Storybook wedding album
Storybook wedding album
I have been providing storybook wedding album for about 9 years now. They are steadily becoming more and more popular, although I also offer a slightly more traditional (I prefre the term “classical”) style of album as well.
I used to get them made specially for me by a semi-retired bookbinder in Australia. His work was fantastic but the shear distance made things quite difficult. About 6 years ago I started to use Graphistudio in Italy, the world’s leading manufacturer and pioneer of the storybook wedding album format. Being a lot closer to home certainly helps!
I do all of the design based on the images that the newly wed chose. I do not send off images to be designed for you by somebody who wasn’t at your wedding and who doesn’t know the story of the day. I don’t use pre-made templates either, each page of every album is designed from scratch to show off the images in the best possible way.
Versatile storybook wedding albums
They are available in a range of covers from personalised soft silk to spectacular metallic and transparent covers, your chosen images are printed directly onto the page and then bound into a book to produce a stunning magazine style wedding album that is certain to impress. The albums are produced from the finest materials with thick durable pages which have a beautiful vibrancy to them.
One great advantage of the storybook wedding album is the exact replica copies that can be made which gives a more portable full record of the day. They come in a range of sizes starting from 4 inches up to 14”, these are very popular and make great presents for parents and the bridal party.
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We’re just getting into weddings to fill the gap when commercial shoots are down. You have a ton of useful information here. I’ll help spread the word. Keep up the great work. Best regards, Jeff
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This is a great showcase for your professionalism.
I love it, I’m looking to provide my clients with something similar to that. About how much does it cost to get them made?
There is no better investment of time than to make a storybook wedding album. Thanks for inspiring me!
i like that storybook wedding album, thanks for sharing.
Very, very neat.
Is it not a good for a wedding album to have it online?
Wonderful post, very good information. Thanks!
Thanks so much for sharing your post! I love the vibrant colors in the album.
I have been considering using GraphiStudio Albums for my pictures, and therefore found your post very helpful! Thank you.
These wedding albums are great! Have you ever offered DVD slideshows?
Yes I do, they are quite popular.
plus I also post highlight slideshows on my blog and facebook. Take a look around you’ll see a few!!
Hi Shaun,
Just came across this post and was hoping you can shed some light on Graphistudio’s service and product.
My wife and I came across them at the Focus on Imaging exhibition back in March, and have ordered a free sample set from them. We’re just waiting for them to be delivered now.
What I wanted to ask you is, Graphi being based in Italy, are they reliable and what is the quality of the wedding albums? In the 6 years you have used them, how many complaints, if any, have you had from your clients regarding the album? Can you recommend other quality album suppliers that you have used?
Sorry about all the questions..
Based on what we saw at the exhibition, I personally quite like Graphistudio’s albums, but thought I’d ask the opinion someone who is actually using them right now.
In my opinion graphistudio wedding albums are the best – there are some other manufacturers that are as good but a lot more that are worse quality.
They have a very good ordering and tracking system and turnaround is pretty good. Had a few slight issues and have always got it sorted.
Being based in Italy is not really a problem as they ship DHL and it arrives in a few days.
Thanks for that Shaun. Appreciate it.
I was looking to offer my clients a number of albums to choose from. What other companies would you recommend I use?
I was thinking of having getting storybooks from 2-3 different suppliers, and maybe a couple of traditional albums from others. If there is a company that does it all then even better..
Jay, have a look at Queensberry. They supply digital story book styles as well as more traditional matted styles (although still digitally produced). More pricey than Graphi, though.
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Randall, thanks for the suggestion.. I actually looked at their albums at the Focus exhibition and wanted to go with them.. but at this stage I don’t think I’ll be able to push them at their prices..
Maybe after I’ve done a few weddings and I might..
Do you know any UK based suppliers of similar (or better) quality but slightly lower prices?
For more “traditional” albums I use Jorgenson they are beautifully made and have some nice covers – a bit cheaper than Queensberry and they have a UK distributor. But these types of album are not cheap by any stretch but the one thing I found is you really do get what you pay for.
Thanks for the info guys.. appreciate it..
Will have a look at the ones suggested.. if you have anymore please let me know.. want to get the samples in before mid July..
Great pictures. I just started a photography company and can’t wait to do my first wedding. Anyway, thank you for your blog as it is helping me get ideas! And everyone knows ideas a good!
I love your work! Thanks for this Shaun. Appreciate it.
Nice Album ! Every good wedding album finishes with one or two pages dedicated to the happy couple. If the groom carried his bride off in a fancy car, then that has to be shown now, otherwise several romantic shots of the happy couple hand-in-hand (maybe with a nice sunset in the background) also work fine…
Graphistudio seems very appealing to me. I’ve had just a quick browse but I like what I’m seeing. Thanks for introducing me to it!
I like that your storybook albums are so unique. A lot of other people would send off for someone else to do the design work – and I love that you don’t use templates. A lot of people want their wedding to be different so the album should reflect that and be totally unique.
Wedding is like another chapter of your life book. A book that tells story from where you start and ends. A happy story that you remember when you get old. A story that will give smile to everyone hear it.
I heard you are doing a fantastic story book wedding album. I’ve seen some of your work and it’s really great. This is a good idea specially to wedding occasions since it’ll only happen once in a lifetime.
I also wanted to have our own storybook wedding album. How much that it cost to have one?
Nowadays, wedding photobook or storybook is rising as a new trend in wedding photography. Clients like to bind their photos like a storybook full of pictures.