Album Design

Wedding album designs by Northern Virginia Photographer Jessie Mary

As promised in my previous post, here are a few samples of the album design for Liz & Austin's book.  Designing an album after the wedding, makes the wedding day story feel complete to me.  I keep my designs simple, mixing between large edge to edge photos and several images on one spread.  These spreads are what the book looks like open.  Each of these is printed at 18 inches by 12 … [Read more...]

Fine Art Wedding Album

Fine Art Wedding Albums by Jessie Mary Photography

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know I love books.  Books of all types from fine art books, to old torn apart paperbacks complete with the musty smell from being in a basement for too long.  I love the feel of the pages, the textures, the different covers.  So I love when my clients order a book of their wedding photos. I photographed Liz & Austin's wedding in Maryland … [Read more...]

Two New Wedding Albums

wedding albums

I recently got two new sample albums, that are just gorgeous! The bottom album is a 10x10 black leather flushmount with custom imprinting. Lots of clients were asking to have a photo on the front and have more options, so after lots of research I choose this new book, with three metal cameos on the cover. On top, this leather is the most luxurious I have ever touched. It is off-white and … [Read more...]

Flushmount Wedding Album

flushmount wedding album layflat spread

I've been meaning to feature this flushmount leather wedding album for a long time now. This is Tiffani and Adam's wedding album, who got married June 21st 2011, just over a year ago! I'm sure I've mentioned before that I love books, how old ones feel with yellowing pages, and the smell of a used book store. Wedding albums should have a feel too, and this one does. It is substantial. When I … [Read more...]

Matted Wedding Albums

Handcrafted Matted Wedding Albums photo courtesy of Cypress Blog

What do you want in a wedding album? I have decided to add a matted wedding album to my collection. Currently I offer a Flushmount (panoramic prints edge to edge with hard pages) with luxurious leather covers, and a magazine style album with a photo cover. I think a lot about the idea of a heirloom. Brides invest into their wedding photography because it is a day to remember forever, and … [Read more...]