One of the biggest headaches caused by transplanting a business from one continent to another, is sourcing new suppliers. For the most part, we’ve gotten off easy. A lot of our vendors were based in California and, thanks to the weak dollar, even the international shipping left us with a smile on our face. B&H photo in New York City has been the goto place for most of our gear. It’s like Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory for photographers. So we’ll not be looking elsewhere any time soon.
But when it came to wedding books we looked only toward Italy. There’s a reason that country’s known for beautiful things. Our books were handmade in the Venetian region and shipped to us in the UK. Since coming to the U.S. we’ve spent many an hour on the lookout for a suitable replacement. (That weak dollar isn’t so great when it’s the Euro you’re after.) For a time, we even pulled the Wedding Books from our wedding package. The idea was ‘Better to offer no product at all, than an inferior one’.
But I think we’ve got it sussed. Beautiful, designer, panoramic-style wedding books. Heavy weight pages that guard against fingerprints, warping or tearing. Made right here in the USA, and used by photographers and artists all over the world. We’ve just designed our first set and are currently reviewing our costs and the man hours involved in order to come up with an appropriate price list. Check back soon.
