The stories they will tell. An heirloom that can be picked up, held and passed on.
WEDDING ALBUMS
All heirloom, library bound, flushmount albums are thoughtfully and impeccably designed by Melani Lust. emotions of your day. Your album will be your legacy.
Albums play a vital role in family history, allowing us to relive life's most cherished moments and revisit those who matter most.
Photo albums force us to put our fast paced lives on pause. We close the door to the outside world when we open the pages to the past.
Experience museum grade printing with our Fine Art Album. This layflat album features Hahnemühle paper, with a matte finish and soft texture that will last a lifetime. Compliment your Fine Art Album with our Luxe Leather or Luxe Linen cover materials.
This album features square corners only and holds images that are designed 1" from the edge of the spread, without full bleeds or images over the center crease. This album style works best for outdoor or tented weddings, and weddings with a lighter palette.
1. Fine Art Album
+ $80/page
$4250 for 50 pages
+ $70/page
$3750 for 50 pages
+ $70/page
$3500 for 50 pages
Available Sizes
Paper Type: Hahnemühle
Hahnemühle has been making the world’s finest papers for centuries. We use Hahnemühle's Museum Etching paper, a 100% acid and lignin-free cotton rag paper. Each page thickness is 1.7mm.
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Our albums are crafted by hand with the utmost care to ensure a long life.
We offer two styles of layflat albums 1) FINE ART with cotton rag paper 2) HEIRLOOM with traditional lustre paper.
The average album has 50 pages and 100-120 images. The fee includes everything (design, two rounds of revisions, retouching of all major portraits, retouched jpgs, binding and embossing) except tax and shipping. The albums hold a maximum of 80 pages.
Choose Your Album Type & Size
Crafted by hand with archival materials, choose a cover from our genuine Italian leathers, European linens, Vegan Leathers and Suedes or Japanese Fabrics. This album can be designed with images that cross over the crease.
This style features rounded corners for leathers and square corners for fabrics. Mini "clone" albums are available with this style at an attractive price.
This style album is ideal for City weddings, Winter weddings and weddings that have a darker palette.
2. Heirloom Album
$3850 for 50 pages
$3500 for 50 pages
$3300 for 50 pages
Available as a clone mini of the 50 page album
$1150
Available Sizes
+ $70/page (80 pages max and up to 120 images)
+ $70/page (80 pages max and up to 120 images)
+ $70/page (80 pages max and up to 120 images)
Paper Type: Lustre
Our flushmount album features thick (1.2 mm), layflat pages printed on lustre photographic paper for a traditional finish with a slight sheen.
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If your wedding collection includes an album, the standard size is a 10x10 50-page leather album. You’re welcome to upgrade your album to a larger size, more pages or alternate cover options during the design process.
Choose your Cover
Forest
Onyx
Moonstone
Rose Quartz
Desert
Deep Sea
Autumn
Summer
Spring
Dusk
Rain
For both album styles, square corners only.
Luxe Linen Covers
Ivory
Cherry Blossom
Lilac
Cerelean
Blush
Mauve
Marigold
Laurel
Indigo
Frost
Wren
Dove
Shoreline
Harbor
Bluff
Grove
Hudson
Cypress
River
For our Heirloom Lustre Paper Album, square corners only.
Classic Linen Covers
Alpine
Charcoal
Vino
Storm
Latte
Chai
Sage
Camel
Fog
Luxe Leather Covers
Suede - Ivory
Vintage
Brownstone
Suede - Driftwood
Suede - Noir
Suede - Graphite
Vintage Shadow
Vintage Mocha
Vintage Merlot
Vintage Sandalwood
For both album styles, square corners only for Fine Art Album, rounded corners only for Heirloom Album.
Nightfall
Brook
Twilight
Shale
Pebble
Marble
Hickory
Fawn
Opal
Vegan Leather
For both album styles, square corners only for Fine Art Album, rounded corners only for Heirloom Album.
Sterling
Topaz
Magnolia
Willow
Tupelo
Birch
Merino
Sable
Heron
For both album styles, square corners only for Fine Art Album, rounded corners only for Heirloom Album.
Vegan Suede Covers
Jade
Jasper
Juniper
Coal
Gunmetal
Winter White
Naval Blue
Pagoda
Saltbox
Mosstone
Slate
Pearl
For both album styles, square corners only for Fine Art Album, rounded corners only for Heirloom Album.
Leather Covers
Pinecone
Chocolate
Palomino
Irish Cream
Black Bean
Wheat
Sand
Hazelnut
Stone
Crema
Moccasin
Nutmeg
Pure Linen
Pistachio
Blue Smoke
Turquoise Mist
Taupe
Champagne
Silver Moon
Almond
Natural Linen
Rich colors and textures for both albums, square corners only.
Fabric Covers
Aqua
Sugar Plum
Steel Blue
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With the our pre-designed Debossing Collection, you can choose from one of our 16 pre-made designs. Options include script fonts, bold fonts, and various unique design elements.
Ornamental Debossing
Standard debossing is our base-level debossing option. We offer 14 font types, and you can choose up to two lines of text and any letter case of your choice.
Font Debossing
Blind debossing is our default style of debossing, which means no color or foil is added to the impression. Foil debossing is available exclusively on Luxe Linen, Classic Linen and Vegan Suede covers, in gold, rose gold, and silver.
Blind Debossing
Add a personal touch to your cover.
Cover Options
Blind, silver, gold and rose gold debossing is pictured here top to bottom on our Moonstone Luxe Linen.
Debossing Colors
Ballard
Alto
Rosa
Chole
Devon
Edinburg
Gloucester
Geo
Tula
Cologne
Rutland
Asa
Brighton
Elle
We offer three tiers of debossing for personalizing your covers, all debossed by hand. Standard Debossing includes 14 plain text options on up to two lines; the Debossing Collection offers 16 premade and semi-custom designs; and, Custom Debossing offers the freedom to submit any unique design, in a small or a large size - small designs measure 4×2 inches and large designs measure 7×3 inches.
Blind Debossing. No color is added to the impression. Note: the impression can sometimes appear darker than the rest of the cover (most common with our Luxe Leathers).
Foil Debossing. Color is added to the impression using silver, gold, or rose gold foil. Foil is available on Classic Linens, Luxe Linens, Luxe Leathers, Classic Leathers, and Vegan Suedes.
Debossing Fonts
10
11
12
13
14
16
15
09
08
07
06
05
04
03
02
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With the our Debossing Collection, you can choose from one of our 16 pre-made designs below. Options include script fonts, bold fonts, and various unique design elements.
Debossing Designs
Your Memories as beautiful Heirlooms
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+$300 (8x8” ) +$300 (10x10")
+$400 (12x12")
The perfect match to your Linen Album. The Linen Box is crafted with the same natural fabric that we use to cover your albums.
Linen Box
+$500 (8x8” ) +$500 (10x10")
Smooth matte finish, dark grain, genuine hardwood. The Walnut Box is both durable and elegant.
Walnut Wood Box
Store and protect your heirloom albums with hand-crafted boxes.
Select from walnutwood, elegant linen, and silk fabric. These boxes are every bit as alluring as the albums they’re paired with.
The Box
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Order Your album
Please email Melani (ml@melanilustphotography.com) with any size changes, duplicate albums, cover options and extras!
Albums typically arrive within four weeks of placing your order.
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