photo book ideas

Let’s be honest here. Your phone is jam-packed with so many amazing photos, it’s easy to lose your favourites in a never-ending camera roll. 

Making beautiful photo books is the perfect way to look back on your most incredible moments and tell any stories you want to relive all over again. However, you might feel a little unsure of where to even start. 

Every great photo book starts with a perfect theme, so we’ve put together 8 creative photo book ideas and examples to help you get started on your own page-turner. 

1. Holiday photo books for your amazing adventures

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Whether you’ve just enjoyed a romantic city break or a summer family holiday, there’s a good chance you took loads of incredible photos. To tell the story of your amazing adventure, make a sun-filled photo book with all your best scenic shots, favourite food, sunniest selfies and other snaps that really catch the essence of your destination. 

Since you’ll want to remember exactly where you’ve been and who you met, add captions to your holiday photo book so you never forget all the little details. 

2. Wedding photo books for your magical day

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Your wedding passed by in one incredible blur, but you never want to forget a moment. From the vows to the speeches, turn all your most magical memories into a wedding photo book that lets you relive all the best bits again and again. 

You could tell the story of your big day chronologically from beginning to end, organise it into themed chapters, or even leave some pages blank for guests to scribble special messages!

3. Family photo books for all your favourite smiles

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You’ve got a family unlike any other, so fill a photo book with all the faces, characters and moments that make them so unique. You can use everything from professional family portraits to silly selfies with the kids, anything that captures your family’s personality and shows off who you really are. 

Start with old photos to tell your entire family history, share photos of quirky family traditions, or get super-creative and recreate old childhood photos with a “then and now” photo book. Since you’ve taken so many family photos over the years, there are all kinds of creative possibilities here. 

4. Pet photo books for all your cute and cuddly friends

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Let’s face it, your favourite faces are probably cute, furry and standing on four legs. Whether it’s a cheeky dog, grumpy cat or cuddly rabbit you love to bits, use your cutest pet pics to create an adorable photo book that always makes you smile.

After all, we know your camera roll is already full of super-cute pet snaps, so use your favourites to share a day in the life of your pet, show off their cutest portraits, relive your best selfies together or show how much they’ve grown over the years.

5. Year-in-review photo books for all your best moments

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It’s been another year to remember, and you’ve filled your camera roll with even more incredible memories. Before they get lost in your library, bring all your best moments together inside a year-in-review photo book that includes everything from family holidays to big birthday bashes. 

This is a photo book tradition you could repeat every year, so that all your best stories of the year are always sitting right there on the bookshelf!

6. Recipe photo books for all your delicious dishes

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Alright, so you’re not quite a master chef, but you’ve still cooked up all kinds of delicious family meals. Whether they were found online, created by yourself, or passed on to you by your parents, save all your yummiest recipes inside a photo book that makes mealtimes so much easier. 

Each recipe should obviously list the exact ingredients and cooking instructions you need, but you should also include high-quality photos of your food - as this will often help you decide what you fancy cooking! 

7. Anniversary photo books for your unique love stories

Nobody has a love story quite like yours. From your nervy first date until now, it’s been filled with all kinds of special moments that you caught on camera, so you can use these photos to craft the perfect photo book for anniversaries, Valentine’s Day and other lovey-dovey occasions. 

You could keep things fun with your silliest selfies together, relive your sunniest holiday adventures, or go super-sentimental and tell your amazing love story in chronological order. Finish your book with unforgettable quotes, inside jokes and other captions that help capture your story!

8. Baby photo books for your adorable new arrival

Whether they’re cracking a big smile, playing peek-a-boo, getting a haircut or flying on a plane, you’ve hopefully caught most of your baby’s “firsts” on camera this year. Making a baby photo book is the perfect way to keep hold of all these milestone moments, while they’re also a fantastic gift for grandparents and other family members. 

Since this is a book your child will want to look through themselves one day, personalise your book with captions that explain when and where each photo was taken. 

 

Now you’re brimming with so many great photo book ideas, create your own unique photo books at your local Snappy Snaps stores!