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Why Professional Photo Albums Are So Expensive
The honeymoon is over and you’ve received your photos back from the photographer, now what? The best way to enjoy your wedding day memories is through printed photos. But, you believe wedding albums to be expensive. But are they really!

Let’s take a look into how wedding albums are made, materials and skills used to craft a professional album. To understand how prices are calculated and whether professional wedding albums are really worth the price tag. A little education never hurts.
Premium Quality Albums Made In Australia
I remember years ago hearing an analogy of comparing the price of a Toyota vs a Mercedes Benz. A photographer was talking about the difference between an online photo book vs a professional wedding album.
While the Toyota is a reliable vehicle, the Merc is a luxury model. Manufactured using German engineering, aerodynamic body, leather upholstery, extra comfortable seats, modern conveniences, superior sound system and safety features. Plus the customer service in the Benz showroom is superior. It’s a case of you get what you pay for.
The same goes with a DIY photo book compared with a luxury professional wedding album. You definitely get what you pay for and the peace of mind you are receiving a heirloom-worthy photo album.

What Makes Professional Wedding Albums Worth The Investment?
Exceptional Quality
The paper quality to the album cover materials differ greatly between DIY photo books and a professional quality wedding album.
Some of these DIY photo books are lucky if they last a few years. Before the prints discolour or fade and the binding falls apart. Many online printers use dye-based ink to stain the paper which can fade over time.
Our albums are printed on a fine art paper with a matte finish that’s archival quality and made to last. Professional wedding albums are printed with premium archival-quality pigmented inks. These inks guarantee they won’t fade or discolour for over a hundred years.
The cover materials used are premium leathers and luxurious fabrics including linen, velvet, silk and macrosuede. These materials are purposely used in the bookbinding trade. Tried and tested as book covers, we can guarantee your album will last generations.

Experienced and Skilled Tradespeople
Designing an heirloom-worthy wedding album comes from combining experience as wedding photographers, photo editors and graphic design.
Its more than dropping photos on a page. An ability to tell a story through creative, aesthetically pleasing page layouts. This plays an important role in creating an album that flows effortlessly and allows the wedding day to unfold.
Our professional photo albums are handcrafted using the highest quality materials. Then hand-bound by experienced bookbinders to ensure they wont fall apart.

Proudly Australian Made
We proudly boast that our album designers are based in Australia. Also our albums are manufactured here on local Australian soil. We love that we are supporting the Australian album manufacturing profession and bookbinding craft.
Going It Alone … DIY Designing Your Wedding Album (and why we don’t recommend it)
To start, it takes a painstaking amount of time it cull the 800+ images received from your photographer. Getting all those images down to a manageable amount of photos (around 200 images) to fill an album.
Designing a wedding album is stressful and time-consuming.
Starting with, figuring out which supplier to use? What album product is best? How many pages you need? What album fits your budget?… Then figuring out how to use the online software (grrr) — its not that simple.
Online album design APPS can be hard to use. Glitchy and often have a learning curve that takes time to master. Finally you’ve designed your album, you are surprised with hidden costs for those extra options you so desperately want.
Have you got weeks out of your life to create what might end up being a beautiful heirloom-worthy keepsake?! Then I say go for it. But that comes with a disclaimer ;) and warning that it is easy for the untrained-eye to make expensive mistakes. And what if the product that arrives doesn’t live up to the quality you expect!
It’s no wonder most married couples never get around to creating a wedding album.
We understand the desire to save money and go the cheap photo book avenue. But we know you will be happy you invested in a professional album by the end.
Benefits Of A Professional Wedding Album Designer
A professional album design service like The Coffee Table Book takes all the stress out of creating your heirloom-worthy wedding keepsake.
Professional wedding albums are luxurious to say the least. We offer the Mercedes Benz experience from the gorgeous albums, beautiful cover materials, endless customisation options and creative, aesthetically pleasing and storytelling page designs. Plus, we collaborate with you through the entire process to ensure you will be 100% happy before going to print. Resulting in a timeless keepsake that will last, but an album you will fall in love with.
Read more on the Benefits Of A Professional Album Designer here.

We assure you once you hold your finished wedding album in your hands you will love it. All that is left to do is snuggle up in a cosy corner with your partner to relive your special day. All those heartfelt moments will come rushing back. You will come to appreciate your album is a priceless investment for your first family photo album.
View some of the albums The Coffee Table Book has created for couples here. Also read kind words received from happily married couples here.