Homemade Wedding Album
Many couples choose to have a custom album of their wedding created to organize and display the photos from their special day. While professional photographers offer hard cover albums for couples to purchase, their prices do not always fit within a couple's financial means. Creating your own homemade wedding photo album is moderately easy to do, and can use your creativity and add a personal touch to your wedding photographs.
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Things You'll Need
- 12-by-12-inch three-ringed scrapbook
- 12-by-12-inch clear scrapbook page holders
- 12-by-12-inch black or white card stock paper
- 12-by-12-inch wedding themed scrapbook paper
- Glue
- Adhesive photo tape
- Scrapbook embellishments
Instructions
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Lay the card stock paper out on a flat work surface. Apply a thin coat of glue across the surface of the page and line the wedding themed scrapbook paper over it. Glue the scrapbook paper onto the card stock and smooth out any wrinkles with your fingers. Make sure the corners and edges of the two papers are firmly sealed to one another.
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Arrange a series of photographs on the page until your find a layout that appeals to you. Avoid overcrowding the photograph. The wedding-themed scrapbook paper will act as a background for your photos, so make sure that it is still showing along the borders and in between photos.
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Apply several pieces of adhesive photo tape to the back of each photograph. Adhere the photos onto the scrapbook paper.
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Decorate the pages with scrapbook embellishments for more detail if desired. Ribbon, craft stones, glitter and wedding themed stickers or rub-on transfers will add extra personality to the pages.
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Slide the pages into a clear protective scrapbook sleeve. Add the sleeves into the album.
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References
- Photo Credit wedding image by Mat Hayward from Fotolia.com
