We’re changing things up, today!  Usually, I let you get a quick little sneak peek via blog post of a couple’s wedding.  However, this Texas duo is out of town for their honeymoon and I don’t want to spoil the surprise!  Luckily for you, they’ve already taken a gander at the WEDDING ALBUM I’ve designed for them!  Yep!  WEDDING ALBUM!  You can also take a look into their day by clicking the photo below or visiting: http://albumapprove.com/client/39832

I use KISS albums and love them!  The wedding album is every couples’ first family heirloom. KISS Leather albums look timeless and have hard pages that won’t be easily damaged or torn.  My favorite feature is that each spread is printed on a solid piece of photographic paper.  Aside from using better grade paper which makes your photos look better, this also means there is no gutter in the middle of the pages!  The photo above is the very first spread of the album and it will look… just like that – without putting a slice of seam at the back of Alex’s hairdo!

Some photographers, like myself, give each couple the digital negatives for their big day.  As a past bride, I wanted my digital negatives and believe that if I wanted something, that there may (possibly) be other brides out there, who, like me, also want their digital negatives.  Couples are more than welcome to take these images and make their own albums.  Some brides like being creative and seeing their dream day being completed in the form of an album.  That is absolutely perfect.  I’m a big time scrap-booker and enjoy piecing photos and various other memorabilia together.  For everyone else who doesn’t enjoy spending hours sorting through the entire edit of wedding photos, having them printed, picking them up, then deciding which go best in which order, and glueing them to pages in an album, having your photographer design and deliver a beautiful album may be the best option for you.

We, as wedding photographers, already know which photos we would put together for your album and which to leave out.  Yes, you, the bride, will always have to option to swap out a photo or two, if you decide to.  Wedding photographers also know that the best order for your album is usually chronological and will ensure your gorgeous photos are displayed in a way that makes the most sense to the viewer.  In Brian and Alex’s album, their first dance was before dinner and before their sunset portraits.  I put their first dance out of chronological order, because it makes the most sense to put indoor reception photos next to each other.

Another perk of letting your wedding photographer design your album is that he or she is already familiar with  design software.  You don’t have to learn it.  This past weekend, my sister was designing a card to send out to friends and family, but certain parts of the card template were unable to be changed.  She was forced to use their layout and wording.  Certain online album builders force the same thing on users.  They may also offer only “trendy” color options that won’t look as good in 30 years when your kids want to look through their parents’ wedding album.

The wedding album and wedding video (if you hired a videographer) are the only tangible things you’ll have left from your wedding day.  You’ll always have the memories and feelings from your big day, but the album and video are the things you can share with others for decades to come.

Enjoy your week,

Mylah Renae

Austin, TX Wedding Photographer

www.Eureka-Photography.com