Tagged: Bridal Album

Whenever possible, typically dependent on time, I love to share wedding albums my clients design. Each one is unique and special. Plus, every wedding album turns out amazing. Not too long ago, Erika and Scott’s wedding album arrived in my office. I had just a few minutes to capture the album before I delivered to their waiting hands.

Erika and Scott chose a very classic and contemporary fabric for their wedding album. It’s a gorgeous gray, raw silk that features a very high sheen. The album is encased in a protective presentation box, held shut with a magnetic closure. The ribbon, while only decorative, puts a perfect finishing touch on the whole presentation. Within is an Heirloom album, one of two that I offer. The Heirloom features thick pages, which are stiff as boards. With extra pages Erika and Scott chose to add, the album weighs nearly 10 pounds.

A wedding album should be substantial. They’re supposed to last for generations. I want my client’s grandchildren to hold their album, so I have always been careful about album selection. This is why I insist on the hand-made approach, and why I use Cypress Albums. Dena and her team make it right the first time. Everything is hand-made and everything is custom. I even had the chance to visit Cypress as this very album was being made. Seeing the work in process really helped me to understand how seriously Cypress takes their work. What Cypress does is really amazing.

Below are just a few highlight’s of Erika and Scott’s album. I hope you enjoy!

I’m really appreciate good presentation. So I made sure to wrap up Erika and Scott’s wedding album and seal it nicely with a bow and tag. As I work on more client albums, I will share what I can. Definitely stop back to see more soon.

After each wedding there is a ton of work to be done. All the photos must be downloaded, backed up, culled and selects edited. Then digital copies are uploaded for online presentation, client discs created and meetings scheduled. Most important is drafting my clients’ wedding album. I always present clients with a draft album design because it eases the design process. Clients may choose to change a little or a lot, but a good draft offers an excellent starting place. The final album and presentation box just arrived for Molly and Dave, and I could not be more amazed with the results.

Like so many of my clients, Molly and Dave chose a matching proof presentation box and wedding album crafted personally for them by the amazing team at Cypress Albums. For the exterior, they chose soft tones of platinum and green. The Heirloom album is wrapped beautifully in Japanese bookbinding silk, debossed with their names and wedding date. They also choose to include a presentation box to preserve and protect their wedding album. The box is also a great display piece. Concerning color, their choice reflects something I recommend – match the exterior design to your home decor instead of your wedding colors. This is because the album often ends up on display.

For the interior design, Molly and Dave chose to stick with our contemporary, clean look. The wedding photos are simply presented on a white background to best highlight the imagery. This clean design is always in fashion, so their wedding photos won’t suffer from changing trends. Molly and Dave also chose to include detail photos, which provide context to the album.

Completing the set is the proof presentation box. Each wedding photos is professional printed and presented in the gorgeous box by Cypress. Like the wedding album, Molly and Dave chose to match proof box to the album design. I love how the soft green ribbon ties the two together.

A big thanks to Brooke for modeling. The album weights a ton, so I needed a strong lady. I love you, Sweetheart. For those reading, I just go word more results are shipping my way. Hopefully I will have a chance to show more client designs in the near future.