I’ve shared wedding photos sporadically on the blog and digitally with friends and family, but I knew I wanted to create a tangible reminder of the day. After a good deal of research I decided to create our wedding album with Artifact Uprising and today I wanted to share what albums I considered, what the process was like of creating the album, and the end result.
The two albums I considered
I pretty much knew I would either get our wedding album from Artifact Uprising or Shutterfly. I’ve been a long time Shutterfly customer and have been happy with the quality of items I’ve gotten from them before, but when I investigated their wedding albums I wasn’t sold. They have two different layflat options and a standard hardcover book. I found the prices to be on the higher end and I wasn’t into the aesthetic of the page designs.
At Artifact Uprising there are a few wedding albums to choose from. I narrowed it down to the Signature Layflat Photo Album and the Wedding Layflat Photo Album, which is what I ultimately went with. The price and quality were most in line with what I wanted, and I quickly got to work narrowing down my favorite photos to include.
How I created our wedding album
- some details shots to set the scene
- photos with my immediate family
- a bride spread (yes, I got my own because I’m the bride!)
- bridal party and Joe’s family
- a portrait of Joe and one of me
- the ceremony
- the first kiss
- the first dance, best man’s speech, and cake cutting
- family photos
- friend photos and a final kissing shot
I chose to have some photos the spread across two pages and some that stretched across one entire page. I also switched up the layouts and made sure it wasn’t repetitive.
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