Whilst there's no denying the fact that the average wedding photographer will be a seasoned professional, and will therefore turn out a collection of highly polished, very well taken photographs, it's also true that the photographs taken at weddings tend to be somewhat predictable. In some ways it's a side effect of the traditionalism inherent in a big wedding. Almost every element of the day, from the service, through the decorations and onto the speeches given at the reception, will be arranged along lines which have been replicated a thousand times before in countless other weddings. The same is true of the photographs taken. Convention dictates that every wedding album should feature a familiar roster of shots - the bride and groom signing the register, the first dance, the bouquet being tossed, the cake being cut and so on. There's nothing wrong with this, of course, and if you're having a traditional wedding then the chances are that you have rather traditional tastes in general, but digital technology means that it is possible to create your wedding albums on your own terms, perhaps putting together a companion piece to the 'official' album which captures a quicker and more individual view of the day.
It's almost certain that more or less every person who attends your wedding will spend the entire day taking photographs. The fact that you can now use a smart phone or tablet to capture images means that your guests won't even necessarily have to bring a camera with them. The upshot of this is that, at the end of the day, a huge selection of images will have been amassed. The advanced nature of the technology not only makes it easy to take these photographs, but it also means that the vast majority of the images captured will be of an extremely high standard. In the past, you might have merely glanced at these images when visiting friends and family, but now you can collect the best of them together between the covers of a bespoke hardback book, one which will be produced to the same glossy high standard as any wedding photo books ordered from a photographer's studio.
Once you've gathered all of the images together you just have to select your favorites and then upload them to the website which you're using. Actually making the selection and choosing which images to leave out may prove tricky. The process might be simplified by imposing a theme upon your images. For example, you might wish to have them laid out in chronological order, progressing from the bride getting ready in the morning to the newlyweds driving away to their honeymoon. Alternatively, you might order it by subject matter, with a section for the bride and her bridesmaids, another for the groom, best men and page boys, a chapter dedicated to the action on the dance floor at the reception and so on. Once you've decided upon your format, actually designing the album is extremely simple. The software has been designed to be used by beginners, with the process broken down to a series of small, simple, logical steps. You're able to choose the size and shape of your book and the color, design and make-up of the front and back cover. Actually laying out the images on each page is a simple click and drag process, and the fact that you can add text, frames and backgrounds means that you can make your album utterly personal. Even if you're not a part of the happy couple, albums of this kind make wonderful wedding gifts or wonderfully touching items to create for a special anniversary. When you've finished having fun designing your book, it will be printed using the finest materials and state of the art techniques, meaning that it will be more than a match for the efforts of the professionals.
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