I finished my title page, but I wasn’t quite ready to dive right into the meat of this album. Since the album will feature several sections, I needed a bit more of an intro. If you’ve ever watched Jersey Shore, you can think of these pages as “the shirt before the shirt.” I think I just outed myself there.
On the left page, I cropped and printed five long and narrow pictures from our wedding. I backed them each on some pearl shimmer cardstock.
Simple right? Sort of. Below is a picture of what really went on as I tried to pick which pictures to use:
On the right page, I took inspiration from a scrapbook magazine that’s been sitting in my office for at least five years. The focal point is a very casual picture of us when we escaped our wedding reception for a quiet moment alone. I added another photo on the bottom left (whose significance I’ll explain later), and a piece of patterned paper on the upper left.
I typed out some small intro-ish lines about the album and printed it on white cardstock. Then I signed it and had the husband add his signature as well. This may be my favorite part of the page!* I added a flourish design I cut out with the Silhouette out of silver shimmer cardstock and some borders out of pearl shimmer cardstock.
With that text I also committed myself to including our engagement, honeymoon and anniversaries in this album. Time to dive in!
Read about specific paper brands I’m using for the wedding scrapbook here.
*Except for the part where I reprinted the text block three times because I didn’t like the way my signature turned out.
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oh boy, is this gorgeous. Your album is going to be stunning!
Thanks! I hope I can keep up this mojo for the whole album!
I love how you’re focusing on the photos and this special moment of your life. No crazy paper or embellishments here. Love it! I especially love the block of skinny cropped photos.
My general philosophy is to focus on photos and keepsakes, I think I’m taking simplicity to the Nth degree here! I think it will be more timeless though!
Oh fun, I love the block of long and narrow photos. Both pages look awesome. Great close ups and detail shots! I love the flourish…making good use of the Silhouette, I see! 🙂
Thanks! Yes, the flourish came free with the Silhouette so I figured I’d give it a try!
This is great, Natalie! Oooh, your album is going be gorgeous….it is already. Oh, I am working on an anniversary album for my hubby. Thanks so much for the inspiration!!
Thanks Renee! I hope you get some good ideas! I would love to hear more about your anniversary album!