Make Your Own Wedding Photo Album
A Bride-to-Bride (or Groom) DIY Guide
DIY Beautiful Wedding Photo Albums
As a bride (not too long ago) I know firsthand the importance of having beautiful wedding photos to cherish. As they say, your wedding photos and your memories are what remain after the big day has come and gone. In particular as a lover of photography, scrapbooking and home videos - essentially anything dealing with preserving memories – I wanted to make sure we had our bases covered. On our wedding day we were surrounded by our entourage: our wedding photographer accompanied by a second shooter; our videographer and his second camera person; plus my favorite uncle (an awesome amateur photographer) who came all the way from overseas to be my unofficial third shooter. So, you can say we hired our own paparazzi for the day!
Now that it's been about a year five years since I walked down the aisle, I've had some time to work on several wedding photo book and wedding scrapbook projects. In addition to photo books, I'd also like to share some ideas on how to incorporate your favorite photos into your wedding related projects including on your big day, and of course what to do with your wedding photos post-wedding.
UPDATE 3/18/2013: Although it's been a few years now, I'm still making wedding related photo books, which proves the point that it's never too late to make a wedding album! I often get emails from brides and grooms who have never done an album and finally want to make one for their anniversary. What's great is the technology keeps getting better and more product options keep popping up so I'll be sure to keep you posted!
Wedding Photo Album Ideas
*NEW* The Ultimate Lay Flat Photo Book Comparison Guide
Make Your Own Affordable Wedding Photo Book - A Bride-to-Bride Guide - Part I (Snapfish vs. MyPublisher Review)
Make Your Own Affordable Wedding Photo Book - Part II (Blurb vs. Mpix Review)
What is a Lay Flat photo book?
My Lay Flat Wedding Photo Book (AdoramaPix Review)
My Lay Flat Honeymoon Photo Book (Picaboo Madison Review)
My Underwater Honeymoon Photo Book (Apple Aperture 3 Review)
My Extra-Large size Honeymoon Photo Book (MyPublisher Deluxe size Review)
The Wedding Proposal Photo Book
Engagement Photo Book, Bridal Shower Photo Book & Bachelorette/Bachelor Party Photo Book
Wedding Photo Guest Book
Guest Book Pens Compared - What Pen is the Best to Use in Your Photo Guest Book? (UPDATED)
My Flush Mount Wedding Photo Album (MyPhotoCreations Review)
PhotoBookGirl's Dream Wedding Guest Book
Engagement Session Photo Album (BrideBox Lake Review)
Wedding Planning Behind the Scenes Photo Book
Other DIY Photo Projects for your Wedding
Custom Photo Save the Dates & Invites
Create Your Own Wedding Website
Wedding Reception Décor & Custom Photo Table Numbers
Top 10 Tips for for an Amazing Wedding Slideshow & Video
Wedding Animation – Wow Your Guests with your Love Story in Cartoon Form
Tips on Picking a Wedding Photobooth Vendor
I'm not quite done with my wedding photo projects yet - I still plan to do a wedding planning behind the scenes book to include all the pre-wedding day festivities (such as dress fittings, engagement party, bridal shower, rehearsal and rehearsal dinner). As you can see, even a few years later, I still haven't done all the photo books I plan to do, so if you're a little behind like I am, it's never to late to get to these projects! Now you may not be as crazy about photography and photo books as me, but I hope these posts give you some good ideas for your wedding projects! Stay tuned!
More Photo Book Resources
If you'd like to get more in-depth about how to get started, check out my How To Make Your Own Photo Book series.
If you'd like to see layout ideas check out my photo book idea gallery.
If you're looking for gift ideas, I've got the ultimate list of custom photo gifts for you! (it was written for this past holiday season, but many of these would make great gifts for any occasion!)
If you want to read about a specific company, go to my Photo Book Reviews page.
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