Today we are excited to share with you an absolutely STUNNING design we created for the fabulous Jean Smith -- Michigan wedding photographer extraordinaire! Jean brings a refined eye for light and composition to everything she shoots and she makes our job of telling the story of a wedding day in album form SO FUN.  
 
This wedding took place at the most beautiful glass conservatory on the outskirts of Detroit. We are enamored with it and think it made the most interesting location for this high-end event. Plants and light streaming in on all sides -- yes please! 
 
Jean always sends us a mix of color and black and white photos and likes us to mix them in a balanced way throughout the spreads of the design. She typically sends us duplicate versions of many of the images in order to facilitate this -- one in color and one in black and white. We love the result!  
 
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this lovely design: 
 

To see the design in full, click through the slideshow: 
 
 
 
Thank you, Jean, for trusting us with your images for so many years!

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

What a treat today's featured album was to create! We partnered with fabulous South Carolina wedding photographer Katie Jaynes to design this for her clients who were married this spring at a lovely venue in Greenville, South Carolina. The black tie event was classic and elegant in every way -- every detail thought out and styled beautifully. Katie's photography is just so stunning that it made our job so easy!  
 
Katie likes the look of more minimal spreads with plenty of white space alternating with busier spreads to make sure all of the clients' favorite photos from the day are included in the design, so her preferred designer Shannon always makes sure to keep this in mind. 
 
Not only did we have the pleasure of designing this album, but we also printed it too! See below for some beautiful images Katie sent us of the printed 10x10 Align Legacy Book with thick pages, covered in Parchment linen with gold foil debossing on the front. 
 
This album went from initial order to approved design in under 3 weeks and it was our absolute pleasure to streamline this process for Katie and her clients! 
 
Here are some of our favorite spreads from the design along with images of the printed album:

To see the design in full, click through the slideshow: 
 
 
 
Thank you, Katie, for trusting us with your images and clients!

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

Just WOW. Today's featured album design is a beauty! From the bride's floral Monique Lhuillier gown to Oklahoma based wedding photographer Holly Felt's stunning documentary photography, this ten-spread album design packs a punch!  
 
This wedding was featured on the front page of Style Me Pretty, and we can see why! Everything about this day was SO stylish and lovely. From the pastel florals, to the floral bridesmaid dresses, to the summer tent-covered reception, it was like a breath of fresh air in the midst of a warm summer. 
 
This album design was approved by Holly's clients with no revisions, which is one of the highest compliments we can be paid! We love how this design turned out and know you will too! 
 
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this stunning design: 

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

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

Detroit Wedding Photographer Jean Smith is SUCH A PRO!! We have designed over 180 albums for her and each one is just so interesting and fabulous! Her eye for composition, use of light, and how she clearly connects with and sets her subjects at ease make her work a total stand-out! We're so inspired by Jean's beautiful images! 
 
The album design we are sharing with you today took place in downtown Detroit and one of our favorite parts of the day was the rooftop reception complete with fireworks! It's definitely worth clicking through the full slideshow at the end of this post to see it! 
 
All of Jean's album designs are exactly 20 spreads, which is a great length to tell the story of a wedding day. This design was finalized in less than a month from start to finish and the client used two revision rounds to make it perfect. We are smitten with how it turned out! 
 
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this stunning album: 

To see the design in full, click through the slideshow: 
 
 
 
Thank-you, Jean, for trusting us with your images and clients all these years! xo

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

We have had the honor of being the album design company of choice for Wyoming wedding photographer Cassie Madden for a full decade! And in that time, we have designed 60 albums for her and her clients! She has had such an incredible photography career and we have been so blessed to work with her stunning images for so many years. Cassie is also one of our beloved Client Advocates. Click here to watch a short video where she talks about how she used albums to make the leap to serving high-end clients. It's definitely worth a watch! 
 
The album design we are excited to share with you today took place on an expansive ranch in Wyoming. Wait until you see the wide open views and rustic barn that Cassie made good use of for some stunning portraits she created! 
 
This design is a good example of a slightly busier design -- what we produce when a client wants to include more images per spread than our popular Classic Design Style. Note the use of a lot of collage layouts with larger focal point images sprinkled throughout. We love how this design turned out! 
 
Here are a few of our favorite spreads: 
 

To see the design in full, click through the slideshow: 
 
 
 
Thank you, Cassie, for trusting us with your clients and images for all these years!

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