Ordering & Printing Your Maui Wedding Photos

Once the sun has set on your wedding day, there’s still more to look forward to: receiving your Maui Wedding Photos. This is your chance to relive your day, see moments you missed, and recapture all those emotions. 

And if you were lucky enough to have a Destination Wedding in Hawaii, it’s your chance to return to the islands, at least in spirit. 

These images represent big moments, and they shouldn’t be restrained to phone screens and social media posts. They deserve to be printed, held, displayed on walls and in frames, passed from hand to hand as you share memories of your wedding day. 

That’s why I encourage all my couples to print their images, and I make it easy for them. Ahead, I’m sharing all my insight into making the most of your Maui Wedding Photos, so your story can be brought to life in the most tangible way possible. 

Part of Your Wedding Plans

Prints and albums often become an afterthought, something you’ll get around to when the time comes. But life gets busy, expenses come, and soon your images get put on the back burner, or your plans become simplified. 

The best way to avoid this is to plan ahead. Create a vision for your Maui Wedding Photos and budget for it beforehand. Not only will this ensure that you’ve allotted the right resources for your prints and albums, but you also will know the kind of images you want.

All of my signature Maui wedding photography packages include a professional heirloom album. One of my top priorities is creating a storybook that will bring your day to life. I want to tell the complete tale through a mix of details and scenery, candid moments and perfectly-posed shots. 

I’m envisioning your album long before you say “I Do.”

But the images go beyond albums – you need to select what you’ll share and display too. Ahead are some additional tips for planning your prints.

Expert Advice for Printing Your Maui Wedding Photos

• Consider your wall and shelves: what size images could go in different places? What kinds of colors and emotions do you want to display? 
• Get a general idea of print pricing in advance, and include those expenses in your overall wedding budget. 
• Hire a Maui photographer who delivers clear, high-resolution images. You’ll need a high pixel count to print anything larger than 5×7. 
• Share your vision with your photographer so they can align priorities and capture images you’ll be excited to print. 

Even if your wedding day is behind you, you can still begin prioritizing your prints and albums now. Keep reading to learn best practices for ordering and sharing Maui wedding photos. 

The Professional Difference

I take great pride in my work, so it’s disappointing to see my couples receive prints with poor colors, pixelated details, and thoughtless cropping. Unfortunately, this is what you often get at budget retailers, no matter how skilled your photographer is. 

Sure, low-cost printing has its place, and I’m glad you’re excited to print off my images. But for the pictures that truly matter – the ones you’re framing or hanging, gifting or arranging – it’s worth the investment to order them directly from your photographer. 

The print company I partner with is calibrated with my shooting style. I review all orders for cropping and enlargement quality, and I guarantee their products. 

What to Order: A Guide to Sizes and Products

Everybody has different needs for their prints, but if you’re wondering what you should budget for (or where to start with your order), here are some recommendations for what to print off. 

• An Heirloom Album – I include a high-quality album in my Hawaii wedding packages for a reason – it’s one of the most essential mementos of your wedding day. It’s your curated collection of images that artfully tells your story. 
  • Upgrade your wedding album to a larger size as a statement piece for your coffee table.
  • Add pages so that no detail of your day is missed in your keepsake album.
• A Mix of Sizes and Styles for Your Home – You’ll want to display your images throughout your home and need an assortment of styles and sizes to complete your look. I recommend couples plan for at least 15 prints to display around their homes:
  • Five 4×6
  • Five 5×7
  • Three 8×10
  • Two 11×14
• A Statement Print – Many couples opt for collage walls, but if you have a blank space in your home, an oversized print highlighting both the scenery and your emotion could be just the thing. You can print most images as large as 24×36.
• Gifts – Parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles want to display your Maui wedding photos. High-quality, framed 5×7 images make a great Thank You or Christmas gift. 
• Cards & Announcements – If you’re sending out Thank You cards or elopement announcements, you’ll want to budget for this cost and plan what kind of photo you want to feature. 
• Prints for a Photo Book – This is the step that couples often skip these days, but I think it’s crucial: print off almost every single picture from your gallery. Get an old-fashioned picture book with acid-free, UV-protective sleeves, and put all your Maui photography in there.

A Note On Ordering Each Image:

Ordering a print of each image is pricey, I know. Many couples save money by ordering these images at a retail printer, which is fine. But if you want to treasure these images for the long haul, it may be worth purchasing professional quality 4×6 prints of each picture.

Ordering Maui Wedding Photos: Step-By-Step Instructions

Ready to place your print order? Here’s how to purchase prints with Samantha Dahabi Photo: 

1. Back up your images on your own USB and cloud (This isn’t really part of the process for buying prints, but I always want to remind couples to save their images in multiple places!).
2. If you’re purchasing most of your images as 4×6 prints, go through and add those to your cart. At the same time, click the heart on any that you want to save as favorites.
3. Go through your favorite images and purchase your preferred sizes and products. 
4. You can adjust the crop on your enlargement before adding it to your cart, but I’ll also double-check it. 
5. We’ll ship your prints directly to your home.
6. You can order prints as long as your gallery is active.

How to Care for your Images

Your prints have arrived, and now it’s time for them to do their job, which is bringing your wedding day to life. But how do you protect these incredible images as they serve their purpose? 

Ensure your frames and albums have UV protection if they’ll be in the sunlight for part of the day. And don’t store them in places where they’ll get bent or warped. 

If you have prints you aren’t hanging or arranging right away, store them high and dry in a dedicated photo box. But make sure to take them out from time to time – you want to be able to enjoy them.