THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THE REALNESS OF A BOOK
There is no story that cannot be told nor has stood the test of time better, than those bound in an actual page turning book! And there is no greater way to share the most profound of all love stories, your love story, than with a beautifully designed and crafted album of your wedding day, filled with memories and details you can pore over in your own time.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the wedding films we make for our couples – you’re swept away in a mere five or ten minutes into your day, all the memories, all the feels, laughter, tears. But when you want to take your time, look closely at small details you might have missed, search the images for that special relative or friend, then your photo album can take you there.
FUTURE-PROOFING YOUR WEDDING DAY FOR GENERATIONS
You’re never bound by the battery life, the software updates, the file types, the storage limits.
Below, you’ll find more details on the options and choices available to you. As you know, your screen can affect the appearance of these colours and materials. If you are very particular about colour and texture selection, we recommend requesting an appointment with us to view the physical swatches and samples for an accurate representation of what you’ll receive.
Album Type
QUEENSBERRY FLUSHMOUNT SILVER HALIDE ALBUM
Heirloom quality wedding albums from Queensberry hand-made locally in Auckland but chosen by the very best photographers internationally, your album is professionally designed and colour corrected for print. Your favourite photos are printed onto lovely, thick true photographic lustre, glossy finish paper.
QUEENSBERRY FLUSHMOUNT FINE ART ALBUM
Heirloom quality wedding albums from Queensberry hand-made locally in Auckland but chosen by the very best photographers internationally, your album is professionally designed and colour corrected for print. Your favourite photos are printed onto conservation-quality natural white fine art paper that features a lightly textured, beautifully rich matte finish.
QUEENSBERRY PARENT COPY ALBUMS
Perfect for gifts after the wedding, Parent Copy Albums are small-scale versions of a larger original book or album, but without embossing or translucent title page. Alternatively, you can order a duplicate album with a 15% discount.
Both options must be ordered at the same time as the main album order.
Cover Materials
If you are choosing a larger sized album (30 x 30cm and up) it is recommended to choose a Buckram, Micro or Genuine Leather. Genuine leather is best able to support the weight of extra pages.
VINTAGE LEATHERS
Genuine leathers in evocative, earthy colours with natural markings.
CLASSIC LEATHERS
Beautiful genuine leather hides from one of Europe’s leading suppliers.
CONTEMPORARY LEATHERS
Genuine leathers with a luxurious, embossed suede finish.
MICRO LEATHERS
Micro (Faux) leathers are amongst our most popular cover materials — beautiful textures, lovely colours, superb quality and durability.
LIBRARY BUCKRAMS
Buckrams have been the choice of bookbinders, publishers and libraries for many generations. They offer affordable beauty, quality and durability.
NATURAL LINENS
Their natural coarse structure make these linens particularly suitable for larger-sized books and albums. Flaxfibres in these materials are certified under the Masters of Linen standard which means that the fibres are 100% EU grown and processed. All flax under this regulation is sustainably grown — respecting the environment and producing high quality fibres.
COATED LINENS
Coated Linens are strong and colourful with a subtle yet distinctive linen feel. Their top coating is dirt and water repellent which makes them more durable, perfect for photo boxes and albums that will experience a lot of handling.
DUO-TONED LINENS
Our uncoated Duo-Toned Linens are FSC certified woven cotton fabrics with a matte natural finish. Offering a distinguished yet subtle two-tone effect.
Cover Styles
STANDARD EMBOSSING
The most popular of cover style. Select from a range of fonts and supply the text you want embossed, typically names and dates.
CUSTOM EMBOSSING
You may prefer to supply your own artwork for us to emboss such as a monogram or logo, or a font that’s not available in the standard range.
WRAP-AROUND
Wrap-around covers remind me of treasured books from long ago. Add a little bit of extra flair, the perfect heirloom piece.
EMBOSSING + TITLE PAGE FONTS
There is a limited range of eight standard fonts to choose from to emboss your album cover. The same selection of fonts can be chosen for your translucent title page. If these aren’t what you’re after or you need more text or want to include a logo or graphic, you can supply your own custom artwork to have a die block custom made for you. The additional cost depends on the size.
EMBOSSING FOILS
We offer seven different foil colours. Rose Gold, Gold, Silver, Steel, Black, White, and Copper. You can also opt to have blind embossing, which has no foil.
Paper Stock
SILVER HALIDE LUSTRE
Traditional Photo Prints are printed using light-sensitive paper and silver-based chemistry, the Silver Halide technology that’s been constantly refined for more than a hundred years. Premier Lustre paper produces accurate skin tones, with a neutral tone scale from highlights to shadows. Lustre offers bold rich blacks, clean whites and an increased colour gamut for stronger, brighter, more vibrant colours.
FINE ART 200gsm
Upgrade your paper stock to Fine Art album pages, offering a beautiful, deep matte look to your album pages. Our professional, conservation-quality Fine Art stock is natural white with a lightly textured rich matte finish. We offer Fine Art in Flushmounts with thin or medium, and in sizes up to 14×10. Fine Art Flushmount Album pages are always creased at the gutter.
Packaging
QUEENSBERRY SUEDE BAG
To protect during delivery and storage, all albums and copy albums are delivered inside Queensberry’s standard soft suede bag.
STANDARD PRESENTATION
All flushmount albums are presented in our standard soft suede bag and Queensberry’s grey presentation box.
DESIGNER ALBUM BOX
You can upgrade to Designer Boxes for our standard sized albums and photobooks. Designer Album Boxes are available in buckrams and linens.
