Flush Mount Wedding Albums & Why I’m On a Finao Kick

Some of my wedding photography packages include flush-mount albums. What is a “flush-mount” album you ask? I asked that question too a couple of years ago when I was getting started in wedding photography. At that point, I had already made a few “coffee table” books from my personal photographs. But coffee table books are very different from flush-mount albums. Flush mount albums are generally only available to professional photographers. They use archival-quality photographic prints that are mounted to an inner core. The spreads lay completely flat, which is ideally the way that photographs in a book should be viewed. The pages don’t bend or tear, and you can actually wipe fingerprints from the surface.

I prefer flush mount albums to matted albums because with flush mount you can creatively lay out the photographs in a way that tells a story. My clients get to review and give their input into these layouts and how we tell their wedding day story.

Flush mount albums are substantial. They’re generally heavy and are more of a family heirloom or piece of furniture than a book. In fact, some people find flush mount albums too heavy. I chose an album company that offers the pages in two thicknesses, one of which is slightly thinner and lighter.

For my flush mount albums, I use the “One” line from Finao. I’ve tried other album companies with good results, but for 2010-2011 I’m on a Finao kick. First of all, Finao’s cover options are just nuts. I mean, creative overload. Which I love. The other reason I chose Finao is that they will print your albums through possibly the greatest photographic printer in the country: ProDPI.

Here are some photos of my sample flush mount albums. To see them online is one thing, but to hold them in your hands and see these prints in person is pretty awesome.