an album from mypublisher

For our anniversary, I decided to finally get around to ordering a wedding album. We have hundreds of prints from our wedding, and I'd always envisioned making some sort of high-end scrapbook in place of a traditional album... but, given that I can barely get a shower in every day, scrapbooking is currently on the back burner.

ha. ha. ha.

{I really do get a shower in every day. moving on.}

I picked MyPublisher because (1) they were having a sale, (2) I've done albums with them before and loved the way they turned out, and (3) I'm a sucker for good branding:


We went with the leather option, which comes with a cloth sleeve:


I was nervous, going with leather, because I wasn't sure if it would look chintzy or not.

The verdict? Definitely not chintzy ;) Excellent quality, in my {very humble} opinion.




Here are a few of the layouts I threw together, using their software. {It was really, really easy to use, btw, and I'm a huge fan of clean designs with extra whitespace.}



We also opted for the lay-flat pages. It upped the cost significantly... but, like I said, they were running a great sale :) I'm glad we did, too -- It makes the album feel much more "album-y," and less "book-y"... if that makes any sense at all.


I'm super happy with the way this turned out! It's great to have an album to pull out and flip through...

until, you know, I get around to making that scrapbook.

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p.s. I've also used Blurb in the past, with excellent results. Their software is also really simple to use, and the quality was superb; they've just got different style options and such.

p.p.s. Has anyone else ever done a DIY album {wedding or other}, or used a different photo book company? I'd love to hear about it...

prints, anyone?

I love good photography.

And I just read about someone who is using his photography to raise money to adopt a child from Uganda.

The idea is brilliant. And so are many of his photos.

Click here to check out his gallery, and maybe consider purchasing a print or two.

{I'm thinking about buying #13 - hanging laundry - or #14, because I love her smile.}


p.s. Happy father's day! I have the best dad in the world, and an amaazing father-in-law, too! I am so blessed :)

PicPads

You have to check out PicPads:



Considering that I'm a list-making queen, this is absolutely, positively brilliant.

(The prices are a bit steep, but wouldn't this make the cutest birthday/wedding/etc. gift?!)