White pulls off the victory with only 3 votes to spare. That's crazy close! With numbers like these, we may revisit the other colors in our line-up. Blue is the slowest seller, so perhaps hot pink will replace blue in the near future? We may take another poll to figure out what you guys like.

Thanks for participating!

Kevin Swan

I just wanted to send a quick note to thank you for all that you do. I recieved my first KISS on Friday and I feel all mushy inside;-D! Honestly, the book ROCKS and you guys ROCK as well. You have a customer for as long as you will have me. I'm just going to have to get over you KISSing other people!!! Oh well...LETS SWING BABY!!!!.....YEAH!

Here are some pics of the sexy green mama!!

You're always fun to KISS, Paul. We look forward to many more in the future ;)

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

If your order is placed by 12:00pm PST on Dec 1st, and your files are built to proper specificaitons, your order will ship on Dec. 19th. Please make sure you select the appropriate shipping for your location to ensure delivery before Christmas.

Here's how KISS stacks up:

POLL CLOSES NOV 7TH!

Kev

Michael Palma blogged about not only his FIRST kiss but also his very first kiss that arrived in a box :) Check it out!

Ah yes, it was back in the 7th grade, spring. "Like" was in the air, and the lucky girl was... WHOA! Wait, wrong story! Sorry!

What I mean to say is that I received my first Kiss wedding book! Hooray!!! It's my first album, and I'm so impressed by the quality and build of it. Kudos go out to the gang at Kiss Wedding Albums for doing such a fantastic job. You guys ARE rock stars!

This album is for Michelle and Rene, and I am so eager to get it to them for them to keep and share with future generations, particularly since Michelle is due pretty soon! I am honored to have been that person who photographed their wedding for their offspring to experience and enjoy. Thanks again guys.

Okay, and now for the Kiss Album!!!

You can tell I'm a geek cause I actually photographed the entire box opening.
Here it is after the bubble wrap and foam pop-corn.

It has that new leather scent and is so elegantly made!

Nice thick pages make for heirloom quality!

Seamless center folds make for nice transitions from spread to spread.
Oh, and this spread of Rene and his best buddy Jake is one of my all time favorites
(Jake is the four legged guy in the photo)

We are thrilled about your first KISS, Michael! We look forward to many more in the future ;)

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

Thank you guys sooo much. My couple had the most beautiful things to say about their album. Not only did you exceed my expectations but theirs as well. Thank you thank you thank you!!!

Love from Mexico!

Heather

Many KISSes to you, Heather! Thank you for the compliments!

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

Just got my first KISS book in today. It's bloody fantastic! The best thing is that everything looks exactly the way it did on my monitor - great peace-of-mind that things reproduce consistently. Can't thank you enough and I can't wait to start KISSing my clients!

We're excited for you to start KISSing your clients as well! You rock, girl!

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

They're here! Finally. Sorry for the wait, but you can now order swatch rings with your KISS Books. You'll see them in the store. Woo!

Kev

Kevin,
This email is long overdue. Sorry! Just wanted to send you a really big thank you for my wedding album. You went above and beyond in all areas of the process and I couldn't be happier about the end result. I sent a little thank you package to the army in Cali.

Thank you from start to finish! Everyone says so many wonderful things about you guys and I wish I had something new to add to the trail of praise.

Thank you for:
-a simple and beautiful product that I love
-an amazingly easy process for ordering and tracking
-customer service that is BEYOND standard - a person on the phone everytime I call, email responses almost immediately, creating a plan to resolve my issues without delay, letting me change my leather color and all my files even after I've ordered, etc.

-sending me the 8x8 Book. It was a generous gift and I appreciate it.
-convincing me to try (and teaching me) InDesign - It's the best tool I've learned this year and got me an incredible album design!
-Design input. I'm happy that I changed things up after the first design. :-)

You've heard it all before but not from me. Thanks for everything!

-Joy Watson

She also took these rockin' images!

Isn't she great?! We love you, Joy!!

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

• The cost will be $140 per person, with a max of only 12 people.
• The seminar will be all day and include lunch.
• If you want to book, email Kevin@KissWeddingBooks.com

Get KISSed.

Kevin Swan Simple-Minded Director

765.894.5536 Super-Sexy Support Line

KISS Wedding Books Because Simple Is Hot.

While I was at the PUG Kevin showed me his new andlsquo;album storage device' and I asked if I could take some pictures of them for our blog. We're getting ready to order our sample album to show to Brides and Grooms but I just couldn't resist the opportunity to show people how ridiculously HOT these albums are! As well, not only are they super high quality but their customer service is just as awesome.

Kevin just switched over to some new leather, and if you haven't had a chance to see it yet you won't believe how nice and sexy it is! Thanks again to Kevin! I can't wait to have one of these babies on hand to let people drool over!

And to the photographers who read our blog, seriously consider KISS books. You won't be dissapointed!

Kiss books have SUPER-thick pages which we love.

The leather covers are just plain awesome!

They also come in these cute canvas storage bags. Such a neat idea!

Also they lie completely flat, without a black seam down the middle. SO NICE!!!

The KISS crew can't get enough of Cathy and David. We can't wait to work with you more! Thanks for the rockin' blot post!

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

Here's the link to their blog...

Wow! Wow! Wow! My 2nd KISS wedding book arrived today and it's Awesome! This one is for a client and she is going to love this book. The cover is great, the binding looks flawless, the printing is beautiful and the book just plain looks great!
My first book was my sample book and the color was a little off. A little to warm and a little to red and too dark. But it was mostly my fault with color issues and monitor calibration.

Anyway after working on the color, having some test prints made a couple times and working with the fine people at KISS I love the results.

Yes FINE people at KISS, Kevin is just plain AWESOME!

Answering all my emails, very quickly, working on my files and helping me to get the best results possible. Everyone talks about the customer service at KISS and it is spot on! Best customer service I have had in a long, long time.
I am so happy and can't wait to do my next book.

We are so happy to have such a rockin' customer like you, Bryan! We look forward to many more KISSes!

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

New turn-around time for standard orders: 15 working days. Rush orders are still 5 days.

As we've ramped our production into full swing, we've learned some things over the past year. One of them has been in regard to how fast we can make a book. It's true, we can technically flip a book in about 3 days--if absolutely nothing goes awry--but any hitch in the process can bring us to a halt.

To give a thumbnail sketch of how your books are built:

• The files are uploaded.
• We review every file, in detail, to determine if we think it will print properly.
• If not, we work with our clients to ensure they get the files to where they need to be
• Once the files are approved, they go to printing.
• If there is anything wrong with a print (scratch, color, dust, etc.) they are reprinted.
• Once we have good prints, they are creased for the fold.
• Sometimes, the creaser or the person running it makes a mistake--back to printing.
• Once the pages are creased, they are all hand-folded.
• If a page doesn't lay down in the fold properly--back to printing.
• Once we have properly folded pages, they are hand-stacked onto the page backing.
• If the glue is uneven on the backing, which may cause a bump, the page is pulled and re-stacked.
• Once we have a stacked book, it is inspected for any problems (dust under a page, scratches, page order, etc.) If anything is not perfect, the page is pulled from the stack and sent back to printing.
• Once we have a stacked book that has been checked and approved, it goes into the hot press.
• When pulled from the hot press, it's inspected again for bumps, scratches, etc. If anything is bad, that page is pulled and sent back to printing.
• Once we have a stacked and cooked book that looks good, it goes into the cool press.
• Once out of the cool press, it's inspected again. Any defects are pulled from the book and sent back to printing.
• Once it clears the cool-press inspection, it is ready to be hand-cut.
• In cutting, many things can happen. A page can crack. The blade can have a defect that damages the book. The cut can be slightly off. Etc. If any of these things happen at this stage, it frequently means starting over.
• Once we have a properly cut book, it is covered. This stage is usually easy. (whew!)
• After it is covered, it is, again, inspected. If anything is amiss, it's likely not fixable (sometimes it can be) and the book has to be remade from scratch.

Just this weekend, I had a little (sarcasm, it was a BIG) problem with UPS delivering a package on time. Now, most of the time this would not be a big deal. But this particular package was boudoir album. A bride's gift to her soon-to-be-husband and it needed to be given on their wedding day, that was the whole point of the gift. While normally we order these things well ahead of time, the bride and I had only shot this particular session about 2 weeks before the wedding. So we really had to hustle to edit the photos, select the favorites, design the album, and get it printed. And, wouldn't you know itandhellip;their wedding day was Sunday, after UPS failed to deliver the package on Saturday.

I called my ever wonderful album company, KISS wedding books. They sent people into their shop in SoCal that same day (a Saturday, a day when they aren't normally open) to start making a replacement and drive it to my house 5 hours away. Can you believe that kind of customer service?! It is unheard of these days. And, I am just pleased as punch to say that I work with them. Not to mention that their albums are the best thing since sliced bread.

So, I thought I'd share a new clip of just how excited the WHOLE house is when one of their packages arrive. The girls are always super excited to see a new wedding album. The smell of that leather is just plain seducing.

Not only did Katie blog about this experience but you can also find a post she submitted on this forum. She claims we deserve world domination! Impressive!

We are SO glad you received your book in time, Katie! We'll do anything for such a sweetheart like yourself :)

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

Greetings to the KISS Team!

I just wanted to send a quick email saying thank you so much for the great album. Ordering an album with a new company is always a little tense since you never truly know what the outcome is going to be, but ordering from you guys has been such a pleasure. I am more than thrilled with my book and can't wait to show it off to new clients. Once again, thank you for the great customer service throughout the ordering process, and kudos for a job well down on my best album ever!

We can't wait to have more of your designs come our way. You rock, girl!

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie