I spent the weekend creating wedding albums for a couple of my clients. I talked on Monday about how I love this part of the process. There is something in crafting a story from the images we’ve taken. Finding moments in the day that convey the story about who this couple is, what this day represents, the friends and family that were there to support them, the laughter, and the tears. I love placing the images onto the pages and crafting the narrative of that wedding day. It’s a beautiful way to relive the memories and get your images off the screen and onto paper. It’s important. So often in this digital world, there is less printed and more shared. Yes, we have images of everything from our morning toast to the well-styled desk we are working on, but how many of the true memories are visible in our houses? Printed for people to share in and see? Not enough. Not nearly enough. These are the books your children will flip through and laugh at. The ones your granddaughter will find and marvel at the beautiful young woman her grandmother was. To imagine her wedding day and a dress as big and white as yours was.

As you think towards your wedding day or remember what it was, what sticks out to you? For me a lot of it is a blur: I remember anxiously waiting for the ceremony to start and the moment I saw Scott at the end of the aisle. I remember bits and pieces of our first dance and dancing with my dad. And I remember talking with so many people. But as the memories shift and change, it’s the pictures and the video I go back to. And the moment I see them the day comes back in bright colors. And I see our families and the people we love surrounding us on that wonderful day. And I want that to be shared, not on a screen but on tangible touchable paper. This is why albums are the number one product I offer my brides. Not to increase our package price but because what you spend on them is more valuable than what you pay by tenfold. They are memories that won’t fade or get lost on a hard drive. But they will live in your homes until long after you are gone. They are a testament to your love and marriage and deserve to be displayed proudly.

And in order to create that story we love to help you plan your timeline of the day. So that the things you may forget are documented. So there is time to record all the hard work and love that went into the planning. We want your day to go smoothly and we forget sometimes that while this is a weekend routine for us, you’ve probably never done this before. So let us help you plan the day, capture your story, and craft your narrative to share with your kids, and their kids, and their kids. This is why we do this. So that when there are hard days you can remember where this all started. And when your daughter asks about that day you can show her your beautiful white gown. And when loved ones are no longer with you, you have pictures of them at your fingertips – the ones who shaped you and got you to this place. They aren’t just books they are legacies. If you haven’t ordered yours today make it a priority. Get the images off your computer and into a printed work. And for those of you who have albums we can’t wait to craft your story for you!