Now that we have a bajillion engagement photos we've been trying to figure out what the heck to do with them. You already saw our save the dates, but I have a few other tricks up my sleeve for these photos.
And one of them just arrived:
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Meet our combo engagement album and…. guestbook!
I have been drooling over photo guestbooks for quite some time now:
I love the nostalgic feeling I get when I see photo guestbooks. They remind of yearbooks from the good ol' days. The shiny new yearbooks would arrive and everyone would flip through its pages, leaving silly notes for their friends and promises of great summer adventures together.
As soon as our engagement photos arrived I set to work on creating our guestbook. There are a ton of programs out there that can help you create your own photo album. For me, it came down to AdoramaPix or Photobook America.
As soon as our engagement photos arrived I set to work on creating our guestbook. There are a ton of programs out there that can help you create your own photo album. For me, it came down to AdoramaPix or Photobook America.
In the end I decided to go with Photobook America. It has some mixed reviews, but overall I was pretty impressed with what I read. Oh and I stumbled across a great Groupon deal which may or may not have influenced my decision. I was a bit nervous since I had never designed a photo album before, but I have to say that I found their software to be pretty easy to use. Even though it was hard to initially navigate, once I got the hang of it, it was smooth sailing.
As a side note, if you are planning on making your own photo album and are having trouble deciding on which company to go with I highly recommend checking out PhotoBookGirl as well as Jason Dunn's in-depth reviews. They both created photo albums with at least a dozen different companies and detailed their experiences. It was infinitely helpful to me.
As a side note, if you are planning on making your own photo album and are having trouble deciding on which company to go with I highly recommend checking out PhotoBookGirl as well as Jason Dunn's in-depth reviews. They both created photo albums with at least a dozen different companies and detailed their experiences. It was infinitely helpful to me.
I am so, so happy with the final result and the total cost (including shipping) was only $50. Now I just need to find a good pen that will write on this black paper. Hmmm…
(Personal Photo)
(Personal Photo)
Are you going the photo guestbook route? Tell me about your experience (and what kind of pen you're using)!
PS. 100 Wedding Bee points to anyone who gets the reference in my title.
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