As a Maryland wedding photographer, one of my favorite things is seeing couples continue to enjoy their wedding photos long after their wedding day is over. Whether you had a big wedding or chose an intimate elopement, your photos deserve more than sitting in a digital gallery forever.
You might be here reading this because you just got your wedding photos back and you’re obsessed with how they turned out! You‘re trying to dream up all the ways that you can print them. Well, I’ve got you!✨
Here is a list of 10 different ways that you can print your wedding/elopement images and start to enjoy them even more!
Wedding Photo Print Ideas to Gift to Loved Ones
1. Thank You Cards
I love a good card! They’re so thoughtful and a great way for people to remember the time that they had on your wedding day.
- Price Range: $-$$
- Vibe: You could choose your favorite portrait from your day or my choice would be to choose a detail/multiple detail shots that give the feeling of your day! This is giving editorial vibes.
2. Gift an Album
Your close loved ones are going to adore having a physical album they can flip through whenever they want.
- Price Range: $$-$$$
- Vibe: You could do a smaller version of your album or it could be a fun magazine styled book!
2. Gift Mini Paperback Books/Zines to Your Wedding Party
Such a fun option if you want something unique and personal!
- Price Range: $$-$$$
- Vibe: You could create a book/zine using photos of your wedding party throughout your day so that they have something to remember your day by! If you want to make it extra meaningful, personalize each one with images of that specific person and little notes that celebrate your relationship with them.
- Bonus Idea: If you want to create something more editorial or that will likely be showcased more in the homes of your wedding party, create a coffee table book with the details of your day, this is especially great if you had a destination wedding!
Creative Ways to Display Your Wedding Photos at Home
1. Create a Wedding Photo Gallery Wall in Your Home
A gallery wall is such a classic way to bring your wedding memories into your everyday space!
- Price Range: $-$$$
- Vibe: Pick out frames that match your esthetic and let your creativity flow! Thrifting can help keep the price down, or you can go all out and get custom frames made for you if you’re looking to spend a little more. *Adding in small frames to the gallery wall with detail photos from your day really helps to complete the story you’re telling.
2. Coffee Table Book
Turn your wedding photos into a piece of art!
- Price Range: $$-$$$
- Vibe: Create something that you’ll want to have on display all the time! Think— boujee, editorial, artsy. Create a whole book from details from your day✨
3. Wedding Scrapbook—Add in Mementos You Saved from Your Day
Your wedding day is more than the gallery of images, it’s also the little things.
- Price Range: $-$$$
- Vibe: Hold onto all of your “little things” from your wedding day and use them to create a scrapbook with your images! Having invites, ribbon, pressed flowers, etc. from your day will add dimension to the story you’re telling in your scrapbook.
4. Calendar
This one makes revisiting your favorite images and all year long kinda thing!
- Price Range: $-$$
- Vibe: Sit down with your partner and pick out your 30 of your favorite images together, then create a calendar with these favs!
- Bonus: I love this calendar from Artifact Uprising because it has perforations, allowing you to pop your images out and keep them! Once the month is over, it can double as an art print.
5. Keepsake Frame
Think scrapbook, but make it wall art!
- Price Range: $-$$$
- Vibe: Fill up a shadow box or a large frame with the tangible pieces from your day, paired with your fav photos.
6. Print All of Your Images and Organize Them into a Memory Box
If you’re an organized couple, you’ll LOVE this one!
- Price Range: $-$$$
- Vibe: Print out all of your photos, get a cute box to put them in and organize them by moments, people, or categories, creating an experience that feels intentional and easy to revisit.
7. Make a Collage/Moodboard with Your Photos, Then Get a Custom Phone Case With it Printed On
If you’re someone who always has their phone nearby, this is perfect!
- Price Range: $-$$
- Vibe: You can really go anywhere with your creativity on this! Canva is a great tool to use to build your collage/moodboard (make sure you’re using dimensions that make sense!)
Your Wedding Photos Deserve to Be Seen
Your wedding photos tell the story of one of the most meaningful days of your life, and there are so many ways to enjoy them outside of scrolling through a gallery on your phone. No matter how you do it, printing your images allows you to relive those memories every day.
If you’re currently planning your wedding and looking for a Maryland wedding photographer who values storytelling, connection, and creating a safe place to be your authentic selves, I’d love to connect with you.
I hope you enjoyed this list of ideas! I had so much fun creating it and would love to hear which of these you’ll be doing!
