Ideas for wedding album design

One of the most significant items of expenditure at a wedding is a photographer. And indeed this professional is like a magician - he is able to stop time. Each photo conveys the emotions of the people on it. (Ideas for a wedding photo shoot will tell you this article ). Looking through the photo album, you can recall your own wedding, take it easy, remember your own dreams of a beautiful future and look forward to tomorrow. Like any work of art, photography requires a decent frame. That's why, we propose to think about the beautiful design of the wedding album and offer our ideas.

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Working on a wedding album Making a wedding album Wedding album scrapbooking Necessary materials Manufacturing instructions First page Leading issue Chronological organization

Work on the wedding album

Creating a wedding album is hard, but enjoyable. Remember that you are creating a family relic that will remain with you for life. If the ideas do not come to your mind, and the photos are in the envelope for the third month, then follow our plan:

1. Do not go for it all alone.
   When you first see the wedding photos the impression is stunning. Call the mates, sister or girlfriend to help them select the best shots. Look for an assistant carefully - your tastes should be similar.

2. Choose wisely.
   Arming with colorful flashing markers or bright stickers. For each group of pictures, select your color and start sorting.
3. Decide which album you want.
   There are a lot of varieties of the wedding album. You can choose a classic matte photobook of the highest quality. More refined option - an album with silk pages in the Japanese style. The album made by own hands, gives the chance to show imagination.
4. Do not hurry.
   On average, the selection of photos and the creation of the album takes 6 months. Do not hurry and do the work in a hurry. However, try to fix your ideas about the album right after the celebration: they are very bright.
5. Tell your story
   Imagine that you are illustrating a book in which there is no text - the whole story has to be kept in mind. Are you sure that you do not miss important details? No doubt, stunning pictures of the bride and groom are found, but what about:
   • parents?
   • brothers and sisters?
   • close friends?
   • favorite relatives?
   Mixing photos of different moments and people, do not forget to vary the images themselves. Modern couples prefer reportage shots, however, in the album there should be a couple of staged (official) shots. A mix of black and white sepia and color-saturated frames will give your album additional dynamics. Photographers believe that the optimal ratio is 1: 3.
6. Do not forget the details.
   There are things that are able to give your product depth and originality. Here they are:
   • flower inserts;

   • wishes;
   • pictures of dishes and decoration of the hall.
7. Here comes the crucial moment when you need to create a three-dimensional puzzle from separate fragments. We advise you to arrange photos on a large table in groups so that they can be shifted. Remember: you tell a story. The easiest way to create an album in chronological order.

Another important detail - the transition from one section to another. A great way to make your "story in pictures" dynamic and consistent is the so-called "intermediate" photos. For example: a photograph of the outgoing couple - an excellent transition from the "registration" section to the "banquet" section.

Do not be afraid of experiments with size. Let one page of the album be completely filled with a huge portrait of the newlyweds, but on the other one will fit a whole kaleidoscope of small pictures of smiling guests. Well, now it's time to talk about the design of the wedding album.

Decoration of a wedding album

If you decide to design the album yourself, then in the shops you will be offered three types:

• book with dense pages, on which with stickers or double-sided scotch you can paste photos and decor;
• album with magnetic sheets: photos are placed on the page and sealed with a transparent film;
• album with plastic "files" for inserting pictures into them.

  You can also create a wedding album in scrapbooking technique. Depending on your preferences, you can choose the following stylistic design of the album:

• Classical. It is dominated by classic wedding colors: white, ivory, pearly pink. The inscriptions are executed in beautiful Gothic type with gold or silver paint in the embossing technique. The cover is satin or silk. The decor is laconic and elegant.

• Alternative. An interesting idea is an album in the spirit of minimalism with a wooden cover and (or) pages. Suitable if the wedding was in the country style.

• Shebbi-chic. The style of the shebby involves the use of materials with the effect of artificial aging, pastel shades, additional elements in the form of ribbons, decorative hearts, etc.

• Vintage. The wedding album can resemble the album of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers: yellow pages, black and white photographs, signatures made with calligraphy.
  On one of the pages you can draw a genealogical tree.

• Eclectic. Can be combined different colors, textures, styles of inscriptions. The form and nature of the photographs - any. The main thing is that it looks organic.

Wedding Scrapbooking Album

Wedding albums in the technique of scrapbooking are becoming increasingly popular. They are easy to make with their own hands, the main thing is to have quality materials and detailed instructions.

Necessary materials

To create the album you will need special large binding rings, thick cardboard, wrapping and decorative paper, punch, pencil and ruler, scissors, double-sided scotch, letter stencils, decorative elements. You must select the primary colors for the pages: there may be several. In addition, you need paper for finishing. To make voluminous inscriptions from the cardstock, the letters are cut and glued to a double-sided adhesive tape.

Great idea - a small envelope on the last page - for memorable trivia and photos.

Instruction for manufacturing

1. First, cut out the basics for the pages, they can be square or rectangular.
2. Cover the cardboard with colored paper, pay special attention to the corners. On the opposite side, we glue a sheet of bright cardstock.
3. It remains to punch holes and thread them on the rings.

The skeleton for the album is ready and you can fill it with photos and decorate.

First page

Each book begins with the main page: when you open the cover, you immediately get on it. The viewer should immediately feel the style of your wedding album. Since this is the only single sheet, it is appropriate to make an inscription, for example, the names of the bride and groom, the date of the wedding. You can pick a beautiful epigraph. For example: "Love is the only passion that does not recognize either the past or the future", O. Balzac. Here is also a portrait of the newlyweds. It can be a picture from a wedding, an engagement or just your favorite shot.

The rest of the pages are usually double. Remember that they are "read" as a whole, therefore, they must coincide in color design and eventful fullness.

Leading issue

Choose a leading theme for your album, it is not necessarily the same color or type of paper for each reversal. It is best if the photo style is the same.

Chronological organization

The sequence of events makes it easy to organize an album. Do not try to have the same number of pictures in each section. Do not forget about the signatures, including the poems. About wedding verses you can read here . Despite the fact that the photos speak for themselves, there are things they can not tell about, so do not skimp on the signature.

Here are the main points that should be given a place in the wedding album:

• Relations before the wedding. Put a couple of pictures from your dates (do not forget to specify dates), pictures of your favorite places.
• The story of the betrothal. In the form of the questionnaire, indicate: when and how was the proposal made? what ring gave the groom? Did he ask your hand from your parents? A great idea is to split the page in half and present your and his view of the event.
• Purchase a dress. Well, if you have pictures, if not, then make a list of the shops where you went, find the images of those clothes that were trying on.

• Preparations for the wedding. On the pages of this section, you can paste all your notes and plans, the seating plan for guests, invitations, etc.

• Force Majeure. Extreme situations when preparing for a wedding happen to everyone. Mention them in the album and accompany them with funny comments, clippings from magazines, snapshots. After many years they will make you smile.
• Wedding day. No doubt, you will have wonderful professional photos, but also use amateur photos, because they are more "live".

• Honeymoon. At least one page should be given to the continuation of the wedding - the honeymoon. Do not forget to indicate where he passed, and paste the brought postcard.

• Last page. On the last page put your wedding portrait, made by a professional photographer. Do not forget about the inscription, for example: "This is only the beginning." Thus, the beginning and completion of the album will echo.

We hope that the proposed ideas for the design of the wedding album will be useful, and you will create your wedding book - unique and magical.