Who else has simultaneously PHOTOGRAPHED and BEEN IN a wedding!? Show of hands? 
 
I've done it and it's no easy task. But it does make for a memorable day. 
 
Today's featured album design was done for Hailey Williams of Archer Inspired. She is a Southern California-based wedding photographer who we have had the pleasure of working with for a couple of years now. And this wedding is special because Hailey not only photographed it, but she was a bridesmaid! Scroll down to see her in the sleeved-dress! 
 
This is Hailey's best friend's wedding. She has known the bride since kindergarten so this day was incredibly special to her. She gets extra props for photographing the day in a long dress and with her heart bursting open at each turn. 
 
We love how this album design turned out! Here are a few of our favorite spreads:

Click through the slideshow below to see the design in full: 
 
 
 
Thank you, Hailey, for the honor of designing this incredibly special album!

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Today's featured album design is for a photographer who is brand new to Align -- this is the VERY FIRST design that we had the pleasure of creating for her! -- and we are enamored with her and her work already! Alyssa Rachelle is based out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and her eye for composition, her clean editing style, and her knack for capturing her clients at their best, made this album a stand-out to us! 
 
Alyssa was very good about communicating her album design preferences up front, which made it easier for us to nail her initial design on the first try! Alyssa loved the initial design so much that she had a sample album created from it. Then she passed the design on to her client and they used one round of revisions before approving it for themselves! How incredible is that!?  
 
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this stunning design:

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

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

So as hinted at by the title of this blog post -- today's featured album design is EXTRA special.  
 
That's because the bride and groom featured in it are our very dear clients -- Tara & Stephen of Pattengale -- and their wedding was shot by our very dear client -- acclaimed Virginia-based photographer Tori Watson.  
 
Yep -- a photographer's wedding shot by a photographer and all of them a part of the Align family! Queue the goosebumps and warm fuzzies! 
 
We have been anticipating the opportunity to share this very special design with you for quite some time and are so excited to do so today!! 
 
Tara was such a stunning bride, Stephen looked so dapper, and Tori -- a long-time friend of Tara & Stephen's -- did an exceptional job capturing their Richmond, Virginia wedding. And we... honestly feel so blessed to work with and know all of them. Cream of the crop, kind and talented humans -- all of them. 
 
Without further ado -- here are a few of our favorite spreads from this special day:

To see the design in full (highly recommended) click through the slideshow: 
 
 
 
Tori -- thank you for allowing us to work with your beautiful images!

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The wedding we are featuring in today's album design took place April 4th, 2020, right as the stay at home order was placed for Alabama. Three weeks prior this couple was planning for a church/country club wedding with hundreds of guests for a seated dinner. Within 3 weeks they paired down to 75, 50, 25, and finally around 10 of their closest friends and family. They had a "drive by reception" that was a surprise for the couple. They moved their entire floral & rentals budget to their 10 person backyard wedding and it was gorgeous! The day was full of emotion in all of the best ways.  
 
Rebecca Long captured this intimate wedding and her favorite part of the day was the surprise exit for the couple - they put sparklers at the neighbors' houses with notes on when the leave would take place and the whole neighborhood (who was on quarantine and of course AT HOME - HAH!) came out to light sparklers on their street to see them off for the night!  
 
Rebecca did an amazing job capturing this wedding day and telling this incredible story that will be passed down through the album for generations to come!  
 
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this album design:

To see the design in full, click through the slideshow: 
 
 
 
Rebecca -- thank you so much for allowing us to work with your beautiful images!

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We never tire of working with husband and wife team Tara & Stephen of Pattengale Photography. Every time they send us a new set of images, we are giddy. Their work is just STUNNING. This dynamic duo is based out of St. Louis and their shooting style is so clean and classic. It is perfect for telling the story of this chic downtown St. Louis wedding! 
 
This bride was super-quick between revision rounds so from start to finish with 3 rounds of revisions this album design was approved in 9 days! How incredible is that!?  
 
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this design: 
 
 

To see the full design, click through the slideshow: 
 
 
 
Tara & Stephen -- thank you for allowing us to work with your beautiful images!

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