What Wedding Albums are you using?

[paulsweddings]

Just wondering what brand of Professional Albums everyone is using? I personally use Renaissance and I have been for years with no problems. How about cost to value ratio? Warranty? Has anyone had problems with album companies?
Thank you! Paul Retherford Wedding Photography

[MarkLawley]

Leathercraftmen and Renaissance albums.
Wooden Nickel has been our supplier for several years for the Renaissance albums, and have been absolutely fantastic.
Only had one problem with a renaissance album cover in fifteen years, and they replaced it immediately, and covered all shipping charges.

Mark

[HeatherHahn]

I'd like to start using a digital-type album (rather than those where you have to mount each photo). Other than leather craftsmen, are there any other decent brands that do this? Maybe even a lower priced one for couples who can't go all out (but want something more than a "my publisher" type album).

[Carol_Steele]

I use Jorgensen albums for my magazine style albums and cheaper ones (either Spicer-Hallfield or GF Smiths) for the few matted albums which I do. The two latter ones are UK only companies though.

[pixel8]

I use four different manufactures, GraphiStudio of Italy, Tony Sarlo of Italy, Leather Craftsmen of New York and Zookbinders of Deerfield, IL., all are top of the line custom bookbinders. I do not use any self assembly albums nor. All albums are fine leather or silk, occasionally high quality man made fibres for clients who want to move away from tradition.

Heather: you really ought to keep your digital albums as something extra special, let the low end stay with the easy to produce, but your premium product is worth a little more.

[AndyPark]

I use GraphiStudio only. Since I am an "Internet Photographer" only and see Bride and Groom only on day of the wedding, Graphi, with their .pdf approvals and email movement of images allows me to have high end albums assembled, approved and all workflow done without any personal meeting with clients (Many of my clients are miles away; I'm not anti-social ) I have had great success with Graphi and my clients simply love their work. I no longer do any "traditional" albums of any kind but refer clients to others if they wish that kind. So far, it works for me.
Andy

[Carol_Steele]

I remember Tony when he worked from a large oubuilding attached to his home just outside Oswestry in North Wales/Shropshire borders. I popped in to see him and his wife there on a couple of occasions when I was going up to North Wales to see my parents. This must have been back in the mid 80's.