Somehow, when we planned our small wedding last year, it grew and got more complicated than I cared for. The one thing we both knew we wanted was to have at least a few nice photos to remember the day with.
I’ve had friends get married in the past that had paid thousands of dollars for a photographer to snap their every move, as well as pay thousands for a published “photo book.”
I, on the other hand, knew that I only cared to have a few great pictures, rather than the current trend of having the photographer snap 1,500 average pictures. I also knew, I would create and publish my wedding book, on my own, online, for 1/20th of the price others pay.
I chose to mix black and white prints with some color prints to add a professional touch to the album.
My husband, for one year, kept asking me to put the photos in an album, but I never did. I had secretly decided to make him the photo book and give it to him on our 1 year anniversary, which I just did in April.
I chose, and edited the photos online using PhotoShop to crop or brighten or change to black & white. One picture, my 14 year old cousin had taken with her Iphone and I edited and added to the album.
I then researched and found a site called blurb.com to help me create and edit the book!
This is a copy of mine, take a look! The link is below if you decide to try your own!
My wedding photo book was shipped to my front door for under $70 within a few weeks of completing it online.
My next photo project will be just clearing all the old pictures off my computers and making a regular photo album again with blurb.com !
-September 14, 2012
–SDS
