Your wedding is one of the best celebrations you will have in your life. It only makes sense that you will want to record this special event in a scrapbook to share with future generations. There are so many things you will want to include from the very beginning of your relationship up to the wedding day.

The album you use is very important in the scrapbooking. You will want a scrapbooking album that will have an intimate feel. Try to find a smaller album with plenty of pages. You can have the cover decorated with your names and wedding date or you can choose an album that has a decorated cover already.

Once you have your album you will want to make the scrapbook spotlight the two of you and the love you share. To have a great wedding scrapbook you may want to include some of the following items in your scrapbook:
    Your information, who you are and where the two of you met. Start at the beginning of the relationship so you can follow the path that led the two of you down the aisle.
    Include both of your favorite foods, colors, places to visit. Anything to show the two of you as a couple. Think about what you want future generations to know about you and include them. This is a record book of your life.
    To keep the album intimate you will want to do more journaling by hand instead of the computer. If you don’t like the look of your handwriting then try a computer font that has a romantic or intimate feel to it.
    Include how and where the proposal happened. Record the date and the feelings of the both of you in a journaling box. You can also add pictures of the rings if you would like.
    Take pictures of all the wedding dresses you tried on. Include some of the ones you didn’t choose in your scrapbook.  It will make the one you did choose seem more special.
    Take your camera everywhere you go when you are doing the wedding planning. Include visits to the florist, bakery, and places you want to hold the reception. You don’t have to use all the pictures but it gives you some great options when you finally make the scrapbook.
    Have pictures that show the two of you together having fun while leading up to the big day. Highlight the relationship.
    Take lots of pictures at the rehearsal dinner. Include quotes from friends and family about the two of you. These should also be done in a handwritten journal box. Tell what was served and where the dinner was held.
    On the wedding day get pictures of the bridal party getting ready. Have pictures of what the girls did and then what the boys did.
    Take lots of pictures of the wedding site both before and during your wedding.
    At the reception ask for people to say some things about you two as a couple. Keep them in your album as a remembrance.
    Record your first dance as a married couple. Include the song title and who sang it.
    Include the honeymoon destination if you took one.
    You could also record your gifts if you like. But this is not a necessity.
   

Wedding albums can be done in many different ways. The most important thing is to take a lot of pictures of everything included in the wedding. You don’t have to use all of them but you will be glad you have so many choices when you do the scrapbook. Remember to keep the album as a reflection of the two of you.

Posted by Don under Scrapbook Embellishments , Scrapbook Techniques on Thu 13 Mar 2008