List of wedding albums...?

smelltheglove

So we often have threads here whereby people look for recommendations for albums. I was wondering would it be possible for us the create a list. I am currently looking for a new album to offer and the search really is wrecking my head. I am supplying the Graphi, which I love and will continue to supply but I want to offer a slightly cheaper alternative but cut out the standard book I have.

I have looked at Loxely and Sim2000 today alone and although similar to some I have seen they really arent offering a saving on the Graphi album.

Any recommendations gratefully accepted.

slimboyfat

I can highy reccommend a company on your doorstep call Highcove http://www.photostorie.ie/

Ballyman

You could try AsukaBook books. They are really well put together and they use lay-flat pages. However they are not really very much cheaper than Graphi even though they are a photobook rather than an album.

I have a customer who wanted a photobook with the lay flat pages so I came across a company in the US called MyPublisher who do photobooks along the mould of blurb et al but they do have a product that use the Lay Flat pages so you get the wedding album type layout but on a much cheaper photobook.

I haven't used them but I am sending out an order on one this week so I will let you know what they are like

eas

slimboyfat wrote: »

I can highy reccommend a company on your doorstep call Highcove http://www.photostorie.ie/

I was going to recomend Highcove as well, but thought you'd already been using them?

smelltheglove

I have seen highcove and they are nice, is there a saving on Graphi though?

I found Finao who look nice but also pricey, White wedding album not too pricey so may be worth a look and Leather Craftsman, yet to see a price list, all in the US.

Borderfox

One more for Highcove.ie great range of products and the quality is excellent

smelltheglove

Ok I have sent a mail off for pricing of Highcove products, I know I got it before but I dumped a load of things when moving and think that may be gone too.

If I can get something cheaper than Graphi I think I will be able to get a fair few sales from it. Looks like I will be ordering at least 10 Graphi albums before the year is out as it is.

Borderfox

I will pm you Tony's number and he will drop into you when hes around

smelltheglove

Cool, thanks.

smelltheglove

This researching is actually doing my head in now, it would be soooooo much easier if I found a place where I could say right, this is the max I want to spend on a 40 page album, give me an individual looking design and presto....

There is just tooo much to choose from. I just received pricing for leather craftsman and I have to say, the albums look stunning, I suppose pricing isnt bad but I cant help comparing everything to the price of a Graphi...!

smelltheglove

To update, I think I may have found a nice in between album that could sell quite well through Tony. I will view next week but I reckon this might be the album I have been looking for.

mrboswell

Just as an add-on....


Are there any suggestions for a proof album that people can select from for the main album?

smelltheglove

I dont use proof albums myself, as my clients get all their images on disc there is no need for it, they can select from the disc. If you are intending on giving the couple a disc I dont see the need fo the extra expense of a proof book.

mrboswell

They are friends so I don't mind but if I had a preference I would prefer a book.

Thats just me though.

smelltheglove

It is nice but then you also have to consider costs, if it is something you want to go into in the future you need to keep costs as low as possible to keep and attractive price. I cant recall the names of places that do them but I did price them before and found that cost wise it was a bit too much, iirc I was looking at close to 100 to put all images from an average wedding into a proof book.

mrboswell

Yea seems a bit high alright.

Might just one in blurb or something like that to keep the cost down.

One issue for me is that when a cd is played on a bad monitor or a tv the exposure and colour can be really bad so thats worth considering as well.

Cheers

smelltheglove

That is true which is why I meet with my clients and preview the disc on my own laptop, that way showing the images as they should be.

Eirebear

How did the Highcove stuff work out for you STG?

smelltheglove

Never made id down since Epoca gave me an offer I could not refuse. I will still take a trip down in the next few weeks but very busy at the moment so I want to get my Epoca samples done and then visit them.

Borderfox

Give Tony a ring and he will come out to you

Ballyman

Well the MyPublisher book arrived and it's not too bad. Much better quality than a Blurb one that I had - obviously not a patch on a proper wedding album but for a photobook it's nice and definitely something i will think about offering as a budget photobook if requested.