One of our prospective brides asked us the other day if we had any tips, ideas or suggestions regarding their wedding day. We decided to expand this into a helpful article which might be of use to other brides and grooms preparing for their wedding day in the future, so here it is!
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Whilst we live in an increasingly digital world, here at Wildtale we firmly believe that seeing your photos immortalised in a high quality physical album is still the absolute best way to relive your wedding day memories. Nothing can beat the tactile, tangible experience of turning pages and seeing all your favourite memories in all their glory on professional archival paper. After carefully considering many different options, both expensive and budget, we decided to exclusively offer fine art albums by Folio, a top end British print house who only deal with professional photographers. Read on to discover why we’re proud to work with Folio.
We feel it’s important to support local suppliers and so we’re proud to have our albums made right here in the UK. Folio are a family-run British company whose cutting edge production facility is based in Yorkshire. We absolutely love dealing with them because their expertise and friendly customer service makes ordering albums a joy. They keep us updated at every step of the process, from receiving our spread designs and checking for errors through to printing, cutting and posting them out to us for a final inspection before we send it on to you.
Folio are a company who truly care about their product, and it’s clear that they constantly strive to improve the consistency and quality level of their albums. Every Folio album is a work of art, crafted with love, hand-bound and full of exquisite attention to detail. Their albums are cleverly designed to open out flat so that images can safely be placed across a near-invisible centre crease. The finest pigment-based archival inks and non-yellowing archival glue are used throughout, ensuring your album will continue to look its best in the decades to come.
Folio’s commitment to crafting an ecologically sound, ethical product is impressive. The matte-finish fine art paper used throughout each album is sustainably sourced and each album’s cover board is formed from 100% recycled materials. Even the cardboard shipping box is made from 70% recycled materials! Their production facility is powered by Ecotricity from renewable sources, it’s lit by LED lighting and they recycle 95% of their office waste. We’re proud to associate ourselves with such an eco-friendly company, as we ourselves do everything we can to live an ethical and sustainable life.
In the end, the results speak for themselves – please take a look at the photos below to see the most recent album we’ve received from Folio for our clients Erica & Tom. For prices and more information, please click HERE.
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With weddings, as with everything in life, preparation is key. Modern weddings take months of planning, and sometimes it can seem like too much; from making a guest list to finding the right venue to deciding on the style and theme, stress levels can end up through the roof. There are many articles and books out there that can give you valuable advice on how to go about planning your big day, but we decided to draw on our experience and put together a short list of simple and practical things that you can do to make your life a little bit easier.
It’s important to think about practicalities when choosing your getting ready, ceremony and reception venues for your wedding day. What if you could get ready, have your ceremony and reception without having to travel between different locations? It would save you the trouble of figuring how to get your wedding party from point A to point B, and indeed point C. We know that some couples have their heart set on getting married in a place of worship that is special to them, and unless your reception venue is within walking distance that will mean you’ll have to factor in travelling. However, if you are having a civil ceremony, getting it all done in one place is an opportunity to worry less and spend more time enjoying your big day and interacting with each other as well as your guests. From our perspective, that means more time to focus on photographing you as you do so! The less time spent driving between venues, the more time there is for you and your guests to interact and enjoy the experience.
Even if you’re on a budget, a wedding planner can shoulder the bulk of the burden of responsibility in the lead up to your wedding day, helping you keep your sanity intact and allowing you to focus on the things that are most important to you. A wedding planner’s job is to make your life easier – after all, you’ve probably never been a bride or a groom before! A good wedding planner will be able to draw on years of professional experience, taking much of the stress and hassle out of your wedding preparations. Their local knowledge can be crucial if you’re getting married in an area you don’t know very well. For example, we get many couples who live in London but want a countryside wedding in Devon, and many of them have found that bringing in a wedding planner proved to be a life-saver. If you are interested in recommendations, please drop us a line and we’ll put you in touch with some that we have worked with in the past and trust to deliver the very best wedding planning.
