Create the most awesome Wedding album ever!

HOW TO DESIGN wedding album THE PERFECT You probably spent months, if not years, planning your dream wedding. Even though every last detail of your wedding was beautiful, the flowers, the cake, the music and the food were all only enjoyed on that day. Your wedding photos are essentially the only lasting reminder of this joyous occasion. A wedding album is the ideal way to tell the story of your big day. Get an album Ways to create your wedding album designed Design your own album by the professionals DESIGNING YOUR OWN ALBUM Shings to keep in mind when making your own album Keep things simple Don't fluff up the album Don't cram the album with photos Do keep it timeless Don't be afraid of the dark/white space Balance your album with variety Showcase shots Sips for designing your own wedding album Organise your images Review all your images based on how important they are to you! If you're designing a digital album, divide your images into important and less important. For example, items you want as background images could be filed under "less important". Lay Out One Spread at a Time 2 Your album should feel harmonious. More important than the order is the flow of the images. Just like a magaine, an album is made up of spreads. Think about each spread (or two pages) as a whole. The pages need to relate to one another by content or style. Let the Pictures Speak for Themselves In the digital age, it's easy to fill your album with lots of cool digital stuff, but stay away from unnecessary clutter. Go with the pictures that get to the core of the emotion, not ones that look technically good. Think Chronologically Ceremony photos need to go before reception photos. Likewise, photos of the bride getting dressed with her bridesmaids should go at the front of the album. Include the Iconic Moments Don't forget to capture the iconic moments - the bride entering the church or place of wedding, the exchanging of rings, the look on the groom's face when he sees his future wife for the first time. These are all iconic moments that demand to be captured on film. So make sure they make it into the album. Don't Forget the Themes Like a magazine, it helps if a wedding album has themes or spreads. For example, if you've got some lovely black and white photos of the bride in her dress, put these together into a spread. Likewise, those high-color pictures of wedding guests getting a bit tipsy and dancing to the Bee Gees should all be kept together on a page of their own. Select Proper Album 7 A wedding album is something that should be timeless. Select the album carefully so that these precious memories remain unaltered, even after 30-40 years. Handmade albums with thick pages are especially recommended. Muot-Hare Photos in a Wedding Album Photos before Ceremony Photos at the Ceremony A picture of the wedding dress lying over the chair/bed An exterior shot of the ceremony site The bride's veil, garter, bouquet, and the wedding rings Guests arriving Bride dressing The maid of honor and bridesmaids for the ceremony walking down the aisle Solo picture of the bride in her wedding dress The groom waiting for the bride The bride and bridesmaids A close-up shot of the bride putting on make-up as she walks down the aisle The groom with his best man The father while giving his daughter away to the groom The groom while putting on his suit and fastening his tie A close-up shot of the couple's joined hands The bride with her parents The couple's first kiss leaving for the wedding ceremony Throwing of the rose petals as the newlyweds leave the ceremony site Photos at the Reception The best man making his toast to the newlyweds The couple's first dance The A shot of the getaway car car driving away Just Manied The newlyweds greeting the guests The father and the The wedding cake, the gift table, The newlyweds leaving the party daughter dancing and the buffet table GET AN ALBUM DESIGNED BY THE PROFESSIONALS dients Sipo for designing a wedding album for your The best way to create an awesome album is to have an efficient workflow. It's a step-by-step process that keeps your album creation fast and organized. Here's what makes an efficient workflow IT'S FAST You need to create an album in a reasonable amount of time so that it is profitable. IT'S EFFICIENT Don't waste time retouching things that don't need to be retouched. This is the professional photographer's job. IT'S COMPLETE If you do need to sharpen or retouch an image, make sure you have scheduled time into your workflow, and know exactly when you'll do them. IT'S FLEXIBLE Great design comes from the ability to experiment, and make changes on the fly. Make sure your workflow allows for lots of creativity in the design process. IT'S FUN Designing albums should be fun. You're taking your favourite images, and putting them together to tell a story! Workflow Have Your Photos Edited Make sure you've already chosen the final set of images that you'll be presenting to the professional for your album. Have them edited before handing them over. Get a Pre-Designed Album Go ahead and ask the designer to design the album exactly as they would like, without any input from your side. Don't worry about the outcome and ask the designer to tell the full story. This will help you create the best album possible since the designer can choose the perfect images to tell the story. Proof the Album Look over the album and talk the designer through your choices and preferences. Get the Edits Done Now that you have had a chance to see the pre-design album, ask for any edits that you may want. Approve the Album Once the editing is finished, and you're happy with the design, confirm that the album is good to go. Ask For Retouching Now that you know exactly which images made the final cut, go ahead and ask the designer to retouch them. Ask them to sharpen the required images and get them checked by you before printing. CНECK Go through all the finished files one last time to check them over. 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