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Post by warrior1991 on Jan 7, 2021 19:57:39 GMT
My niece got married in Sept 2020 and after getting the flash drive from the photographer and with the photos I took, there are about 900 photos. I want about half of them. I can probably pare that down to maybe 250 to 275 to "scrapbook". Except I don't want to scrapbook them. SHOCK!!!
I still love scrapbooking and I don't want to give it up, I just don't feel I want to scrapbook her photos. The day was beautiful, she was beautiful, the venue was beautiful, everything was perfect. What could I add to the "layout" by scrapbooking them. I would rather just print the photos and put them in an album.
Does that mean I have to turn in my scrapbook membership card? LOL
I am into 6x8 photos right now, so thinking of ordering everything in that size and putting all the photos in an Ali Edwards greige album (it would match her wedding colors) and call it good. Journal on a few pictures that need journaling and save myself the stress of trying to improve already perfect photos/event.
Am I over thinking this?
Signed stressed aunt
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Post by carolynhasacat on Jan 7, 2021 20:07:58 GMT
I'm very close with my cousin and had the same feeling after her wedding. I ended up sending her my photos and she LOVED them. In the end, I made a photobook through Shutterfly for hard copies and she used the digitals to post on her Instagram and we were both happy with that. I say, you're good, we don't need to scrap every event!
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Post by caspad on Jan 7, 2021 20:16:36 GMT
I think your membership has been renewed!
It sounds like a wonderful approach - the highlight reel instead of the 6 part documentary ;)
plus it won't take up too much space on your shelf or on your project to do list
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Post by 950nancy on Jan 7, 2021 21:15:55 GMT
My not scrap your favorite to display in your house and do a Shutterlfy book? Win-win.
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msliz
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Post by msliz on Jan 7, 2021 21:46:34 GMT
I have 2 albums from my wedding. One is a large format that holds the nice portraits and other enlargements. The other holds candids and other less important photos. Neither of them is a scrapbook but I don't love them more or less for that. Photo albums are lovely too, just for their simplicity.
You can keep your membership card.
Not everything needs to be a scrapbook.
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Post by amom23 on Jan 7, 2021 22:19:14 GMT
It's perfectly ok to NOT scrapbook every event. Whatever you choose to do with the photos I'm sure will be lovely.
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Post by julieb on Jan 7, 2021 22:21:33 GMT
My son and DIL loved this We gave this to our son and DIL for Christmas. I also have scrapbooked their relationship, shower, etc and felt that a scrapbook wouldn't do justice to their beautiful Colorado wedding. So I printed out about 60 pictures from Costco with the white border and my dh put their engagement, shower and wedding pictures on the jumpdrive. They loved going through the photos and loved that everything was in one place. I think there are different options on the site for larger boxes. My son had designed a logo for the wedding (they had homemade bottled beer, so they made labels) and I had the seller engrave that on the front with their initials and date, etc.
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Post by kitbop on Jan 7, 2021 22:22:55 GMT
I understand totally! You might eke out a title page to keep the scrapbooker side of yourself happy?
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Post by julieb on Jan 7, 2021 22:36:07 GMT
 Here is box 
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Post by don on Jan 7, 2021 23:13:06 GMT
I was "obligated" to make a custom wedding album for my step sons 2nd wedding (to his ex's sister) using a Hallmark album. I had to trim all the pages to 7½X10, then make the pages. It felt the whole time like forced labor. They loved it. I liked that I got out of jail.
I don't do other peoples work, and don't sell my time or talent.
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Post by scrappyrabbit on Jan 7, 2021 23:26:57 GMT
I scrapped photos from our engagement process (looking at venues, dresses, showers, parties etc) but for my actual wedding I ordered a beautiful album through Artifact Uprising. I don’t feel any less like a scrapbooker for doing so 😄
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Post by myboysnme on Jan 7, 2021 23:52:00 GMT
Scrapbooking for me has always meant including memorabilia or written information. Just putting photos into an album and including some journalling is as much scrapbooking as adding lots of embellishments. A photo album is just sliding in photos, to me.
Either way, having your photos in a way that is pleasing for you is what matters.
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Post by julie5 on Jan 8, 2021 0:28:40 GMT
I got married 4 years ago and I knew to get a good photog-well she was amazing!!! And I can’t scrap the professional portraits! I ordered a wall gallery on metal-and then An amazing photo book. What I “scrapped” were the candid, every day type things. I could print as many as I want I just can’t hurt them. Lol
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Post by joblackford on Jan 8, 2021 0:48:15 GMT
What could I add to the "layout" by scrapbooking them. I would rather just print the photos and put them in an album. There's nothing wrong with beautiful photos in an album or book without embellishment or fuss. Especially because this wasn't your event. I understand completely. She can always add her own memories and notes if she wants to. |
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Post by Elsabelle on Jan 8, 2021 4:39:34 GMT
I think you have a great idea. I say scrap what you want to scrap and don’t scrap what you don’t want to scrap.
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Post by grammadee on Jan 8, 2021 4:45:12 GMT
Nope! No need to hand in your card. I say organize the photos into a photo album along with the invitation and any other memoribilia. Add some details if you like (names of wedding party may be useful in a few years. Don't ask me how I know..) Then pick and choose what you WANT to scrap. This is a hobby, not a vocation. Have fun with it!
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Post by cbscrapper on Jan 8, 2021 5:38:39 GMT
Sounds like a great plan! Maybe do a “scrappy” title page, with pretty papers and embellishments, to give the basics of the day (or just include the invitation) as an intro to the amazing photos. The photos deserve to shine! I’ve never scrapped my wedding photos for similar reasons - the photos don’t need anything else.
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Post by peachiceteas on Jan 8, 2021 9:39:23 GMT
I got married in 2019 and decided not to make layouts or pocket page album of my wedding. They are printed and in photo albums, but not scrapbooks. I didn't want anything to take away from the beauty of the day. I felt I would have overanalysed every decision and put pressure on myself to make the 'perfect' wedding album. I don't have time or a wish for the stress |
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Post by scraplette on Jan 8, 2021 20:34:11 GMT
You’re still a member, a smart one. I keep old fashioned yearly photo albums and occasionally insert a journaling card. I also keep travel albums like this, some covering multiple trips like Florida where we make stops while visiting family.
I only scrap the pics I feel like using. I tell myself my kids don’t want to be saddled with an overload of album guilt- if I need to further justify it.
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Post by hop2 on Jan 8, 2021 22:55:14 GMT
Nah, you do you. Those pictures are hers and they aren’t speaking to you right now. Don’t do anything with them if you don’t want to.
For extended family stuff I do what I want and don’t do what I don’t want. I don’t feel obligated to do anything
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Post by hop2 on Jan 8, 2021 22:55:51 GMT
Remember there’s no wrong way in memory keeping. You do you
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Post by simplyparticular on Jan 9, 2021 17:40:54 GMT
I think you’ve got an excellent plan.
I never did an album for our 2004 wedding. I think our photographers did an excellent job telling the story of our day with the two albums they made. A big formal album, and a comb bound bits and pieces book. There isn’t anything I want to add - and I have all the photos digitally.
I do want to do a honeymoon album - it’s in the long list.
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