Tips and guide on making and designing your wedding album.
Ever wondered how to create and design your wedding album?
Your wedding photos do not have to stay in your hard drives or phones. In fact, print them out into prints or an album. Your wedding album makes a nice coffee table decor as well as talking piece when you have friends and family over. Such a great way to share stories from your wedding day and also to relive it while holding onto something tangible.
Are you ready to make your wedding album but also unsure where and how to start designing yours?
It’s really fun to design and make one, but starting is always the hardest. In this guide, I am going to share with you a few things to consider and answers to some frequently asked questions on how to create and design your wedding album. Let’s go through them together!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Choosing sizes
- Number of spreads (pages)
- Album paper option
- Wedding album cover material
- Wedding album cover colour & design
- Parent albums
- Frequently asked questions
> How many pages to include in my wedding album?
> How many photos to include in my wedding album?
> How to choose layouts for my wedding album?
> What type of photos should I include in my wedding album?
> What does a full spread with one photo look like?
> Do I get to review my album design?
> Can I just get you to design the layout and I print the album myself?
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Choosing Sizes
Choose from 3 sizes. 10×10, 12×12, and 12×9 inches.
Number of spreads (pages)
Your choice of either 20 or 30 spreads (40 and 60 pages left and right, respectively). I recommend having 30 spreads if you have larger/longer day wedding.
Album paper option
High quality wedding albums often come in a museum grade lustre paper of 1mm thickness, made to last a long time. Choice of white or black paper. Most common choice is white paper.
Wedding album cover material options
A variety of album cover materials such as linen, leather, vegan leather, silk, cotton, suede, velvet, and buckram.
Wedding Album Cover Colour & Design
You get to choose your album cover colour depending on what it comes with your material choice. It also comes with a custom engraving of your choice.
Parent albums
Parent albums are duplicates of your wedding album of either the same or smaller size.
Frequently asked questions
How many pages to include in my wedding album?
Depending on how long or large your wedding is, on average people go for 30 spreads for a 7 hours or longer day, if not 20 or 25 spreads for 6 or less hours.
How many photos to include in my wedding album?
I always recommend picking around 100-140 first and then narrowing down to around 70-100.
I recommend having 1-6 images in 1 spread (left to right), the average is about 3-4 images. Preferably not to have photos too clumped on 1 spread unless you really want to make an exception.
How to choose layouts for my wedding album?
Usually, there are templates provided by the designing program you or your photographer use. Lay out your photos in a sequential way by the events throughout the day. Less is more on each spread but there are some exceptions like family photos and dance floor photos where you could have between 5-10 photos in 1 full spread.
What type of photos should I include in my wedding album?
My couples usually go with the hybrid approach of selecting their favourite photos and letting me do the final curation. Or they would give me full selection from the start with their must-have photos. If you’re going to choose by yourselves, I recommend selecting images that summarizes the day. 2-5 photos for each event of the day. Getting ready, first look, ceremony, family photos, etc.
What does a full spread with one photo look like?
I also always recommend dedicating a full spread with one amazing photo of yourselves. It just looks so good covering the pages from left to right.
Do I get to review my album design?
You have 3 reviews to request any changes after the first design is sent to you.
Can I just get you to design the layout and I print the album myself?
Yes you may. After your photos are selected, I can help you design your wedding album to tell your story at its best.
I hope these answers have helped you along your wedding album journey. If you’re looking for someone to design and make an heirloom album for you, send me a message and let’s work together on yours immediately.
