Frshnk has blogged about their love for KISS!

“At frshnk, we take pride in our high quality prints. One thing that we missed out on for a while now was a solid photo album supplier. Just recently, we came across http://kissweddingbooks.com/. Their simplified, high quality albums match our personal style. No embossing, cheesy quotes or iffy materials here. No sir! Their albums come in various bold colors and are designed to lay flat. In this case, we chose Leather over Linen.”

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

We love hearing from our KISSers! Seeing updates on facebook about their first time KISSing, blog updates about the simplicity and stories about the bride and groom loving their wedding books… this makes us enjoy our jobs even more than we already do! Many thanks to our customers. Merry KISSmas! The KISS crew loves you all

The loyal KISSer, Chris Shepard, has blogged about his KISS (again!). You may remember seeing a previous blog from his first KISS experience.

“It’s so fun to see our clients open up their albums for the very first time. They get so excited to see their final photos in a gorgeous wedding album, and more than once this has brought back tears of joy from the wedding day. We always deliver our albums, disks and prints like a little Christmas present wrapped in red ribbon for that final touch.”

You’re awesome, Chris! This blog post was perfect for the KISSmas season

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

Here’s what Amber, an extraordinarily successful lifestyle baby photographer, had to say about KISS:

I’m a serious procrastinator when it comes to complicated busy work. I used to dread ordering albums. I would get a design finalized, and then it would sit on my to do list for an embarrassingly long time, because I couldn’t stand the complicated ordering process and the resulting disappointment that would occur when the albums arrived and I had to proof them for issues. Then KISS came on the scene, and ordering albums became the easiest part. My clients get their albums much sooner, because I no longer procrastinate.

In addition to the ease of ordering, it’s also nice to no longer feel stressed about proofing the album for issues. Actually, with KISS, I feel so confident that there will be no issues that I often drop ship to my clients.  Kevin and Shaun and their team are amazing. They inspire confidence… both in their product, and in their photographers.

It’s wonderful to have a partner who not only provides a spectacular product in a simple way, but also makes the process enjoyable. I’m quite a happy KISSer

Let’s Cruise!

Click HERE to find out more or sign up! It’s only $1500 for an all-inclusive, 7-day cruise with workshops, shoots, and fun! (You can save $500 by signing up with another photog before tomorrow!) The first Photog Retreat was an awesome time. With an emphasis on networking, informative workshops, exotic photo shoots, and so much more. This is a great way to have an awesome vacation and get a write-off all at the same time! Here’s a video from last year’s retreat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrj_DjS9mnY&NR=1 and one from the Bui Brothers: Snorkling! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5GxXEn_HEU&feature=related

The speakers on this cruise are top-notch. Shaun and I know them all personally, and they are the real-deal. You will learn far more from these intimate gatherings than you would at something like WPPI.

• Mike Larson (KISS photog)
• Zach & Jody Gray (KISS photogs)
• The Youngrens (KISS photogs)
• Shaun Austin (KISS!)
• Kevin Swan (KISS!)
• The Bui Brothers (KISS photogs)

Also joining us, Stephen Knuth has a heart for building community, encouraging photographers to pursue their passion and has specialized in harnessing the power of social media. Lydia Shannon will share her experience of growth and organization through building strong relationships and living by the “pay it forward” philosophy that helped her raise over $20,000 for the fight against Breast Cancer.

EVERY registration will SAVE 5 lives through a very special donation to Thirst Relief.

We are going to have a blast on this trip, and there will be some solid teaching going on as well. Everyone who signs up gets a $200 credit with KISS, and there are lots of other prizes — including someone getting 6 months of ShootQ for free!

Click HERE to find out more or sign up!

Christmas Update

You can still order until the 11th and have your book ship by Dec 21st. Orders will automatically be upgraded to RUSH and have overnight shipping if you click the “I need it by Christmas.” Otherwise, all other orders will begin their 2-week production cycle Jan 3rd. KISS has all hands on deck getting the Christmas orders out until the 21st., then we take a break to spend time with family until the 3rd. Details at http://www.KISSweddingBooks.com/christmas

Pricing changes for 2011

KISS hasn’t raised prices since 2008! We’re doing a roughly 5% increase on the Leather KISSes and a slight decrease on the Linen KISSes! We’re also giving you an additional 10% discount on any sample orders, making it a total of 30% off. You can see the details on pricing in the store. This goes into effect Jan 1st.

SWAT Designer is Inbound

One of the biggest frustrations photographers have with albums is the design. If you do them yourself, you can spend 40 hours easily, with poor results and technically incorrect files. If you hire them out, you can spend as much as $600 or more. KISS is coming to the rescue!

SWAT will be a FREE, automated, web-based tool that will make album design simple and enjoyable. Once your design is ready, you can easily share it with your clients for their feedback and approval. After approval, a single click will drop it into the KISS Books ordering system. SWAT will revolutionize how albums are done.

We will be in beta-testing this month and January, with a launch in Feb. Go to http://facebook.com/SWATdesigner for updates. You can also leave your feature requests in the “feedback” tab! We’ll have some fun announcemnts there, soon, and some screen shots to whet your appetite.

SWAT: Designing albums doesn’t have to hurt any more.

We hope you all have a great Christmas!

KISS

Comments Closed

The amazing photographer, Lisa, from Tout Petit Pixel photographie has blogged her KISS book! Now, I don’t speak french… so this blog post is for all of our KISSers that do!

“Il y a quelques temps je vous avais présenté un premier album luxe, fabriqué pour Claire et Franck suite à la séance nouveau-né de leur fils Raphaël.

Je viens de recevoir un nouvel exemplaire de cet album, pour moi toute seule cette fois (et un peu pour vous !) puisqu’il s’agit d’un échantillon tout neuf, destiné à permettre à mes clients d’admirer sous toutes ses coutures cet album avant de le commander.

La particularité de ces albums est d’être fabriqués à partir de véritables tirages photographiques, ce qui donne une qualité d’image incomparable, et une durée de vie inégalable. Les pages sont épaisses et cartonnées, pour assurer une solidité parfaite à cet album fait pour être feuilleté sur plusieurs générations. La couverture est reliée en cuir, avec un choix de couleurs sobres ou vives.

La motivation première de ceux qui commandent un album luxe après leur séance, est l’envie d’un produit qui dure. Un album qu’on lèguera à ses enfants, et qu’ils feuilletteront encore quand ils tiendront leurs propres enfants sur leurs genoux, pour leur raconter leur histoire familiale. C’est sans doute pour ça que ces albums sont souvent commandés à l’occasion d’une séance nouveau-né, pour laisser une trace du moment unique de l’arrivée d’un enfant au monde.

J’ai donc conçu cet album comme un album naissance, pour vous montrer à quoi le vôtre ressemblera. Il est composé des photos de la séance faite avec la jolie Laly il n’y a pas si longtemps. Et comme couleur de couverture, j’ai choisi un magnifique rose fuchsia (que KISS, le fabricant, appelle “Passion Pink”!)”

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie 

Comments Closed

Our lovely friend, Karen Reyburn, has blogged her KISSes!

Check this out! I received a shout out for my job title. Love this girl!

“This next photo is a nod to the KISS team, all of whom are stellar, fun people with really cool job titles like “Ambassador of Hotness” and “Helpful Hottie”. I thought there was someone called the Bookbinding Badass, but he has been replaced by the Book-Building Black Belt. Either I made that title up in my head, or the black belt can really kick ass!
Anyway, they’re great people and will help you no matter where you contact them from, even a little red British phone booth.”

I always love hearing from Karen She’s great! It’s customers like her that make us love our job… and job titles

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

Comments Closed

Charles from Wrinkle in Time Photography blogged about his pink linen KISS book!

“One of our many favourite parts of the wedding photography process is seeing the final product. All that beauty bound up in a elegantly crafted album gives us a deep sense of satisfaction. We put a lot of time and care into designing wedding books for our clients and really enjoy being able to tell the story of their wedding day in a creative way. One of things we love to do is use textures and details we shot on the day, as the inside covers of the books. It’s a great way to introduce and end the wedding day, to give the album a real storybook feel.

The wedding books KISS creates are in and of themselves, pieces of art! Stylish, simple, beautiful, just the way we like it.”

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

Comments Closed

Several people have asked about Kevin’s LR presets mentioned in the Lightroom training videos on our http://www.KISSweddingBooks.com/questions page.

Click HERE to download them for free!

Comments Closed

Comments Closed

Sammy from Close to Love Photography & Design blogged some KISS love!

When the time arrived for us to begin our journey in finding the most modern, simple, classic, and beautiful Wedding Album out there, only one company captured our attention and met our every expectation. KISS. We fell in love with our Album choice the very first time we saw them. We are extremely picky when it comes to the products we use because we want nothing but the BEST for our clients! Their simple, classic design fit with our belief that YOUR wedding album is your family treasure and should look timeless from generation to generation. So we wanted Simple. Classic. Clean. And of course: Beautiful. The Albums we offer come in 10×10 and 12×12 sizes for the Bride and Groom along with a fun 4×4 size for family and friends! There’s so much we can say about the Album, but we’ll allow the photos to do the talking

Many KISSes to you, Sammy! We love you!

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

Comments Closed