One of the most important and significant tools in the life of any person that can capture emotions is photographs. They allow you to catch that unique moment that will never happen again. And if you collect all your photographs and correctly arrange them, it is quite possible to see a full-fledged picture from various events and situations. The same applies to such a bright event as a wedding. In order for this day to be remembered for a long time, it is recommended to collect all the photos in a special wedding album. How to arrange it? We offer you some ideas and options for an unforgettable decor.
Choosing the right album
An album is a kind of tight-bound book. In it, your photos will not deteriorate, do not fade or remember. Therefore, it is extremely important to choose a suitable wedding album for photos. It should be not only quite thick and dense, but also have a presentable appearance, good capacity and convenient inserts for fixing pictures.
Classic album
The best option of all, perhaps, is the option with small transparent or bright corners for photos. As a rule, these details help to fix your pictures with a thick paper sheet with glue or special adhesive tape.
The upper part of such a peculiar book is made of velvet, natural wood, leather or special glossy cardboard. And the pages in such a wedding album may contain overlays in the form of transparent parchment paper, which facilitates turning pages. Typically, these albums easily fit photos of any size and in different angles.
Albums with capacious "pockets"
Wedding albums containing transparent windows or “pockets” for photographs are in second place in popularity. They are usually made of a thin and transparent film. Through them, you can easily see the people and objects in the photo. They can vary in density and number of sheets, and also contain spaces and even compartments for notes and comments.
Create an album from folders
Another option to create a wedding album is to use a folder, folders or files. By embedding your photos in such files, you can merge them into an album using a folder and typesetting folders. Here you can use sheets of thick paper. It is really possible to write your notes and comments on photos on it.
Other album options
In addition to the above, there are options for magnetic albums. Such products, as a rule, contain special pages with glue. In order to place a photograph on them, it is enough to remove the protective film or coating. There is also an option to send your wedding photos to the printing house, and at the output you will receive a finished book with scanned pictures. It will be a wonderful wedding album design. However, it is always more interesting to do the design yourself or in tandem with your loved ones, relatives.
We make the album ourselves
Any of the above options can be used as a basis. But these will be standard and generally accepted options. If you want to create an exclusive and beautiful wedding album, you must supplement the standard factory design with your own best practices and decor.
The first thing that needs to be done is to draw up a rough plan of the progress of your creative process. To do this, select the photos that you plan to put in the album in the future, stock up on bright stickers, markers, a pen, scissors, colored and decorative paper, cute figures and scrapbooking elements.
Next, take a piece of paper, and draw up a rough plan on it to place your photos. The wedding album in this case can be scrolled and set aside for now. Mark on your layout the sequence that will be followed when adding pictures to the book.
Create a mood and select objects
As an option, we suggest you choose several beautiful landscapes where the newlyweds were captured in the lap of nature. For example, this could be the beginning of your touching wedding story. Or you can start the album with your photos before the wedding.
Take a marker and sign that it’s you and your husband at the peak of your unmarried life. At the next stage, you can post a photo where you are together, for example, cuddling, spinning or taking a bunch of flowers from him. This will be the next chapter in your wedding biography titled “Meeting” or “Reuniting Hearts”. But remember that, whatever your story, try to arrange your photos in terms of their chronology.
These are just a few simple options and ideas for creating a wedding album. Continue on.
We divide the album into two parts
Another design option for the holiday album is to divide it into two parts. In one of them you can put the official wedding ceremony and the plots that are associated with it. And in another - a celebration with guests, a meeting of young parents, participation in competitions, wedding dance, etc.
Details, colors and menus
If you want to make a real book about your wedding, do not forget about the details, beautiful design and vivid photographs, for example, with dishes of the festive table or decoration of the hall. Please note that for the best effect your album should contain all three components: beautiful floral inserts, photographs of the decorated hall and festive dishes.
You can also attach beautiful color stickers, volumetric stickers, emoticons and themed pictures to the album. Most often these are hearts, kisses, pigeons, rings, patterns and lace. They will help you decorate and add variety to the decoration of your family photo set. By the way, if you wish, you can supplement your story with real dried flowers and leaves, real lace, buttons, threads, knitted or textile details.
Now you know how to make a wedding album beautiful and memorable, using small elements of decor.
Create smooth transitions
Another important point in creating your story is to use smooth transitions between pages. The ideal option is to use “intermediate” images. These are consistent and dynamic photos that are the link between the different sections of the album. For example, if you previously told with a photo about your registration, then before you start the next story about the holiday banquet, you need to finish it with a picture where the young hold hands and leave.
We make experiments with sizes
The non-standard setting of frames looks interesting. At one point, this is a large photograph with the newlyweds close-up, and on the other - a whole set of small pictures with guests, flowers and photos of the festive table. These photos look realistic and vibrant. Therefore, do not miss your chance to experiment.
Wedding Album Cover
A very important detail of the album is its cover. For its design, you can use the finished photo of the young, for example, cut a circle or an oval from the picture. And then stick it on the front of the cover. Real lace, hand-drawn ruffles, flowers, hearts and kisses can be added around the perimeter of the picture.
If you wish, you can make a real heart-shaped collage from your joint photos, for example. If you know how to knit, a removable cover can be knitted manually or trimmed with velvet, plush, white faux fur if desired. For beauty, the corners and circumference of the photo can be treated with shiny nail polish, glue with sparkles, pasted with sequins.
Can you make wood? Let your cover be made of wood. Above you can place an image of a tree, two kissing people in profile, using a wood burning device to make a heart and write something like B + U = love. It all depends on your imagination and ability to work with your hands.
It is much easier to make a cover of plain wallpaper for painting. As a rule, they are distinguished by a special texture and some voluminous details. And then, in accordance with the theme of the wedding, you can continue to complement the cover design using various elements.
In what styles to decorate the album?
Currently, there are many options for thematic decoration of your holiday album. Among them, the obvious favorites are the following options:
- Country.
- Minimalism.
- Retro or vintage.
- Shabby chic.
- Eclectic.
- Scrapbooking.
So, if you have chosen a country style, then the design of your album should contain natural elements. For example, let the cover be made of suede, leather or wood. On the pages with photographs, you can use small decorative clothespins, flat wooden elements, pieces of burlap and twine, buttons.
When designing in a minimalist style, do not abuse the amount of decor. Let it be just a few textured elements, but with the right accents.
Retro and vintage suggests the presence of effects of old and burnt photos, rainbow colored elements, yellowed pages, pieces of letters or torn sheets of music from a notebook, various small elements, such as keys, miniature caskets or locks.
Shabby chic is accompanied by the presence of hearts, angels, kisses, flowers, ribbons. And all this is mainly in pastel and natural colors. Eclectic is the most versatile style. With it, you can easily combine retro and country, for example. But more often in this style inscriptions, pictures and elements made in different versions are well combined.
And finally, the scrapbooking option is suitable for those who have a penchant for this occupation. For this, special drives with wide rings, separate solid pages and many small volume elements are usually used.