Albums - DIY??

Jott1015 Posted: Jul 28, 2013 05:06 PM

Albums - DIY??

I am just about ready to book with a photographer that we met with and LOVED. Now, as a budget (or BROKE) lol bride - I am on a very tight budget. There is a $500 difference between a proof only package (all high res, edited pics on a disk and gallery) and an album package. The album package is still very reasonable, but $500 is a good chunk to spend elsewhere...

So my thought is, if anyone knows of a good website/company to make my albums myself then its a no brainer and I will save my $ and get the proof only package! I know of shutterfly, are there any other websites/places I can do my own album for cheap (and also nice quality)??

TIA!!!

canoli Posted: Jul 28, 2013 08:30 PM

Albums - DIY??

you can use Blurb.com to make an album, they are very high quality. I would as the photographer how much it would be if you added it on after the wedding.

Chippster7 Posted: Jul 28, 2013 09:20 PM

Albums - DIY??

I'm using the photographer my family has used for all of our events so she was VERY honest with me. She had a price difference of $100/hour between getting an album/not and told us not to get the album. She said she uses snapfish.com and that they always have sales.

DanielleMingle Posted: Jul 29, 2013 05:47 AM

Albums - DIY??

I have made my wedding album with Sweet Memory Albums earlier this year.
I created my own design with their Online Editor and received the album by post. It was a very high-quality flush-mount album - leather bound in real leather and printed on photo paper - and everybody who saw it loved it. I think prices start from 300$ including delivery so you will definitely save a few bucks.