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Weddingbee’s Album & Album Design Series
Album Design Links: Part I

Most brides nowadays educate themselves on the different photography styles available. But did you know that there are several different album design styles out there?

There are many different approaches (traditional, modern, fun, etc), styles (colorful, minimalist, scrapbook-look, etc), and special effects (filmstrip, selective color, fading, borders, drop shadows, text, graphic designs, etc). Here, take a peek..…

Weddingbee’s Album & Album Design Series

ALBUM DESIGN SOFTWARE

• Adobe Indesign
• Album DS
• Gary Fong’s Digital Album Designer
• Kevin Kubota Auto Album
• LumaPix FotoFusion
• Page Gallery
• Photojunction
• You Select It

AWARD WINNING DESIGNS

• WPPI Album Competition Winners
• Jerry Ghionis

I. DIY Album Design
II. Album Design Process
III. Pictobook Album
IV. The Mysterious Album and How to Get One

Although many of these album companies do not sell directly to the public, some are willing to do so. It doesn’t hurt to ask, especially if you seem easy to work with.

Sometimes, the professionals underestimate us brides. I never needed to contact my album-maker’s customer service at all, save once…

I. DIY Album Design
II. Album Design Process
III. Pictobook Album

Reasons why high quality albums (such as flushmounts) are so mysterious:

• Album companies do not advertise to the public
• Many album companies do not sell directly to the public
• Instead, many only deal exclusively with photography studios
• Album companies are very protective of their price lists
• The only way to see and feel multiple albums in person is at a photography trade…

I. DIY Album Design
II. Album Design Process

Having a high quality album was very important to us. We consider it to be our first family heirloom. In the far future, the 4×6 photos will be curled and discolored in a dusty box, and even the JPEG files and DVD video will be obsolete due to technological advancements. But our album will last for generations and be…

DIY Album Design

When I first started our album design, I had no idea what I was doing.

I know I mentioned that Mr. Ant and I worked on our high school yearbook together, but the truth is we hardly knew a thing about current layout and publishing methods. Our yearbook club cropped photos by hand and used a dinosaur-age layout software. (Public school pride, baby!)

So, like…

Mr. Ant and I actually met while working together on our award-winning high school yearbook. Our teenage romance blossomed amidst layout designs, cropped photos, and publishing software. So when we got married many years later, it was only fitting that we have a kick-ass wedding album.

Here are 42 (out of 56 total) spreads that I custom designed myself for our album.

Photography by Tony Yang. Album…

A clever invitation design by Chris Maclean.

“Simply removing the dot from the word ‘claire’ reveals the word ‘dave’ proving that they really were meant to be together.”

Charlotte (from Sex and the City) had to convert to Judaism for Harry before he would marry her. For Mr. Ant, I had to convert to a Dallas Mavericks fan.

In the Church of NBA, rules of worship include:

1) Wearing matching jerseys on game night- I’m stunned that he’s willing to wear matching anything. But he actually requested that we both wear the customized Dallas jerseys that…

We’ve been married for some months now. I wasn’t expecting that newlywed feeling because we’ve been together for so long and passed that honeymoon stage a long time ago. In fact, I wasn’t expecting any changes at all because we’ve been living together for years.

But, for some reason, our love has grown exponentially stronger and deeper… and sillier and mushier.

Sure, there are still those days…

Too cute not to share. (From McLellan Studio’s blog.)

Quick background: McLellan Studios (based in TN) was planning a mock wedding portrait session for their portfolio. They bought the formalwear, scouted the locations, and chose previous clients Daniel and Amber (not engaged then) as their mock bride and groom. Before the shoot, Daniel asked the photographers what they thought of him proposing to Amber on the day…

I *heart* my photographer, Tony Yang. He truly captured the sweet moments and overwhelming joy that we experienced on our wedding day. I absolutely love love love my wedding photos!

You’ve been invited to a wedding for a couple who lives in NYC. They already have everything they could ever want… or more than they can fit into their tiny apartment.

or… You have a bridesmaid or groomsman who hails from “The City.” They’re very particular/ spoiled/ hard to please. (Blame it on living in a shopper’s paradise.)

What do you get them?? .. Here are some…

**Updated**

Why Wedding Photography Blogs Rock

- they feature the photog’s most recent material
- they often show multiple photos from the same wedding
- you get to know the photog’s personality
- you can drool over beautiful images and get all emotional from the story and captions
- you might discover the perfect bouquet, cake design, etc.
- they are constantly updated and verrrry addictive!

Here’s a list of >80 wedding photography…