![]() ![]() These Didn't Meet My Criteria, But Check Them Out Anyways! I believe their prices start at around $725. Check out Storybook Pages - Looking to have professionals design your book and are you looking for the chunky "zookbook" style books? Check out They're a great resource and are familiar with and use all the major book making companies, so they can tailor a book to fit your needs and do the layouts as well. Montage Books - For best DIY flushmount option. I have a sample of what I offer on my site which is a more contemporary photo wrapped flush mount wedding album.That will limit the number of photos you can put in your book to around 80, so keep that in mind if this is a style you're considering. I've got two examples of the ones I design and provide. What is a "Flushmount" book? They have thick, cardboard pages and always remind me of the books my girls used to chew on when they were babies! They are quite the rage right now, but remember that they often have a maximum of 20 pages (40 sides) because they are so very thick. Their site is Flushmount "Chunky" Style Books Their site is Mail Pix - EXACT same photos as the site before this which is Wink Flash?!? Same pricing, etc. Their site is Wink Flash - 14x11, photo cover, layflat options, was $150, sale for $60 for first 20 pages, $1.75 for extra pages (max. Also have two even larger sizes with layflat!!! Gotta try it!!!. Photo Book America - 14x11, photo cover, layflat options. $97, $3 for every two pages thereafter. ![]() They are at ZNO - 14x11, photo cover option, layflat options. Their site is Picaboo - 14x11, photo cover, layflat option available $120 first 20 pages, $2.25 every page thereafter. Mixbook - 14x11 size is available, but layflat is only available in the smaller 8.5x11 format, and they do have photo covers. They're site is Another benefit is that once you've uploaded your favorite shots and sent out the link to friends and family, then you can simply click on the "make a book" option and voila, in an hour you can make a marvelous book that will arrive a few days later! $89 base price, $144 for layflat with photo cover + $2.39 per 2 sided spread. You can also almost always find a 50% off coupon online by googling "shutterfly coupons". They did keep My Publisher's 14x11 size and their lay flat options though. Shutterfly - The behemoth "Shutterfly" took over for "My Publisher" incorporating the large size we love, but so far, the quality control isn't nearly the same as the original company. $129 for first 24 pages, $14 for every 4 after that. PikPerfect - Their site is - has enormous 16x12, photo cover layflat options. Most wedding albums are much shorter (like 40 sides), but I wanted to give you a good guestimate for pricing. The yearbooks I create for my own family are usually 100 pages, so I've tried to include pricing to reflect that. Here are my top picks that fit my top criteria along with pricing. If you'd like to see my sample of a coffee table style wedding photo album, feel free to check it out. They call them "art hinged" paper books, but they are in the same vein as the ones I talk about below. The pages are thicker than I've seen in the consumer market and they lay flat. By definition, coffee table style books look like a regular hard cover book, but unless you're planning on having over 100 pages, I don't think it exactly looks like what I would call a "coffee table" book! I've got a version that I design and sell. ![]() Why won't I want a photo on the cover of any photo album I make?! These three factors are what I think take DIY photo albums to the level of looking pretty darn spectacular. I also personally love creating photo covers for my books. I also love lay flat pages since you can see the entire photos and they are great for creating really dynamic spreads across the center of the page, for better layout options and of course, for panoramic photos. I don't photograph in squares and have a huge bias against square albums (unless you're only using Instagram photos. I'm a HUGE fan of large landscape oriented books. What is a "Coffee Table Style" book? It typically has a hard cover, is sturdy. Michigan wedding photo albums resource page from a Michigan wedding photographerĬurrent Wedding Album Resource Guide and Comparison ![]()
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