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                                                             “a candle loses none of its light by lighting another.”

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Heirloom Wedding Flush Mount Album

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Several of my clients have asked me “what is a flush mount album?” and instead of rambling on, I decided to save my thousand words and show you these pictures instead! 😉 Trust me, prior to wedding planning and getting married, I had no clue what it is either! I understand that in this age and day, most of us prefer to have digital images to share with friends and family online, but there’s something to be said about holding a tangible photo album in your hands. After trying out a few different professional printing labs, I have found a product that I’m proud to offer my clients and here’s my new sample wedding album!

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The chosen 12×12 panorama style extends across the entire spread (no split at the spine) for an elegant and seamless look. Each page is 1/16″ thick and is personally designed by me. Cover options include genuine leather, linen, or silk in a multitude of colors and can be foil embossed (shown on lavender cover at the end of this post) or blind embossed (shown on gray album cover).

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Because of my love for all things tangible, I decided to include a coffee table album book in my portrait packages (family, maternity, boudoir etc.). The bonded leather, 8×8 lay flat album (below) is chic and portable–you can quickly whip it out and show off your beautiful photo! I am a total sucker for paper goods and pretty packagings and fine art collections, so you can be sure there will be additional offerings of beautiful and quality products in the near future!

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Making Time for Family

My husband and I love to travel and we try to get away a few times a year. We’ve talked about taking my parents on vacation forever and a day but somehow it never worked out. My parents are hard-working first generation immigrants and the idea of a vacation is a luxury that’s a bit out of reach. Last month, my siblings and I decided it’s time to take action! We made plans within one month and literally forced our parents to go with us. Big bonus was that my aunt, uncle, and cousin were also able to join us in sunny Hawaii. What can I say, the trip was a success, we had a fantabulous time and now there’s talks of another vacation later this year. Hmmm…I wonder if we can make them go with us a second time…

There’s one person who doesn’t need any convincing though, and that’s my 4 year-old niece! Milan had the BEST time and she’s been asking to go back…like…everyday. Now we can’t let her down, can we? 😉

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