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The below are by far my two favorites from this session. So dreammyyyyyyy!

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So, I’d like to talk about albums. But first a little story. Earlier this year I decided to go with KISS Wedding Books as my album vendor. I think they are fabulous for a multitude of reasons and I’ve shown you a couple of them in the past (here and here). Well, this week I went to an SEO Workshop (PS. you won’t see me in the video of testimonials from the day because I got horrible video fright, still pictures are just fine, video is terrifying) with about 30 of my industry peers, and the last person to enter the room was one of the owners of KISS, Shaun Austin. I didn’t know who he was, but once he identified that he was the owner of this fabulous company I couldn’t help but yell “I love you!” like some kind of groupie!

Ok. Weddings. Photography. Albums. All topics of discussion. This last weekend I got my latest package from KISS (perfect timing by the way, it came just before a meeting with a prospective client and I think she liked it ) and I decided the next topic of Education Nation will be albums. I was originally thinking I would end this series with albums because the album is the final phase of the wedding photography experience but because it’s my series and I can do whatever I want, I’m skipping ahead a little.

When you are planning a wedding, it’s overwhelming to say the least. There are so many decisions to make and details to oversee. Once you’ve decided who your wedding photographer is going to be, you typically then have to decide which of their “packages” is right for you. For the most part you are deciding how many hours of coverage you need, how many photographers you need, and then which finished products you want after all is said and done. The way I structure my photography collections you can say “hey I’m completely overwhelmed right now, can you just show up and shoot and we’ll make the decision about what we want later?” and that’s totally fine. Or you can choose a package that has an album built into it.

The wedding photography album is the ultimate final product from your wedding. Within your wedding album contains the dress, the shoes, the I do’s, the kiss, the intimate moments, the fun, the cake, the food, the bouquet toss, the love. In one neat little package you have all the memories from your day in an album that will last your lifetime and can be passed down through generations. This one place is the only place where your wedding lasts once the day is over and everyone has gone home. I think it’s obvious how important I think the album is to telling and re-living the story of your special day. Having the wedding album to store these moments for you is much more presentable (and impressive!) than keeping them on the CD of images that get hardly any play. So when planning your wedding think about the photography and think about what you will do with the photographs once the day is over.

This sample album is 12×12 inches square in lime green! You can also get 8×8 or 10×10. And now introducing 4×4 “brag books.” These little 4×4 albums are an exact duplicate of your larger album but small enough to keep in your purse or pocket. And they are seriously so incredible! You can get your albums in several different colors I just like green.

Please enjoy Aundrea and Doug’s (engagement, wedding, day after) wedding album. You can see the full album design slideshow here: THE ALBUM.

How cute are those little albums?!

Here’s the full ALBUM again in case you missed it.

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Aundy’s sister and maid-of-honor, Gina, was handed a microphone so everyone could hear what was going on as the gifts were being opened and let’s just say Gina kept everyone laughing the whole time.

The day was filled with many sweet moments, surprises, and stories. When she opened the knives, she told everyone the story about how Doug cut himself with those knives at the store while registering for the gifts and had to go to Urgent Care!

One of the best surprises of the day was when Aundy’s BFF, BreAnne, gave her gift. She surprised Aundy with a trip to Seattle at the end of the month! This is the look on here face when she realized it:

Not only did BreAnne surprise her with a trip, she created the most fabulous way to tell her about the trip. She decorated a mini suitcase and an accordion pull out that had a different clue on each page. It was so beautifully done! I love it!

She was very excited about her gift from me. I’m obsessed with guest sign in books from KISS Wedding Books. They are like a yearbook of your engagement pictures for the guests to sign.

Her mom checking out the album:

She got so many amazing gifts. She has such wonderful friends and family!

We has such a fabulous time, I can’t wait for the wedding!