Wedding photo albums used to just be a simple plain book with empty sleeves for pictures of your special day.  Today’s wedding photo albums come in a huge variety of designs, depicting everything from love hearts and doves, to tropical scenery and animals.  You can have whatever you heart desires when it comes to your wedding photo albums.

If you use a stationer that is able to supply matching ranges, you can get an album to match the rest of your wedding stationery.  In years to come, you might not necessarily dig out an old wedding table plan or invitation but you’re very likely to pick up your photo album and be reminded of the colours and theme of your big day.

So, why does your wedding photo album matter so much?  This special album isn’t just another one to add to the rest of the family ones – it is possibly something which will be passed down through generations, telling everyone of your wedding day.

Your wedding photo album may also be a reminder of the theme or colour scheme of your wedding so buying matching stationery is a great idea.  If you are planning your wedding on a tight budget, it’s worth investing in the photo album and maybe saving on some of your other stationery.  Orders of service, menus and place-cards are often left behind by your guests, whereas you’ll get to keep your wedding photo album forever.

Things like the wedding invitations and table plans are often the things which you give the most thought to when buying bits for your wedding but things such as the guest book and wedding photo albums can be very easily forgotten in the midst of trying to remember everything.

Like we said before, if you choose a company which has a full range of wedding stationery (such as The Card Gallery) you can simply pick a design that you like and view all of the items available in that design.  This way, you can be sure that you won’t forget anything as everything from your wedding invites to your wedding photo albums will be listed for you to view.

Buying over the Internet from a secure store like The Card Gallery also guarantees the speediness of your delivery.  Internet shopping has dramatically reduced the amount of time it takes to get your stationery printed and sent out to you in the fastest possible time – great for if you’ve left things a bit ‘last minute’!

Also, don’t be afraid of getting several wedding photo albums in different designs – but try and stick to a theme.  For example, if you are going for a tulip-themed event, pick several designs which include tulips in the photos.  If you are having a beach wedding, purchase designs which have different beach images depicted on them.

Your wedding photo albums are just one part of your wedding day, so don’t stress too much over the little details!  There are much bigger things to spend your time thinking about: the dress, the shoes, the reception, the bridesmaids….

Billions of people around the world all tuned in to watch Catehring Middleton marry Prince William.  We may not know all of the finer details such as what the exact wedding table plans looked like, or the brand of Miss Middleton’s underwear, but we do know everything else about that wonderful day this past Summer…

Who could forget that cake?  It was made up of seventeen (yes, seventeen!) individual fruit cakes and comprised eight tiers of culinary cake heaven.  Thousands of plants and trees were brought into Westminster Abbey to give the old building a feel of being in an English country garden.  The bouquet itself was very simple in its design – a round arrangement of Sweet William (ahh) with myrtle – dating back to a tradition which began with Queen Victoria.

You can have a taste of the Royal Wedding for your own by using sugar flowers on your cake and an English Garden-inspired theme for your flowers.  Why not go the whole hog and hire a horse and carriage?  You may not have the wedding table plans to match the Royals but you can certainly have a little taste of Wills and Kate for your big day.

Start with a budget.  It is important at the outset to decide on what you can afford and what you are willing to spend on your wedding day.  Take everything into account such as venue, rings, dress, flowers, accessories, food, music, and all of your stationery from invitations through to wedding photo albums – even the honeymoon if you are paying for it yourself.

Next, you should list your priorities from your budget list, deciding what is more important to you.  Everyone is different – for some, the venue has to be grand and luxurious (which comes at a price) and for others they are quite happy to settle for a smaller venue but their stationery has the be just right.  Don’t underestimate the little details such as wedding favours, wedding photo albums and accessories.

Once you have worked out how much you want to spend and what you want to spend it on, you can juggle the figures about as you go along – some things might be cheaper than you anticipate, whilst others may be a little pricier.  Keep an open mind but really try to stick to your budget – it will serve you well!

1: The Beach Hair Curl – think cascading curls and tumbling loose waves.  Yes, the main hair trend for the year was casual and gorgeous.  Possibly due to the amount of couple who were actually getting married on beaches this year, we fell in love with this design as it’s less ‘done’ that rigid styles and looks gorgeous in photos.  For the brides that went for this style, their wedding photos albums would have done them proud!  Laid back and casual, pictures from the wedding photo albums of brides who followed this trend will be gorgeous, natural and fun!

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It may be a good idea to have one album with the ‘official’ photos that are taken by the wedding photographer and some smaller wedding photo albums which captured the more informal aspects fo your wedding day – for example, your friends and family dancing at the reception and funny moments captured on camera.

Very often, your guests will also share their photos with you, of moments that they have caught on camera.  If you choose to have copies of these too, it may mean investing on some more wedding photo albums!

You should also think about personalising your wedding photo album (if you haven’t bought a personalised one to begin with) and this can be done by simply embroidering your names or initials and wedding date on the cover of the album.  If you’re crafty, get creative with embellishments and printing and see what you can come up with.

Wedding photo albums are a way for you to look back on your special day and remember all of your guests and the things that helped make it such a great day.  It also serves as a special keepsake that your children and grandchildren will treasure for years to come.

Wedding photo albums are available in many shapes, colours and sizes so pick one that is perfect for your big day.

You have certainly come to the right place then!  The Card Gallery is an online store that specialise in personalised stationery, including wedding invitations, Christening stationery, new baby announcements, wedding photo albums and so much more.

Offering a fantastic quick delivery service, and the chance to design your own wedding invitations online, this is the perfect one-stop-shop for your special occasion needs.

Browse their gorgeous website now to choose the perfect design for you, or call them for help and advice on 01746 766876.