Crafting A Wedding Scrapbook For The Special Day

By Marcella Finlay-Ross

If you are looking for a personalized gift for your next wedding consider giving the happy couple a wedding scrapbook. If your bride is a scrapbook lover this will be cherished by her and a fun project for her to do when the festivities are over.

You can add special paper that is pre cut to the gift of a scrapbook for the bride and suggest she place these papers on her guest table. There her guests can jot down sentiments to her and the groom to use in her book with pictures of these guests as well. Many books can be purchased in kit form to match the colors of the wedding.

If you have certain people you want to ensure make it in your album ask the photographer to take pictures of you and them. Perhaps it is a great aunt or a relative or close friend that does not live close by and is just flying in for the wedding. You can also ask a friend to take back up candid pictures and also put disposable cameras a each table during the reception.

In making a wedding scrapbook and giving as a gift you can surprise the bride at her wedding shower with a coupon that tells her you are planning to make one for her. You can also have the book ahead of time and give it to her blank telling her you intend to fill it for her. Take a picture of her opening the gift to include in the memory book as well.

Writing down notes during the ceremony is a great idea so you can journal about them later. Who caught the bouquet at the reception or what happened during the vow exchange are thoughtful personalized sentiments to include in a book.

Collect small items during the ceremony and reception as well to personalize a wedding scrapbook. A label from a champagne bottle or a pressed flower from an arrangement is an extra special added touch to an album. You can buy special containers made for holding such items in scrap booking stores or kits may come with them already.

You can take a book to an engraver who specializes in engraving or embossing scrap books for an added touch. Many have foil or gold leaf as well that makes any book look regal. You can find companies online as well that you can separate the spine and cover of the book and send to them for a limited charge.

If you want to go in together, as a bridal party, and put together a book that is also a great idea. Each member can give their own personalization to their pages to make a fun book for the bride. With each member it will seem as they are telling their own story to her what their memory is of the wedding and events that occurred.

A Wedding Scrapbook is a wonderful gift for any new couple that they will love. If you are not the artistic type you can also hire people who put professional scrapbooks together. You can find them online or go to your nearest scrapbook store and ask a representative if they anyone who provides this service. - 30299

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