A county fair photo puzzle for Jen and Brett
Here’s another fun photo puzzle. Jen and Brett selected an image from their engagement photo session at the 2011 San Diego County Fair. Ferris wheels, photo booths, (and that spinning swing ride whose name I don’t know and have never had the courage to ride)…it’s obvious they had a fun photo session. You can see [...]
PHOTO puzzle guest book for Will & Tehia
Tehia and Will chose photographer Matt Alberts for their engagement photos. Then they asked me to create a puzzle guest book for them with this relaxed and happy shot. The puzzle has their names carved into it as puzzle pieces, plus two silhouettes: an aspen leaf and a heart. The finished puzzle had 85 pieces [...]
PHOTO puzzle guest book – Michelle & Brant
Michelle and Brant hired Minneapolis photographer Erin Johnson to take their engagement photos. I love the image M & B selected for their photo puzzle guest book. One of my favorite things about it is the logo in the lower right corner. It fits the image so well. Michelle and Brant asked that this circle [...]
The fastest way to assemble a puzzle guest book
I’m sort of a puzzle expert. I know lots of ways to make assembling puzzles easier. Here are some tricks for assembling my five types of wedding puzzles. Follow these directions in sequence and I guarantee you’ll spend a lot less time solving your puzzle. PHOTO puzzles: Align your puzzle pieces image-side-up Separate straight-edged [...]
Three factors to consider when choosing a photo for your puzzle guest book
Many clients ask my advice when it’s time to select an image for their puzzle guest book. Here are three factors to consider when selecting your image: 1. Photo quality. Focus, exposure, color balance, depth of field, contrast. These things matter! If your photography skills aren’t top-notch, hiring the services of a skilled photographer is [...]
Snowflakes for a Canadian wedding puzzle
This pretty photo wedding puzzle went to a couple in Canada. The client and I discussed two different photos and decided to use the one that had room for snowflakes. There are three of them in the 14 x 21 inch puzzle. I felt the image called for the names to be in a more [...]
Photo wedding puzzle – I LOVE YOU
The clients took this photo themselves. Isn’t it cute? They requested two puppy shapes and their initials for the puzzle. See more about my photo wedding puzzles here.
Photo Wedding Puzzle – Couple on bicycle
This is a Photo Wedding Puzzle I created for a client two weeks ago. Like most of my clients, she’s going to use it as a guest book at her wedding. Guests will sign the back of the puzzle pieces. You can read more about my photo wedding puzzles here.
Photo wedding puzzle – dancers?
These two must be dancers. Just look at the dynamic photo they selected for their custom photo wedding puzzle! *I snapped the photos of the finished puzzle. Chicago-area wedding photographer Steve Koo took the original photograph. This image just makes me feel happy! Engagement photo taken by the talented Chicago wedding photographer Steve Koo.
Hand-crafted wedding puzzles – recent work
These are some of the puzzles I cut during the last week. There were six wedding puzzles and one small puzzle with a vintage Santa Claus image. One of the wedding puzzles was actually for a couple celebrating their anniversary. The wife purchased the puzzle as a gift for her husband. She requested a blank, tree-shaped [...]
