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The Best Wedding Albums and Gorgeous Alternatives

 
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Of all of the gifts you receive on your wedding day, your photos will surely be among the most treasured. Images as special as these deserve a stunning way to display them. We’ve compiled this guide to some of the best wedding photo books and albums available, as well as beautiful, creative alternatives. (And of course, you don’t need to pick just one).

You’ll find options for a range of budgets, as well as important details about each of the options so you can easily compare to find the one that will work best for your needs. Start designing and enjoy reliving those memories!

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Zola Premier Photo Album

The Details

  • 5 album sizes (3 square and 2 landscape)
  • 15 album cover colors
  • Linen and vegan leather cover material options
  • Your choice of satin or soft gloss paper
  • Base album price includes 20 pages over 10 spreads; extra spreads are available for an additional cost
  • Photographic printing and flush-mount binding
  • Custom foil cover text

What We Like

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MILK Wedding Magazine

The Details

  • Large portrait format in one size (9.5″ x 12.7″)
  • 100 page minimum; you can create up to 200 pages
  • Hundreds of templates that can accommodate from a few large images up to 24 smaller shots
  • Matte finish paper and six-color digital printing
  • Two font options to add text such as captions, vows or song lyrics
  • Bound with strongest book binding available to create a durable yet flexible spine

What We Like

  • Bundle pricing allows you to purchase multiple magazines at a discounted rate starting with three copies. You can create a magazine for each phase of your wedding journey in addition to the big day itself, such as your engagement and honeymoon. Or, you can create multiple copies of the same magazine to gift to family members or members of the bridal party.
  • Your files are stored permanently, so you can easily print more copies of your magazine in the future.

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CanvasHQ Wedding Canvas Prints

The Details

  • The canvas creator guides you to the most popular sizes for portrait, square and landscape canvases, or you can create a custom size.
  • Five canvas finish options: matte, semi-gloss, glossy, iridescent and vintage. Read more information about choosing the best finish for your images.
  • Popular canvas border options include mirror and image wraps, as well as solid black and white borders. If you’d prefer something different, you can request a custom color.
  • A number of optional visual effects lets you add additional customization and personality to your canvases.

What We Like

  • Free image touchups to ensure your canvases are as flawless as you expect them to be.
  • Fast turnaround times, with proofs typically sent within one to two business days and canvases shipped within three to four business days after your final proof is approved.
  • A satisfaction guarantee that allows you to return your prints within 30 days for a full refund.
  • You can select a diptych or triptych layout for a single image to span two or three canvases for extra impact.
  • Free FedEx shipping on all orders in the U.S.
  • Hardware for hanging your canvas is included.

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Minted Our Vows Photo Art

The Details

  • Sizes ranging from 7″ x 5″ to 54″ by 40″
  • Seven classic and five speciality frames; you also can choose for it to be unframed.
  • Six color themes: white, cream, mint, fog, blush and sky.
  • This custom photo art is a winner of the Minted Design Challenge.

What We Like

  • You can scan a QR code to preview what the art would like on the wall in your home.
  • If you’d like more personalized advice, you can text a photo of your wall to get free styling recommendations directly from a Minted designer.
  • You’ll have unlimited proofs with your own dedicated designer.

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Canva Wedding Photo Book

The Details

  • Landscape and square photo books, both available in three different sizes.
  • Choose from dozens of pre-designed wedding photo book templates, or create your own from scratch
  • Glossy and soft touch cover finishes
  • Hardcover and softcover options
  • Extensive customization options, such as text, graphics, icons and filters

What We Like

  • Intuitive, drag-and-drop tools make it super easy for even non-designers to create their albums.
  • Sharing capabilities allow you to send your work in progress to others for feedback or edits before finalizing the finished product.
  • Budget-friendly pricing, starting at $20.
  • Through it’s You Print, We Plant campaign, Canva is planting a tree at restoration sites across the world for every print order placed.

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Mixbook Wedding Photo Book

The Details

  • Square, landscape, and portrait photo books, available in three different sizes.
  • Semi-gloss, pearl finish, premium lustre lay flat, and premium matte lay flat paper choices.
  • Pricing includes a standard number of pages; extra pages for a maximum of 399 can be added for an additional cost
  • Cover options are softcover, hardcover glossy, hardcover soft touch matte, hardcover soft touch matte with dust jacket, and leather with dust jacket.
  • Dozens of pre-designed wedding photo book templates are available, or you can create a completely custom book from scratch.

What We Like

  • Budget-friendly pricing and regular promo codes.
  • They offer a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee to ensure you are completely happy with your finished product.
  • The Mixbook app allows you to easily create photo books from your phone. This could be an especially good option for a honeymoon photo book, as you’ll have more personal photos than the professional ones you likely had on the wedding day.
  • Live chat is available to help you with questions.
  • Fast shipping in one to two business days.
  • Their paper options are ethically sourced from sustainable forests and certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and the Rainforest Alliance.

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Printique Wedding Photo Album

The Details

  • Offers both wedding photo books and traditional premium photo albums.
  • For photo book covers, you can choose from hardcover, custom leather, fabric, and softcover cover options.
  • Your choices for your photo album cover are leather, hardcover, and metal.
  • Both photo books and albums use professional, archival photo paper. Paper types and thickness vary depending on the type of book or album you choose.
  • All photo books and albums use high-quality lay flat binding.

What We Like

  • The options for the type of photo book or album you can create are extensive, whether you’d like to design a more informal photo book or an heirloom-quality photo album.
  • They also offer mini photo books, which are an ideal post-wedding gift idea for family, the wedding party, and other close friends.
  • Printique was founded as an in-house photo lab 20+ years ago for professional photographers (a customer base they still serve today), so they have deep expertise in high-quality photography and design.
  • They offer free, unlimited cloud storage for your images once they are uploaded to your online gallery.

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