As the years go by after your marriage day plenty of the important happy memories can fade and creating a wedding memory book is an ideal way to chronicle the whole marriage process to preserve those special memories.  Marriage memory books can be bought readymade with individual pages for guest lists, a family lineage and tons of pages for photos, but you may make your own.  Let’s take a look at what you want to consider when making your own wedding book. 

Many couples start to consider their wedding book as they start preparations for the marriage, and just include it in the list of things to do ; order a wedding cake, book a Sydney wedding videographer, book hotels etc, but a brilliant idea is to make one that includes everything before the marriage too.  You want to consider if you would like a collection of only marriage day memories or if you need to include the bachelor and bachelorette party that is certain to have some of the greatest moments to incorporate, although maybe a section at the back of the book should be reserved for those photos. 

Your wedding book can contain several, chapters if you like, that might chronicle each and every special moment and memory from the time that you first became engaged.  The most important thing you need to keep in mind is that once the last chapter has been written it can be altered in the future, so keep as much memorabilia as you can in case you choose to edit your book in years yet to come.  When you’re selecting photographs make sure that you keep at least two copies of each as this will allow you to be more creative and if you want to switch the layout and cut some fancy shapes you will always have spare photos. 

Let everyone, friends and family, know that you’re going to be making a marriage memory book and you’ll be surprised at how many people are willing to contribute to it.  People will watch out for certain items at the bridal shower, marriage reception and other celebrations that usually make up the entire marriage process, to give to you for inclusion in your marriage book.  Sometimes something as simple as the ribbons on the marriage bands can fall to the floor unnoticed, but if folks are aware that you are making a collection of all your memories they will pick it up and give it to you later on at the reception. 

Dependent on when you choose to start a documentation of your marriage will decide on the theme and design of your book.  If you plan actually early then you can co-ordinate the book to fit into your wedding theme.  Most wedding memory books only cover from the wedding day to the honeymoon, but how great would it be to get some video footage included on your wedding video of you and your partner blushing as you both go thru the pages of the bachelor party. If you ask your wedding videographer, they can even make a separate video story from the days leading up to your wedding, with your wedding book as the central theme and just add it to your wedding video package.

Starting to add to your marriage book as early as is possible after you have decided to be married will mean that you’ve got a wonderful story book that not only you and your other half, but also friends and family can look through when you are all together again at birthdays, Christmas or other festivities in years yet to come.