Anna and Atit celebrated their marriage twice. Their Catholic wedding ceremony took place in Jefferson, Wisconsin, several days after their Chicago hindu ceremony. (You can see more images here.)
This is the album that showcased the Catholic ceremony. Along with photographs of the ceremony, it had images of their family and the reception that took place afterward at the Madison Concourse Hotel in downtown Madison, Wisconsin.
Anna and Atit selected their favorite 100-and-some photographs that I designed into the final album.
Often, the design of a wedding album is a collaborative effort. The bride and groom can have as much control over the images that go into it as they want. Some couples will pick them all, others prefer me to make the storytelling selections, and still others will pick some and have me round out the design by picking the rest.
Once images are selected, they are worked into a custom design. This is an important step with my albums that I create. Since no two weddings are alike, and certainly no two brides would pick the same images for her album, I don’t use templates to create albums. There is no way I could force couples into one-size-fits-all boxes. The design is completely dependent on the images that were chosen and the style that the bride and groom like.
When this custom design is then ready for the couple to look over, they give their approval before the album goes into final production.
The cover of an album can range from fabrics and leathers to custom designs and photographs. Anna and Atit opted for a solid blue leather cover for their album. Since their wedding colors were blue and brown, it coordinated perfectly.