Perry, whose Bella Pictures offers services to non-clients who wish to use their company to print albums after the wedding, says couples often group like pictures, use the colors of their wedding somewhere in the album, and appreciate selective colorization, where a pop of color, say a red bouquet, appears in an otherwise black and white image. She adds that panoramic spreads are a fun way to show off a portrait or an entire ceremony or reception venue.
After you've chosen a cover and created all your pages online, the publisher will print out and bound your album and then send the hard copy to you. Bella's online publishing services cost between $600 and $1,000, says Perry. And prices start at $12.95 for a soft cover book and $29.80 for a hard cover book at MyPublisher. Most books come in under $50, says Geffner. Weddings -- including engagement photo books and guest books and wedding and honeymoon albums -- account for 25 percent of MyPublisher's business.
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Place portraits on the wall in a special place in your home.
With your digital files, you can manipulate the size and shape of your favorite photos. Then, you can have them mounted in frames and hung on the wall. Depending on your personal style, you can display the photos as though they are individual works of art in a gallery with one photo in matted frames or as though they are in a country estate with multiple photos appearing as a collage in a family room. Color shots are better with multiple shots, while black and white or sepia images are better for the gallery effect. Before you actually hammer in the nails for hanging, you might want to use a paper pattern of the frames you are using to determine where each should be placed. The price of creating art for your wall with wedding photos varies widely, depending on numerous factors. For example, are you having the images professionally printed and mounted? Or are you creating a collage with photos you printed yourself? Are you having the photos professionally framed or are you using frames purchased in a department store?
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Whatever you decide to do with your photos and however much you spend, you should have fun with the activity -- and take pleasure in remembering the day you were married.
