Scrapbooking is a very popular hobby and has become even more popular as craft stores and specialty stores carry more and more things to make a scrapbook shine. Scrapbooking has also become very expensive because of all the new products and the stores. But what is scrapbooking really about? Surely it is not just about pasting a bunch of pictures together and buying expensive supplies to make those … [Read more...]

So, you were at your family's reunion, and you showed your family some pictures you took of your own version of Rumspringa in Europe, and everyone is gushing. Your grandmother crackles, "You are so talented! You should work for National Geopgraphic or Time." You smile and assure everyone that there is no chance that you would end up at either, as they couldn't afford you (though somehow Seven … [Read more...]

The photographs from your wedding are one of the few permanent mementos of the day (other than your own memory, of course!). Everyone advises investing in a very talented wedding photographer, but rarely do they mention that there are several things that the bride can do to ensure that her wedding photos are worthy of gracing the cover of a bridal magazine. Learn how to look amazing in your … [Read more...]

I wrote about Picaboo last year as an option for brides who aren’t going with a photographer’s package. If you plan to have friends and family responsible for your photographs, Picaboo is a great free software that allows you to make professional quality photo books with your digital images. It’s completely customizable from book cover, to page design, and texts. The software itself is free, … [Read more...]