Big News!!!    At the recent Professional Photographers of Oregon annual convention,
my album entry got the awards for..... BEST WEDDING,
and it got a KODAK GALLERY AWARD,
and last but not least.....

BEST OF SHOW!

 

This is a truly MAJOR award because there are some extremely talented photographers here in Oregon.

 

This is NOT your mother's wedding album!

See samples of past layouts in the links above for "Slideshows > Wedding Albums"

Our albums are produced to the highest standards in the industry.
The starting layouts are crafted by professional graphic designers, and then I work personally with the bride and groom to customize and fine tune the layout to get it exactly the way you want it. The book pages are printed and bound on fully color calibrated systems for the ultimate in quality control. The companies we use work ONLY with professional photographers so they are unavailable to the general public. At the risk of sounding like a bragger, I'll say that these are truly outstanding albums that you will be happy to keep out to show your guests for the rest of your life.

Sooooo many options!

Clients often start off by asking "how much does an album cost?"

The answer is... that depends!

The price depends on the number of pages, and the size of the pages.

You can get a small 8x8 inch album with 40 pages, or you can get a gigantic 16x20 inch album with 100 pages.

As you might imagine, the prices will be quite different with each of these combinations.

 

Our Standard Bridal Album              Album Contract

This is a 9.5x13, (40 page minimum) with the images printed directly on the page.
The 40 page minimum is imposed because the books just look skimpy and thin if you use fewer pages than this.

Our albums are priced by the page so you can include as many additional pages as you like.

The price for the first album is considerably more than the price for other copies. This is because the majority of the work (and expense) is for the digital layout that our graphic designers produce before the first book is printed. After that, the same layout can be used to produce other copies. This is why the parent albums and the Mini albums are so much less expensive.

 

 

Album Page Prices...
Page price also includes the layout and design time spent with myself and the graphic designer, as well as costs for the cover, printing the images, binding it all into book form, and shipping it out.

$75 (up to 9.5x13 inch pages)     ($3000 for a 40 page book)
$85 (10x15, 10x10 and 12x12 inch pages)
$95 (16x16 and 16x20 inch pages)

Parent Albums
Each parent album costs 1/2 of the original album price. These albums have the exact same size and page layout as the original.

If you are ordering an album with page sizes larger than 9.5x13 inches, you have the option of producing your parent albums at a smaller size. In this case, the price would reflect the reduced size instead of being 1/2 the cost of the bridal album.

Mini Albums -50 copies for $1000  - or get them FREE!
These small books are 4x6 or 5x5 page size with layout that is identical to the larger albums.
We'll give you 50 for free if you purchase at least a 40 page bridal album and two identical parent albums. The mini's only come in a printed paperback cover with none of the same cover options as the larger albums. Mini's are only available if you purchase a bigger album.

Buy a 3 Album Package and get 50 Mini Albums - Free! This is a $1000 value if purchased seperately. If you purchase a bridal album and two parent albums (all with the same layout) we will include a set of 50 mini albums absolutely free!(4x6, 5x5, or 4x5) Should you want more than 50 copies, you can get all you want at our cost. This makes a great "thank you" gift for those who attended your wedding, and an even better "sorry you missed it" present for those that were unable to attend.

How to Figure Prices
It should be no problem adding up the price for all the pages of a single bridal album, but what about a more complicated collection of albums?

For example: a 40 page (9.5"x13") album would cost $3000. The 2 parent albums are charged at 1/2 of that price ($1500 each) and the 50 Mini Albums are free. So the total package would be as follows.

$3000 for the bridal album
$3000 ($1500 each) for the two parent albums
50 4x6 mini albums for free
$6000 Total cost for all.

There are tons of cover options also. Most of them would fit in this price range
without any extra expense, some really elaborate cover styles do cost extra.

Check out the cover options.

 

Budgeting: If you might be thinking that an expensive album is out of your price range, you can spread out the payments however you like in order to make it work. We will definitely work with you on any budget concerns so that you get the album of your dreams without breaking the bank. We require a deposit of $1000 to get the project started, and then the remainder will need to be paid before the book is sent off to be printed and bound. This may take several months so you have plenty of time to make payments while the design is being completed and then if you need more time, you can wait up to 3 more months before completing the final payment.

 

How to get started: Download the Album Contract to find full details about this process. 1. Send a list with your favorite 200 images. Send more images if you want more than 40 pages in your album. 2. Tell us about any design styles, color themes or other specific elements you want to have included in the layout or the style of the whole book. 3. Tell me about your budget. Do you want to keep costs under a certain amount, or do you want to go all out? In either case, once I get a budget amount, I can determine the book size and the number of pages that will best fit your goals while still telling the whole story of the day. 4. When the rough draft is done we'll send you a digital proof that you can see on your computer. From that, you can request changes unlimited changes in the first round. You could still change your mind after the second round but at that point you start getting charged for the extra graphic design time. 5. Choose your cover materials. You can get leather, silk with an image printed on it, hard cloth covers with a custom designed paper dust jacket, clear acrylic with an image underneath... etc...etc. My personal favorite - an aluminum metal cover with a laser etched image on the front. Download the Album Contract when you're ready to get started on your own album.

 

Two ways to get your album

1.   You Design it - We build it.

Yes, you can have complete control in the creation of your album.

If you have the time and energy to do so, you can create the entire layout yourself. You can write the text, scetch the layout on notepads, determine the photo size and placement, choose color, sepia, b&w, borders, and all the other million little details that can go into an album.

With this method, you are the designer and I'm just the builder. Talk to me first if you want to try this and I'll give you some tips.

 

2.   Let us do it all for you.

Many people simply don't have the time or the artistic inclination to create their own album. For these folks we'll take over the project with very minimal input from you and our professional graphic designers will craft an album that will knock your socks off. But it won't be completely out of your control. If you want to, you can make a list of your favorite photos to be used in the layout.

After the initial layout is completed, you'll still be required to check it and request any changes you want until it looks just right.

See samples of past layouts in the links above for "Slideshows"

 

Creating a wedding album is a LARGE investment for both of us in time and money.
Because of this, we also have an Album Contract which helps us to spell out every little detail of what you want
and what we are agreeing to produce. Please take the time to check it out if you are interested in wedding albums.

 

To see album covers and more album covers, check out these pages.

 

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