 2009 at 5:00 am
can we receive autographed fotos in other country?in my case Portugal.
October 4th, 2009 at 5:02 am
Cool, nice that you got two, well deserved of course!
October 4th, 2009 at 7:13 am
Nice!!!
Yvonne is the best!
October 4th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
This is amazing, the cast of chuck is amazing! I am so jealous of the photo, I can’t wait for season 3!!
October 5th, 2009 at 6:20 am
i m really happy for u…u got pictures of her autographed!
is there any way that i can also have her autographs if i m from another country?
thanks for keeping everyone posted on Yvonne!
October 5th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
You are indeed a lucky man. Always wondered if she visited the site. Any chance of a heads up on the address to send a request to?
October 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Excellent story! Just goes to show you never know when you will reap what you have sown. Think of it as a small return on the loyalty and dedication you have shown to Yvonne and her career, plus some vindication for maintaining the standards on the site as you have.
October 5th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Awesome!! Looks like Yvonne was catching up on her mail…I also got a photo signed back from her over the weekend! It looks like it was signed in the same silver Sharpie as yours! She also signed something through the mail for me last year. She’s fantastic!
October 5th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
I ESPECIALLY LIKE the message on the top (first) picture. Apparently she has seen and likes you site as much as I do.
October 5th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
That’s such a wonderful story, I have tears in my eyes. I thought about sending myself, but I don’t have any physical photos to send, and even with the information her agent gave me, I didn’t believe that I would get something back.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:32 am
That is the most awesome story! Your a real lucky guy!
October 6th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
WOW. You had quite the experience. Kudos to you with your gifts from Yvonne. Lots of fans here are pretty envious right now. Lol. I hope you didn’t lock your wife out during your mail craze. Haha :p
October 7th, 2009 at 9:02 am
can i have a heads up on where to send mail to her? or maybe her agent?
October 7th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Same, I’ve just bought a photo and would absolutely love to have it signed by Yvonne. She’s awesome
October 8th, 2009 at 10:10 am
last year, i sent 3 photos to get signed by yvonne, and they came back personalized and even more awesome than before!
October 9th, 2009 at 12:11 am
nice…….she s really sweet…..
i still don’t have her address……. i want photos of her personalized too! where did you send it?
October 9th, 2009 at 8:53 am
For those asking for the address, I have intentionally left it off of the main post because I don’t want to be responsible for her getting swamped with requests.
The information you seek can be found with minimal effort via Google or even the search in the Strahotski forums.
I’m not trying to be difficult; just prudent.