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The earrings were designed to match the colour scheme of the bride’s gown (rich embroidered and beaded lace in autumnal gold tones); half of each colour in gold and half in silver. They were packaged in custom made silk lined pashmina gift bags (also made my me and a complete extravagance) with a printed and stamped gift tag (ditto).

The guests loved getting such a special gift and most wore them at the brunch the next day. They also proved to be a nice icebreaker as guests swapped pairs among themselves during the night.

I thought it was a cute and cheap favor idea for semi-crafty brides and worth sharing. I managed to get the DIY cost per pair (using online retail suppliers, not wholesale) down to around US$3 - using sterling silver, 14 k gold filled components, freshwater pearls and swarovski crystals, including the bags and tags. Which is pretty amazing and much cheaper than you’d think.

These are the DIY instructions:

Materials (per pair):
2 large (8-9mm) freshwater pearls
4 Swarovski 4mm crystal bicones
4 small (4-6mm) freshwater pearls
2 earring hooks or posts & backs (or DIY wires; 1 inch of 20 gauge wire per hook)
15cm / 6 inches of fine (24 gauge) gold filled or sterling silver wire
9 cm / 4 inches of thicker (20-22 gauge) gold filled or sterling silver wire

Tools:
Cutting pliers
Round nose pliers for forming loops
Flat nose pliers
Bent nose pliers
(www.beadaholique.com has a set of good quality pliers in a pouch for $15.99 not including postage)

(I definitely recommend practicing the techniques below with scrap wire before attempting with precious wire. The neater your wraps are the more impressive the finished product will be.)

Instructions:
-Cut the smaller gauge wire into 3/4 inch lengths with cutting pliers.
-Cut the larger gauge wire in half to get 2 2 inch long pieces
-Make a wrapped loop (clear directions with pictures here) with a 3/4 inch length of 24 gauge wire, leaving a 10mm tail at one end.
-Thread on a Swarovski crystal and using the flat nose pliers, bend the leftover wire over on itself to create a crimped loop that holds the pearl in place. With practice, you will be able to get this loop as small and subtle as a manufactured headpin. Trim any excess wire.
-Repeat for the other Swarovski crystal and each of the smaller pearls.
-Using a piece of the 20 gauge wire, make a bend 3/4 of an inch from one end. Begin to make a wrapped loop with a large loop (use the thicker end of your round nose pliers), being careful to slip the four smaller wrapped beads onto the wire and into the large loop before you wrap the wire tail. The beads should be positioned so there is one pearl and one crystal on each side.
-Wrap the long wire tail around the wire neck five or six times. This creates a stem and the right amount of space for the beads to dangle freely above the larger pearl. Trim excess wire.
-Thread the large pearl on the exposed wire and create a crimped loop as before and trim excess wire
-Using a pair of each pliers, twist the ear hook open sideways (the correct technique is listed here) and insert the earring.
-Twist the ear hook opening closed
-You have a finished earring!
-Repeat to make a pair.

Tips:
-Buying materials in bulk and online means great savings- If you are prepared to shop around for the best prices. The following suppliers sell in bulk, ship all over the world and have some of the best prices I’ve seen for the quality of their products:

Swarovski Crystals: www.anybeads.com
Genuine Swarovski crystals, great range at amazing prices.
(4mm bicones work out to 6 cents each not including postage)

Freshwater Pearls: www.integritypearls.com
These guys are great. Wonderful range of pearls to choose from and super cheap.
(8mm nugget pearls work out to 10 cents each, 5mm nugget pearls are 4 cents each not including postage)

Semi Precious wire: www.beadaholique.com
For sterling and 14 k gold filled wire, ear hooks or posts.
(Prices vary)

10KT 10/40 filled gold wire and .925 sterling silver filled SS/40 wire   www.catdancingranch.etsy.com
This wire is cheaper than standard gold filled wire as the gold layer is thinner. It is still perfectly fine for this purpose and the gold won’t wear off. Great range and great service; highly recommended.
(prices vary)

Please: Always be very, very careful when buying beads from ebay. I would suggest you first buy from reputable sellers like the ones above; but if you want to risk it, here are some tips:

-Swarovski crystals: should never have bubbles in the crystal and are never sold on a string. Look for a seller with a broad range of bead shapes and colours; the more they have the more likely they are to be the real deal. Swarovski crystals aren’t called “clear” “blue” or “red”, they have very descriptive names for each colour tone.

-Pearls: look for subtle colours. Brighter colours are more likely to be heavily dyed and fade or transfer dye onto your skin or clothes. Natural freshwater pearls are very rare; most of what you’ll see for sale are cultured freshwater pearls. Shell pearls are lovely but they are man made pearls; they have a reconstituted outer layer of nacre (the pearly finish). The only ‘natural’ pearl colours are muted pinks, peaches and purples. All the rest (including white and peacock) are bleached or dyed.

-Gemstones: Often the clear quartz family (citrine, amethyst, smoky quartz, crystal quartz) are sold as gemstones when they are glass. Look at the other stones the seller is offering. Catseye? cheap Gemstone Chips? Then I’d suggest they are synthetic. Bubbles are a dead giveaway. Likewise the ‘fruity’ quartzes are synthetic too (cherry quartz, pineapple quartz…). As is most of the stuff called “Moonstone”, which is actually synthetic Opalite. Real moonstone is a chalky white with rare flashes of blue. Opalite is a translucent milky white with yellow/pink/blue reflective tones. Most gemstones these days are colour treated or chemically altered. Very few sellers will actually tell you this! It’s not a bad thing, but just be careful not to pay more than what they are worth.

DIY Earhooks
There are lots of sources on the web, particularly this.
A ballpoint pen with a grooved rubber grip is the only tool you’ll need (other than pliers). Bending the wire around the pen gives a perfect bend that can be replicated again and again for a uniform finish. The rubberised grooves stop the wire from slipping while you bend it. Remember to file down the ends of the wire with an emery board to avoid rough cut edges cutting your guests ears!

All the best,
Emily
www.blossomluxe.typepad.com
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Talking to Jen was probably the most worthwhile thing I did in that first 24 hours. She didn’t answer the “what am I going to do” question like I sort of hoped she would, but she did explain what she had done, and why. She told me she’d taken guidance from Jewish tradition, in which funerals are non-events in comparison with weddings. Later, my boss would say something that sounded  awful at the time, but actually made a lot of sense: “At this point, you’re going to get married without your Dad there anyway, so why put it off?” And of course everyone–even me–would have to admit “it’s what he would have wanted.”

So a week and a half before my wedding, I dropped off a pair of “Father of the Bride” socks at the funeral home, and my future father in law called the tux shop to cancel Dad’s order, while his wife warned the florist that we’d need one less boutonniere. We had emailed all the vendors before we’d left for Illinois, explaining we’d be incommunicado and that frankly, they were on their own for all last-minute decision making.

For many, Dad’s wake was the first time they met Greg–we dated for three years, but in another time zone. In fact, since Dad and his wife had moved to another area years after I’d left Illinois, a lot of their current friends had never even met me…but they’d heard all of Dad’s stories. Over and over again I heard how proud he was of me, and how excited he was about the wedding. One couple even mentioned how excited he was to wear a tux, something he’d given me no end of ribbing about. On the other hand, the whole situation left some folks understandably speechless, or hopelessly awkward. One woman, upon hearing I was still getting married, sighed and said “Well, you gotta do what you gotta do.” As a groomsman later noted in his blog, “this left everyone speechless at the time, but later became an unofficial motto for the wedding.”

After the funeral, we spent another day in Illinois before returning to our home in Maryland to continue packing for the wedding in Massachusetts. My fiance received a few more RSVPs for the now-cancelled party, and explained the situation as gently as he could via email, then made contact with the vendors again. We bought a case for the flag from Dad’s coffin, and a tenth small memorial candle (adding to those for my mom and our grandparents), still without a clear idea on how they would be used. I looked online for ideas as to how to honor my parents without getting overly weepy, and decided to put photos of them on what would have been their seats. I very
quickly decided to walk down the aisle alone, but instructed Greg to come and get me if it looked like I wasn’t going to make it.

My June 17 birthday passed very quietly, as no one really knew what to say. The following day, we drove to Greg’s parents’ house (our venue) and tried to focus on the future. His family echoed a lot of what I’d heard at the wake, even though most of them had only met Dad once. We took a lot of time to ourselves during that last week, to Greg’s parents’ endless frustration (especially when we “accidentally” turned off the cell phone), but I knew the wedding-related questions they had were just not that important, and that they could make the decisions themselves if we forced them to.

As it turned out, seeing my relatives and Dad’s friends at the wedding wasn’t as horrifically emotional as I feared it might be, since I’d just seen them a week or so before. We built a makeshift “altar” out of a coffee table on stilts, and placed the flag and candles on it. I got down the aisle just fine, I didn’t break down when the priest talked about my Dad, and I just barely cried during the matron of honor’s speech. My aunt refused to sit in the row behind my parents’ seats, for fear she would break down, but later found out the photos I’d placed on them were kind of silly (apt for them), and a friend’s snapshot catches her chuckling at them. (Photos throughout the day indicate that when the ceremony chairs were moved across the yard to the tent for dinner, my parents’ chairs went untouched; they were still in place the next morning.)

The worst breakdown (so far…) came on the second to last day of the honeymoon, when I realized my dad would still be dead when we got home. After four days at work, I still encounter people who knew about one life event but not the other, so I’m never quite sure why people are hugging me until they say “I’m so sorry” or “I heard it was beautiful.” Because of the timing of the events, we get condolences cards, birthday cards, and wedding cards all at once. I probably did more growing-up in June than I did for years before: suddenly I’m no one’s daughter, and I’m someone’s wife.

photo by Elizabeth Home

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I knew that it would basically consist of a simple vase with a few of the flowers, but just those things wasn’t doing it for me. So in a brainstorming session on the phone with my mom (usually at 8am when I am driving to work), it came to me! My fiance and I have been buying milk in glass bottles ever since we found out that Harris Teeter sold it. So, we each switched to quart sized bottles and have been stowing them away.

During the collection process I have been in a ribbon quandary. One ribbon or two? Bow or label? Stamped or printed? I finally found my answer at myownlabels.com where I found JUST the right thing! The great thing about this website is that it doesn’t have a minimum order, so it was a cinch to just order enough labels for the centerpieces. Once they arrived, it was just a matter of putting them together! I started with this:

And I ended up with this!

The silk flowers are just to see how it will come together, but I will have fresh flowers for the big show! I love the way they turned out! I can’t wait to see the whole table put together with the antique linens and china dessert plates. And the best part is, after the wedding, we can return all the bottles to Harris Teeter and get our deposit back!!
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2.  The Rings – You may think, it’s just a ring, and it’s small, what’s the big deal? How much can it hurt the environment? The truth is, large scale mechanized mining used to obtain the gold for that ring can cause destruction to the land and poison the surrounding environment. In many cases mercury and cyanide are used to extract the gold from the rock. There are many options for eco-friendly wedding rings.  One example is greenKarat, a retailer and proponent of eco-friendly gold jewelry.  They provide information about each of their products explaining why it is eco-friendly; you can even track the “ecological footprint” of their product through “Green Assay.”

3.  The Flowers – Beautiful and natural, right?  Not necessarily, many of the beautiful flowers you see are imported from overseas meaning they have quite a “carbon footprint.”  And, unless they are organic, there have been a lot of pesticides used to raise them; in many cases chemical use is unregulated in some foreign countries.  One way to keep it “green” is to use locally grown organic flowers.  You can even try to grow your own flowers for your centerpieces!

4.  The Honeymoon – For most couples this is one of the most extravagant and expensive trips of their lives.  Why not dare to be different?  Try an eco-tourism option!  REI Adventures is one resource that has some great eco-friendly options that allow you to experience the natural beauty of North America and the Caribbean including hiking in the Canadian Rockies, cycling the Blue Ridge Parkway, or hiking, biking and snorkeling in Trinidad and Tobago. REI even offsets 100% of the climate-altering carbon emissions generated by all aspects of your trip by donating to support solar, wind and other renewable energy projects. 

5.  Donate your food and flowers -  Last and definitely the easiest to do is to donate your flowers to a convalescent home and the leftover food from your reception to a homeless shelter or “soup kitchen.”  Spread the joy from your day to those who are less fortunate.  This will be sure to brighten the day for many and also make you feel good too!

Any other green wedding ideas out there?
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Steps:
1. Bought the styrofoam balls (about 7 inches), Spanish moss, ribbon, and spray adhesive from Joanne’s Fabrics. Bought the silk gerbera daisies at WalMart. My mom already owned a hot glue gun, extra glue and wires (that we used).
2. First we used a metal shish kabob skewer (of all things) to create a half-centimeter wide hole through the center of the styro ball. The shish kabob skewer was the only thing strong enough to make a straight line through the middle.
3. My mom already had foot-long wire, so we took one and created a little loop at the end. We cut the ribbon about 4 feet long, knowing if it was too long we could cut it, but it’s harder of course to add on if it’s too short. We had two 15 ft. spools. I sent the ribbon through the loop on the wire, and “threaded” the ribbon through. So, at the top of the ball there was a loop and all the excess hung nicely out the bottom of the ball.
4. We secured the ribbon with hot glue at the top and bottom where the ribbon leaves the ball (it melts the styro a little). My mom taped paper around the ribbon to protect it in the spray glue process.
5. The moss was messy, but this was a detail we wanted to add..for fun, I guess. First we really worked the moss to get small, fine pieces and not chunks.
6. Sprayed the styro balls and then pressed/applied the moss by hand. Also just rolled the ball through the moss (which was on newspaper) and tapped all the loose moss off. Repeated that process two or three times to get good coverage.

7. The nice thing about spray glue was that it took no time to dry! So, we hung them for maybe five minutes and brought them in. My mom pre-clipped the daisies from their bunches and left a one and a half inch stem.
8. I stuck the daisies in and did not secure them–I think they are just fine! I did leave a little space because we wanted the moss to show through.

We were extremely happy with the result. I am still going stick some “blingy” crystals in the balls so they sparkle. This pic makes them look even brighter than they are, since the daisies actually have a sheen that normal silks do not (we liked it–we’re sparkle-y, sheen-y people).  

Tips/Things I’ve Thought About:
-Just buy more flowers than you would ever think would be necessary. If there are extras, you’ll find something to do with them. We finished three of four pomanders and my mom went the next day to get more flowers and bought enough for more balls. Ha ha…

-We might have used a less sheer, a beefier ribbon. I think they look great, but an orange satin ribbon might have been nice.

-Realize the first ball will always take longer. Ours was the “the dummy” and was trial-and-error. It was a little more beat up, but of course you can’t tell any more.

-We had to remember that we are hanging them from shepherd’s hooks, so we don’t want them to hang too low to the ground (since the hooks aren’t THAT tall). Whatever your plan is for the pomanders, keep that thought in your head the whole time so they don’t hang too high or low.

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I also added some Swarovski crystals all over but it’s hard to see in the picture.

I took my monogram to Kinkos, and asked them to blow it up to 28��‚�?wide (my runner was 36��‚�?wide x 125′ long). They printed 3 for me to choose from on large paper��‚�”it was really cool. Cost about $3!

I taped the large paper to my hardwood floor, centered the runner over it and adjusted it until it was where I wanted it. (The runner is kinda see-through, so it was easy to see). Then I just painted over the design with acrylic paint. It was pretty easy, and I was able to get pretty clean edges on the runner I had. It took me 4 hours to paint!! LOL!

Here are some basic instructions if you’d like to DIY your own runner:

What you’ll need:

• 36″ wide cotton muslin in length and color you desire. The fabric I uses was 36″ wide cotton muslin. This can be purchased at any fabric store, and is usually located with the quilting materials.
• A cardboard tube that’s at least 38″ long. I suggest using the telescoping mailing tubes. Cut off the ends and put the rough edges inwards, so the smooth edges are what show at the ends of your runner. Make the tube as long as desired and use tape to keep it from moving.
• Iron-on adhesive tape
• At least 4 yards of satin ribbon to use as pull cord
• Clear Packing Tape
• Scissors

Directions:

• Tape one end of the runner fabric to the cardboard tube.
• Roll fabric onto the tube; try to make it as tight as possible.
• Once completely rolled, use the iron-on adhesive tape to make a finished hem at the front of the runner.
• Insert ribbon through one end of the tube and feed through to the other side–tie ends together to create a pull cord.

To Paint Your Monogram:

• Enlarge your monogram by printing it out on your computer as a multiple page poster 3 pages by 3 pages (if your computer does not have this program, you can take your monogram to be enlarged at any photocopy store such as Kinkos or Staples)
• Trim the edges of each page and tape them together to create one large poster size monogram (skip this step if you took it to get enlarged at a photocopy store)
• Place your poster sized monogram underneath your fabric
• Trace with a pencil
• Paint!

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions :).

PS: Make sure to put some paper between the runner and the monogram so the paint doesn’t stick.

~ Modernbride07
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I ordered the letters (Silver Acrylic Mirror) from weddingcuts. They were so helpful and designed the topper in the exact same font as the initials on our stationery.

Note: you should consider the width of the top layer of your cake before deciding on the size of your letters. You don’t want to have your caketopper be wider than your cake. The top layer of our cake was 6 inches wide so I specified 3″ high x 1/8″ thick per letter. You also have the option of ordering single letters, words, shapes etc. Total cost including shipping $46.80.

The crystals, glue, tweezers and mat were ordered from tamisplace. They offered free shipping which made them cheaper than other places. I bought the colors light rose, rose and fuschia. There are a range of sizes but I ordered them in sizes 20ss and 16ss only. Just remember: the smaller the crystals, the less space they take and the longer you’ll be sitting there gluing each one on.

Getting started…

Done!

It took a few crystals to get the hang of it and not get glue everywhere. But it was easy to do after awhile. Warning: This was an extremely long and monotonous task. It took me a long 7 hrs to sit there and glue each individual crytal on. I nearly killed my eyes and back trying to get this done in one sitting. The things that a bride does for her big day

* When you initally receive your caketopper, don’t be disappointed with how plain it looks. Once you cover the crap out of it with the crystals, it’ll look damn magnificant! *

My cake inspiration pic

+ (caketopper pic from Knottie DRZwife)

= and the end result:

I totally love love LOVED my cake. It was like my first-born child. When you spend so much time on something (and lose half your eyesight over it), I guess you can’t help but grow an emotional tie to it.

Good news for those who don’t want to go the DIY-route, you can actually custom-order your crystal caketopper from topperswithglitz. They’re on the pricey end though, ranging from $100 and up. Some examples of their work below:

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I have a thing with visiting the ship’s chapel everytime we sail. We actually saw a couple get married on the ship the first night. They wore their wedding gown and tux to dinner! Later during the cruise we also got invited to a honeymooner’s gathering and we got to meet all the other honeymooners on the ship (about 10 in total). We got free champagne, mimosas, cake, and deserts as well as a private room for 2 hours to dance and mingle.

Last year we had just gotten engaged so we did this at the chapel.

This year we got married so we decided this would be better.

Our first night at dinner, Paul and I sat at an 8 person. We actually became good friends with one couple close to our age, and spent most of our time with them when we weren’t alone. We exchanged emails and hopefully we will stay in touch.

The first Saturday of our cruise was our one week anniversary of being married, so Paul surprised me with this!

It was waiting on our bed when we got back from dinner along with a bottle of champagne.

Paul and I both took full advantage of the pools and hot tubs on the ship. Since we had second seating for dinner, we went to the pool deck everyday around 6 when most people were at dinner and we got a hot tub and a pool to ourselves almost every time!

Our first stop was St Thomas!

Paul and I did an excursion on this island. We went snorkeling with wild sea turtles in a place called Turtle Cove and rode a pirate ship to get to there. Here is the other ship in front of us.

I had gone snorkeling in Bermuda with Paul and really didn’t enjoy it. They just boated you out to the middle of the ocean where the currents were really strong and didn’t give you much of flotation device. So I was worried about going again, but this time it was so different.

The water was calmer and warmer and the life vest actually worked in keeping me afloat so I was able to enjoy myself. Paul and I saw 4 turtles and even got to see one surface in front of us. We also saw lots of fish and some sting rays (babies!) It was an awesome experience! Stupidly Paul and I forgot to bring an underwater camera so this is a shot from the ship’s website.

St. Thomas at night.

The next day was St Maarten. Paul and I had made friends with the couple who sat with us at dinner, and they were planning on going to Maho Beach. Eddie, the guy, works for an airline company and thus loves planes. Maho beach is right by an airport and the planes literally fly right over you as you play in the ocean. It was a really neat sight. And the water was as blue as you can imagine.

Our friend got us these slippers as a wedding gift, so we left these footprints all over the beach.

The next day we arrived at Puerto Rico. Paul and I went horsebacking through the rainforest!

These dogs followed us the entire time. Here we are at the rest place.

Unfortuntely horse back riding pretty much took up our entire time in Puerto Rico so Paul and I definitely want to go back.

Our last island was Labidee, privately owned by Royal Caribbean off of Haiti.

The boat couldnt dock close to the island so we were tendered by ferry.

Since Paul was pretty badly burnt, we stayed out of the sun most of the time and enjoyed things in the shade.

The next night was the second formal night. Paul forgot our garment bag at home so he had to rent a tux and I had to make do with what dressy clothes I had with me in the bags. Please excuse my dressed downess compared to Paul.

That night was the midnight buffet. The food was amazing!

Finally here are some towel animals Percival, our state toom attendant, left for us each night in our room - elephant, monkey, sting ray.

Thanks for reading! We had a fabulous honeymoon!

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Anyhow, after a while, she confirmed that the order was not received and told us to re-upload. So we did. Again, we used the same pictures, same order form but only changed the size of the albums. (Note: they do not combine orders to save on shipping, in case anyone is wondering).

Well, we received our books today: 2 Deluxe Hardcovers in Celery (default color on order forms) and 2 Classic Hardcovers in Ivory (original orders - Ivory). We contacted them by email (chat was down this morning) and told them of the inconsistency. Their reply was non-responsive — they merely confirmed that the books were delivered to the shipping address.

Their chat was finally up so we addressed the issue there, to which the reply was: “I can see the order was placed with the ivory linen cover. At this time we can reprint the books with the celery linen cover with a 50% customer courtesy discount.”

My (censored) reaction was “WHAT?! You want me to pay for your mistake?” He/She replied: “Again I am sorry for the trouble we put you through. You can also submit feedback through a survey with the option to win a free book.” Being baffled and fed-up with the matter-of-fact responses from them, we ended the chat. We know we gave up and did not put up a fight. But showing how upset/mad we were in words over a chat was not getting anywhere.

Summary: We will not order from them again. The ordering hassles - not being able to place different album orders at one time is crazy - and their lack of customer service is enough for us to take our money elsewhere.

We don’t mind the celery cover. As to the quality of the albums, they were better than expected. The pictures were printed on a glossy, heavier stock paper (not as thick as cardstock but not thin like a magazine — somewhere in between). If the fiance doesn’t object to his pics being posted on Weddingbee, I’ll send pics later for ya’ll.

Nhi
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Once the slide size was set, I then designed our pages to my little heart’s content. Graphic design in PowerPoint is soooo easy — you might not have as many features and special effects as you get in PhotoShop, but honestly, those features kind of scare me. And (if I do say so myself), our page layouts turned out really well with just the simple functions available in PowerPoint. You’ve got your standard resizing and cropping, but you can also rotate pictures in 1-degree increments, add text over pictures, create a “watermark” look (by drawing a rectangle and filling it with gray, and tinkering with the transparency percentage), etc.

Each page in our album was its own slide. Once I was done with the whole thing, I saved each slide individually as a .jpg — go to “Save as,” and in the dropdown list next to “Save as type,” choose JPEG. You can try saving the whole thing all at once by clicking the “every slide” button in the window that pops up after you hit “save,” but this made my computer crash, since the file size was so huge — huge resolution plus huge picture files plus “every slide” equals unhappy laptop. Which reminds me — save your work as often as you can!

I then uploaded each .jpg file into the MyPublisher software, made whatever spacing adjustments were necessary, and voila! Within ONE WEEK, we had our wedding albums! MyPublisher is based somewhere in NY state, so we actually received our albums the day they sent us the email saying that they had shipped them out.

The one teeny, tiny little thing I wished I’d done was to account for the binding margin a little bit better. Clearance of about 1/8″ would have helped, I think. But nothing important in our album is cut off at the binding. And the albums are sooo beautiful! High-quality paper, great printing, beautiful binding… I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.

I’ve included a picture of the cover (with ivory linen binding), and some representative layouts — the title page, pages with a “watermarked” picture in the background, full-bleed pictures, text overlays, and “frames” of varying transparency placed on a full-bleed picture.

You can view all the .jpg page layouts of our album, on my knot profile stinasim.

Christina
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