Saturday, May 10, 2014

Rehearsal Photo Album and Guest Book


As I was planning my rehearsal dinner I knew that there would be photos and I thought of a great idea to do with the candid shots we would end up with.  I decided beforehand to include them in a mini album which would double as a guest book.  I had seen on Becky Higgins' (the founder of Project Life) website that she had done a mini album in this manner for a wedding.  I thought it would work perfectly for my rehearsal events.

I looked at various albums and settled on one of the Project Life Mini Albums instead of a ringed binder type book.  The good news is that the pages are sewn in...the bad news is that you have that limit on pages...you cannot add to them, of course.  But I thought I would make do and it really all worked out fine.

I didn't put a lot of time into this...I didn't want a lot of embellisments and I wanted the album to lay flat. Pictures and insert cards were about it!  I used insert cards from the Becky Higgins Blush Project Life core kit.

Here is the outside:
I added an engagement photo of the bride and groom.
On the inside I posted this:
Not everyone filled out a card but I got pretty good response.  I was impressed!
Here is the cover page:

Then I simply loaded up the album with photos of the evening and cards that were filled out by guests.

I added a few diecuts here and there but this whole process was very fast and very easy!

The couple is returning from the honeymoon today and I will see them tomorrow for Mother's Day.  I will give them this album as a little momento of the evening and I know they will both love it!

Happy Crafting and Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there!


5 comments:

  1. PERFECTION!! How sweet and how cute! You deserve amazing Mother's Day gifts, Susan!

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  2. Nice idea. Hope that their honeymoon trip was enjoyable.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  3. Stunning and thoughtful. That's the same album I used for my Prayer notebook, and I have two more of those intended for our grandsons' ABC 123 book (Easter has come and gone, maybe Christmas 2014!) Very nice work, Susan.

    Lynn M.

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  4. What a fabulous gift!! Looks wonderful...and certainly a keepsake!

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  5. Wonderful! It turned out GREAT!
    They will love it!

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