You can see Vanessa and Rob’s elegant Chesapeake Bay wedding here. I had the pleasure of shooting her brother’s Kiawah Island wedding, too.

Based in Charleston, SC, Carolina Photosmith Jennifer H. Smith is one of the Carolinas' most creative wedding and portrait photographers. You can read the original blog post here Featured on Glamour and Grace | Bridal Portraiture.

How sweet is this shot? Creative credit goes to Ashley’s father, who requested this image of his daughter’s ballerina slippers and her wedding day shoes.

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Based in Charleston, SC, Carolina Photosmith Jennifer H. Smith is one of the Carolinas' most creative wedding and portrait photographers. You can read the original blog post here Kiawah Bridal Portraits | Ashley, The Sanctuary at Kiawah.

Check out the feature, and poke around Erika’s blog for more inspirational ideas.

Based in Charleston, SC, Carolina Photosmith Jennifer H. Smith is one of the Carolinas' most creative wedding and portrait photographers. You can read the original blog post here Featured on Borrowed and Bleu | Woodsy Founders Hall Wedding.

After I design your album and upload the approved layout, ProDPI creates full spread prints, in this case, 12×24 inches. The lab ships the images to Red Tree, where they mount and trim the prints, bind the pages and create the covers. Enhancements include debossed names on the leather and suede covers and cameo cutouts (a favorite image in a window) on the fabric albums. The pages are seamless, so there is no gutter to interrupt the wow factor of your storybook. Check out Red Tree’s blog for other gorgeous examples of ways to customize your wedding story with cover choices, cameos and various fonts of debossing.

I created my sample album as a 12×12 book. This one has 24 spreads since I shot a poolside barbeque and the rehearsal dinner before the wedding. Options for parent albums include custom books in smaller sizes or their mini albums. At 5×5 inches, the well-priced minis are the perfect brag book for toting everywhere and sharing. Same fantastic quality in a smaller package.

Even though my wedding photography packages include the disc of hundreds of full-resolution images (which I encourage you to print and display), I truly believe everyone should invest in an album so you can appreciate your photos and share the story in a more personal way than on a monitor or smart phone. You’ll enjoy it now, and your children will love it later! If it is not in the budget during wedding planning, take a tip from my savvy brides and plan on my creating one as a wonderful first anniversary gift.

Like your grandmother’s monogrammed silver, your wedding album will become a family heirloom.

Pictured here are the 5×5 mini album and a 12×12 book with 24 spreads.

Contact Jen to discuss your wedding photography needs and check out these beautiful albums.

Based in Charleston, SC, Carolina Photosmith Jennifer H. Smith is one of the Carolinas' most creative wedding and portrait photographers. You can read the original blog post here Best Handmade Albums | Charleston Wedding Photographer.

Check out more engagement sessions, and take a look at some of my wedding photography. I am always looking for more fun couples to photograph. Contact Jen to arrange a time to discuss your wedding plans.

Based in Charleston, SC, Carolina Photosmith Jennifer H. Smith is one of the Carolinas' most creative wedding and portrait photographers. You can read the original blog post here Kameryn & Kyle | Fun Charleston Engagement.