We’ve been wrestling with something for a long time… books. You can call ‘em whatever you want: albums (flush or matted), coffee table books, magazine books, or even proof books.

It doesn’t really matter… that’s not the point. The point is that they’re books. Most photographers love selling them because they may just be the most profitable item in a photographer’s price list. There is good reason why photographers hold books so close to their chests: we can justify charging an arm and a leg for a unique, custom designed book. It’s a book made with the photographers’ precious (and copyrighted) intellectual property and no one else will ever be able to design a book this special for a bride.

We don’t really feel that way. Dozens of hours are spent photographing, editing, retouching, color correcting, cropping, and adding artistic effects to the moments of your wedding. We Want People To See Your Photos.

The real reason that these books are so meaningful is the emotional connection that people make with the photos and the books.

That’s why we GIVE you the high resolution images on disc. That’s why we put your photos online for your friends and family to see them, download them, and even order prints. That’s why we don’t charge an arm and a leg for books. We’ve already given the images to you and most people feel comfortable enough hitting up Apple or My Publisher for a book of their photos for about $30. It’s a tough economy and most people don’t have the chunk of change lying around for some crazy expensive wedding album.

So we’re making the shift away from huge albums with leather covers imported from Italy towards a fast and affordable alternative. By providing a professional alternative to a homemade photo book from Apple we can make sure that everyone who sees your book loves it and all of the photos in it!

We know that our success is directly linked to the satisfaction of our current and previous customers. If it weren’t for their referrals, we’d have nothing.

Great Book + Great Price = Happy Customers (and Happy Us!)

This is where the Blurb book comes into play. They’re available in different sizes and can have a ton of pages in them (we don’t have to feel bad about giving you full page layouts showcasing your beautiful photos… it makes us feel bad when we do this in traditional albums where a two page spread may cost over $150). Did I mention that they’re just a fraction of the cost of a traditional album?

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We’re giving this new idea a try so we’ll see how it goes.  In the meantime we still offer excellent album quality books from Couture Book, so if a Blurb book isn’t your deal… that’s cool, we’ve got you covered too!

We’ve seen lots of great comments about Blurb’s books and we’re hoping that they wow us.  Here’s just one of the comments that we’ve heard recently: http://www.weddingbeepro.com/2009/01/05/custom-photo-books/