Oh happy day! This album design is a beauty and we are SO thrilled to get to share it with you today!  
 
Chicago wedding photographer Sherah Grose is unbelievably talented and kind and we always enjoy working with her! Sherah requested our Simple design style for this album so only 58 images were used in the 20 spreads. This minimal approach to the design allowed for a lot of breath between the spreads and the opportunity to really highlight impactful moments throughout the day. 
 
And one incredible fun-fact about this design -- it was approved with ZERO changes from the photographer or client! We always do a little happy dance when we can nail the initial design in such a way that everyone loves it as-is! 
 
Sherah gave us the following insight into this very special wedding day: 
 
"The most important thing to know about this couple is that Allie and Jack prioritized people above all else on their wedding day. Allie had a lot of fun planning her wedding with her mom and Stephanie Cook of The Creative Planners, and could have had her wedding anywhere she wanted. However, at the end of the day, Allie and Jack just wanted to get married surrounded by the people they loved, and they made choices that helped them connect with and care for their guests.  
 
I have to say, my favorite image in the whole album is the spread with the head table all toasting together at the reception. Allie and Jack sat separately at a sweetheart table, and watched as their best friends cheered them on. These two had the best wedding day, and made sure that everyone else had the best time, too. I don't think it gets any better than that!" 
 
Sherah was so kind to photograph the printed KISS album and send a few images our way. Here they are along with some of our favorite spreads from this stunning design:

To see the design in full, click through the slideshow: 
 
 
 
Thank you, Sherah, for trusting us to be a part of your team!

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Design by: Shannon (View More) // Design style: Simple (View More) // Blog post written by: Melissa Jill

The #1 rule in wedding album sales is "You can't sell it if you don't show it." Selling albums is made SO much easier if you have a sample album that you are proud to show off to potential clients. When you place a beautiful sample album in your clients' hands and they get the chance to flip through it, albums practically sell themselves. 
 
North Dakota wedding and portrait photographer Kristen of Krismarie Photography hired us to design a gorgeous sample album to show off one of her favorite engagement shoots to date and we of course think that's a brilliant move! Every client of hers is going to want an engagement album after seeing this beauty! 
 
Kristen requested our Simple Design style which utilized no more than 4 images per spread and is perfect for engagement albums. It really allows her gorgeous images to shine.  
 
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this fun design:

To see the design in full, click through the slideshow: 
 
 
 
Thank you, Kristen, for allowing us to work with your beautiful images!

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Design by: Sarah (View More) // Design style: Simple (View More) // Blog post written by: Melissa Jill

Get ready for one of the most stunning engagement album designs you have ever seen! Virginia and destination wedding photographer Christina Joy provided us with extraordinary images taken in the most dreamy garden location which she utilized so well.  
 
For this engagement album design we employed our SIMPLE design style which has all white backgrounds, no borders or overlapping images and 1-4 images per spread. Christina's preferred design style that she has communicated with us also includes extra thin spacing, mostly filmstrip layouts where there is white space above and below the images (sometimes on all 4 sides), with a "light and airy feel." 
 
Christina's preferred designer, Kari, knows her style well and delivered a beautiful initial design. After only one round of revisions, the design was approved and delivered just 10 days after the order was placed! 
 
Check out some of our favorite spreads from this lovely design:

To see the design in full, click through the slideshow: 
 
 
 
Thank you, Christina, for trusting us to be a part of your team!

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Design by: Kari (View More) // Design style: Simple (View More) // Blog post written by: Melissa Jill

Ninety percent of the album designs we do are wedding albums, but we also do all sorts of other genres of album designs: engagement, newborn, family portrait, bar and bat mitzvahs, corporate events, parties, boudoir, and senior portrait albums -- which is what today's featured album design is! And it is GORGEOUS!  
 
Minnesota based wedding and portrait photographer Brooke Elisabeth is SO talented -- we absolutely ADORE her and her work! We have been working with Brooke since 2020 and have designed over 20 albums for her in that time. She is also one of our beloved Client Advocates who is available to answer any questions regarding her experience working with Align. You can find out more about her and see some of her other designs we've featured by clicking over to her Client Advocate Profile here! 
 
One of the keys to success for this particular design is that Brooke supplied us with a variety of images that she shot in the same locations. As you can see, each spread is super-cohesive but also interesting because of the variety of images and poses she shot. 
 
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this stunning design:

To see the design in full, click through the slideshow: 
 
 
 
Thank you, Brooke, for trusting us to be a part of your team!

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Design by: Kari (View More) // Design style: Simple (View More) // Blog post written by: Melissa Jill

This post is long-overdue since I've had this album in-hand since FEBRUARY, but I'm so excited to share with you my very own family yearbook album! I've been getting one of these to commemorate a year in the life of our family for the last 4 years now and the series of albums that sit on the shelves of our living room is seriously one of my most cherished possessions. Beau, our four year old, often asks to look at the one with "Beau in mama's belly" and we will almost weekly sit down and look through one of them together talking about all of our memories. 
 
This year I opted to design my own album, which I haven't done in YEARS, but I actually really enjoyed it. These are our press-printed albums that we offer to consumers and they come in various linen cover options. I get a different color each year and this year I opted for the Pebble linen. It has a really pretty texture to it. The majority of images in this album were taken on an iPhone (the best camera is the one you have with you!) and since we do 8x8 albums for these, I like to keep the pages fairly minimal and simple.  
 
Here are a few of my favorite spreads:

We live in Huntsville, Alabama and have like ONE day of snow each winter. We of course have to drop everything when that happens and have a snow day!

Balloon festival!

Bruce graduated from seminary with his Master's! So proud!

One of two professional sessions we had last year (so I can be in some photos) with Valerie Callan Photography.

Beach trip!

Beau's first college football game!

Christmas in our home with self-timer matching PJ portraits! 
 
And here is the shelf where our family yearbook albums live! Couldn't love them more!

To see the design in full, click through the slideshow: 
 

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Design by: Melissa Jill (View More) // Design style: Simple (View More) // Blog post written by: Melissa Jill