Wedding Photographers: Album Help? (I do photography)?

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I'm new into the world of wedding photography. I have one...possibly 2 coming up in february. They are last minute bookings, but these will possibly be my break into the world of weddings (I don't have too much competition in my area with the pricing my freelance company offers)

Anyway. Neither party has asked about albums. I'm doing a basic package, and possibly a printing package. I need to know from PHOTOGRAPHERS that have done weddings, if the album comes up in conversation...Do you put it together, or do you offer to get them an album and set them up with a package to do themselves? I've heard of many complaints on the pros of the couple doing their own album, and just having the photographer ordering it.

I have put together photo albums for speical events before, but the weddding album thing is the only issue that I'm nervous about when it comes to shooting weddings.

** Please no nasty answers.I'm tired of getting horrible answers when all you have to do is either answer my question or move on to the next.
 
Hopefully you are capable of shooting weddings.

Anyway, yes, i think that would be a nice touch. My mom's wedding pictures from thirty years ago are in an album, and the album reads ' our wedding '. It is a good way of keeping them together. There are hundreds of pictures in there. 8 by tens, 4 by sixes, you know, varying sizes. It is really nice. Yes, i think you should include the album with your prints, and if they would like to put them in, they can. I am not a wedding photographer, but i think it would be nice.
 
As a pro Wedding photographer my approach is to quote one price with an album, and another price without an album. If you didn't think to do that you do need to clarify the situation; this will also help you to remember to make it part of your standard presentation...
It needn't be too embarassing; call them and say that you forgot to ask if they required an album and don't want to cause any disappointment on such an important day. Make the point that either option is fine and neither will cause any problem, but you thought it best to make sure you covered all the options.
Even if it does prove embarassing, what's worse - two minutes with a red face on the end of a phone or months of bad tempered wrangling and a lifetime of regret that you didn't do the simple thing.
I hope it works out well for you, and good luck in what can, with the right outlook, be an immensely rewarding vocation.
 
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