finding the best album just got easier

I don’t think I make it much of a secret that I love Queensberry albums. They are gorgeous. They can be both modern and timeless and can be customized to completely match your wedding day and style. Some day I will have my own. I have been saving my nickels and pennies and designing and redesigning a million times. I originally designed my own album already. Almost five years ago. But that album had 100 pages. And it is huge. It sits on a shelf that’s hard to get to, because, well, that’s the best spot for it. Sometimes I think I need a wedding album that fits our life better. I think my dream book is a 10×7 horizontal Queensberry Duo. Somewhere between 30-40 sides. I know. I am quite specific. But then…I love the little duplicates they make. And sometimes I think I need a 10×14 just so I can have a mini. Silly? Maybe. The fact that I want the mini still after being married for 5 years already. Hey, we’re happy and I still LOVE my pictures. There isn’t anything wrong with that.

Anyway…I am getting off topic. There are still plenty of people left in our lives to get married. Not as many as there used to be. But plenty. And thankfully, some of them are wise enough to come to us for advice about the photography. I recently helped my brother find a photographer in San Diego. They did not want an album at all and were fairly adamant about that, so while I included it in my search, it wasn’t the prime factor. But let me tell you. Finding a photographer cross country is surprisingly difficult. A close friend moved back home to Seattle. We’re *hoping* she is engaged soon. And while there are a TON of well known people in Seattle, there are even more incredible people who aren’t “famous”. This friend works in fashion, so I know she will want an incredibly stylish, beautiful, timeless album that she can make “her”. Now, I have a great way to point her in the direction of some photographers that I at least know use amazing albums.

Queensberry just did a “soft launch” of a directory to find photographers that use their albums worldwide. If you are a bride who happened to find this, give it a go. If you are a photographer, check it out and send Queensberry some feedback. And if you don’t carry their albums but you are looking for something to make you stand out, definitely check them out!

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New Save The Date

One of my favorite things on the fridge right now is the save the date that just came from Laura & Steve. I saw one of my favorite things, because I can’t deny… We have a lot of cute stuff on there. I might also be biased because I helped Laura put these together. We wanted to tie it to their invites, but also make it fun! People need to know that they are to prepare for a PAR-TAY.

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Other awesome-ness about the save the date… Adios & Ciao Ciao are their cake toppers. And I took the photo ;)

Also – I know, I know, I haven’t posted in FOREVER! I am sorry! New things are in the works and I am keeping busy, busy, busy! But I’ll be trying to get back into the swing of things slowly, but surely.

mobile monday

It was definitely a few weeks of silliness. Seriously? Grade B Maple Syrup? Follow our adventures on the 365 blog!

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mobile monday

Sorry for missing last week…. :(

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album design: christine + mark

Here are a couple of the layouts form Christine & Mark’s gorgeous wedding at The Merion. Christine loved her B&W images from Kamila Harris Photography, and I loved the way they radiated off a black page.

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