Parents Albums
Because parents love us, they will also want to keep an album from this special day. Let’s make them a gift, and offer them an 8×8 album.
The Parents’ books are 8×8 inches albums. They are the exact reproduction of the bride and groom’s album, but smaller. We print them with the same paper and the same cover material. Parents Books are available for all Photo Books Albums. I could add an 8×8 inch box.
Extra 8×8 could be purchased if needed.
You had, or you will have your wedding day covered by your professional photographer. You are planning to have a bride and groom and are wondering if you should gift your parents with a wedding album, or not. Should they pay for it? How to select pictures? Let’s start the presentation.
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Should you offer your parents a photo album of your wedding?
They took care of you since you were a baby. They raised you. Now you are getting married and creating your own family. For parents as well, a wedding day is also a milestone in their life. They are part of the wedding, walking you down the aisle. Sometimes they are even party members of the wedding party. They hug you, congratulate you, and dance with you during the first dance. In a word, they love you.
So, at first sight, a wedding album will please them. Except that life is not always that simple. Before spending a lot of money on such an album, you’d better ask them their opinion.
In which situations should bride and groom offer their parents a photo-book of their wedding?
Say, “Thank you!”
It’s a great gift that will please parents for their support and contribution to your wedding. It shows how you appreciated their presence and their help.
Say, “We love you!”
More than thank them, offering such a keepsake is a way to show them your love (even if that’s probably not needed).
Honor Family Tradition
Some families have a tradition of photo albums. They would print one album every year, or after each vacation. As a result they hold in their library some prints of your entire life.
Those are strong signals that such a gift would be appreciated.
Share memories
As a wedding photographer, we value the power of photography to share and cherish memories. A wedding day goes so fast that they will miss (or forget) half of the things that happened. Photos are tangible proof of the past reality.
When not to offer them
They prefer their old fashion scrapbook things.
Some would prefer the old classic album where you slip prints. In such a scenario, they would prefer some prints.
They Want to Make It Their Way and Pay for It
Some would prefer to design and print their own. They might as well prefer the pictures taken with their smartphones!
They Don’t Care
Some won’t care about photos at all. Not that they don’t love you, but for them memories are in the head.
We will stop here on our list of all the possible (if not infinite) reasons. So let’s just say, before taking your decision, ask them.
They Want Digital Files
Some would prefer a digital image. In this case it is easy to share your web gallery!
Who pays for wedding photo albums?
Most of the time newlyweds would take this part in charge. That said, sometimes parents cover it. Another option would be adding photography to the wish list.
Top Quality Photo-Book for Parents
The products that we offer are part of our collection of premium quality wedding photo album. They are flush mount lay-flat photo-books. That means that each left and right page are printed on only one sheet of photo-paper, which can be opened flat. That’s great for showcasing couple photos, groups and panoramas.
Our RC Photo Paper
For our books, we work with real photo paper (Resin Coated Fuji photo paper). Not only does it offer high definition, huge range of color with a pure white and black point. On top of that a layer of plastic protects your images from stains and from fading.
Our Philosophy: a small 8×8 inch album for a competitive price
For our clients we have focused on 2 points: offering you an affordable price and keeping the same quality for parents. Therefore, we are offering a smaller reproduction of the bride and groom wedding album, 8 × 8 instead of 12 × 12. That brings the price down with a smaller size, and not adding any design fees. That said, if you like a personalized gift for your parents that’s doable and we would be happy to create a 12 × 12 for them!
What cover can you choose?
The cover will be the same one chosen by the newlyweds. You can check on our custom cover: we have real leather, synthetic leather, fancy material, linen, velvet and wood.
Tailor-Made Composition
For the inside design, we create dynamic and timeless compositions using your wedding day pictures. You can check our layout examples to learn more.
A Strong Quality made to last decades
If you follow some simple rule of conservations, your albums will last decades and can be passed to future generations.
- Store them flat
- Store them away from the sun
- Store them in an environment with no temperature or humidity variation
- Don’t hold them by the cover
- Clean them immediately if they get dirty and let them dry
What images should be included in parents wedding album?
When creating a lay-flat photo-book for your moms and dads, you must take into consideration their tastes. If you go with a personalized album that makes it easier for them, they could select their own pictures. The classic moments to include are:
- The preparation if they are part of it (Mother helping with the dress, Father helping with the tie)
- Newlyweds’ photos
- Bridal Party Photos
- Family Photos
- Ceremony
- Group photos
- Cocktail hour: you would include your parents’ siblings and friends.
- Grand entrance and toast (especially if they give a speech that made you cry).
- Dinner and Celebration
- First dance (especially if you open the dance with them).
Tips to create better wedding photo-book for your parents
- During your special day, some bride and groom would reproduce a photo from their parents’ wedding day. That can be a cute homage and appreciation.
- On your special day make sure to take a group picture showing all the generations.
- Think ahead of your special day which picture they would like. For instance, if they have 5 siblings, tell your photographer to take a sibling picture.
- Add a personalized message. Using an acid-free Sharpie pen, write on the endpapers a special message for them.
- Wait for the perfect opportunity to offer them their gift (Christmas, family reunion, anniversary)
How to create cheaper wedding albums for parents?
Such a project has a price and we understand that everybody can’t afford it. So here are two ideas to bring the costs down.
Basic Internet Photo-Book
An easy solution is to pick a cheap quality Internet album. They won’t last long, but they’re a bit cheaper. Think of some printing companies such as Shutterfly, or Mpix, Printique, Mixbook, Etsy, Artifact Uprising, Amazon.
DIY
There are a variety of cheap Scrapbook-style albums online. Select your best images and glue them (with acid-free glue) on the pages. You can add messages, comments or even draw pictures. What’s important is to do it with love. And who knows, they might prefer that personalized solution, close to a kid project, than a high-quality modern album.
