Valentines photo books make wonderful, thoughtful romantic gifts for one of the most romantic days of the year. Valentine's is a wonderful day! But unfortunately, the day is usually met with trepidation by those who have no idea what to get their sweetheart on this special day.

One of the most thoughtful and unique gift ideas for Valentines day has got to be a personalized photo memory book... and there are many different ways you can make one. Remember when the mix tape was a romantic idea? This is similar because you need to spend some time thinking about that special someone and creating something just for them.

You knew where I was headed, didn't you? Seriously, think about it. What better gift could you give to someone that you love, than a personalized Valentine's photo book commemorating your history together. On so many levels, a photo book is the perfect gift. With a little bit of time, a little bit of thought and a little bit of money, you will have a Valentines Day gift that you'll both enjoy forever.

Making a Valentine's Photo Album

Now, since this is a photo book "idea" site, we thought we would give you some tips and ideas on how to make the perfect Valentines photo book for your sweetie pie. Below, we have provided some wonderfully creative Valentine's ideas. Just read on!

Getting Started

First, find the publisher of your choice. To do that, you might want to visit Love Backgrounds to see if there's a background that you prefer. The following is a list of photo printer/publishers that we found had the best Valentines Day photo books, photo gifts, and special romantic Valentine's photo cards.

Where to Shop For Valentine's Photo Gifts

1. OurHubbub Photo Books - Has two books: Valentine's Day Modern and Valentine's Day Traditional.

   Each Valentine's photo book design starts with a set of colors, backgrounds, frames and stickers to help you tell your story. The designs are customizable and you can change backgrounds, resize photo boxes, add text, select font color and size and add or delete stickers. I previewed both books and they're unique the way the are.

2. Picaboo - Has several ideas for a Valentine's Day photo book. They've even got a whole section set aside for romantic and Valentines photo albums. Some of their Valentine's Day photo books include:
   Our Favorite Moments - A book filled with photos of the best moments from your relationship.

   I Love You Because ... - A book of the many reasons that they are special to you.

   Love Letters - Filled with correspondence you have exchanged over the course of your relationship.

   Our Favorite Activities - Celebrates the many activities and passions you and your partner share.

   ABC's of Love - For each letter of the alphabet, choose one word that describes a characteristic of your relationship, or a favorite place, event or activity.

   Our Travels - Convert your vacation photos into a custom photo book you can read again and again.

   Romantic Gift Certificates - A book filled with romantic gift certificates that they can redeem throughout the year.

   Love Poems - Collect your favorite classic love poems and add them to a special photo book.

   Proposal Book - Design a custom photo book filled with photos and text that tells a story of your romance.

   

3. Snapfish - Reasonably priced, Snapfish has only two "Playful Hearts" themes. However, they offer a wide variety of over 40 different Valentine themed greeting cards and photo cards.

4. Inkubook - Has a book "Reasons I Love You". You can fill in the number of reasons depending on the length of your book. There weren't too many different backgrounds to choose from and basically used full page spreads to tell the story in this Valentines photo book.

5. PhotoWorks - Has a book called "Love and Roses". This rose-themed photo book is an elegant way to tell the story of your love. PhotoWorks also has awesome Valentine's Day cards!

6. Shutterfly - Has two Valentines Photo Books. One is an 8x8 Romance Story Book and the other is a 12x12 Romance Memory Book. You have two cover choices and six background designs from which to choose.

Structuring Your Valentine's Photo Book

When making your Valentine's photo album, your next step will be to decide what span of time you'll want to cover. Obviously, newer relationships are going to have less time (and less pictures) to span, but probably have all their pictures on the computer already.

If you have a longer relationship you're celebrating, try to narrow it down and pick a memorable vacation or your favorite pictures of your valentine. If you don't have the pictures on your computer, don't despair. Scanning photos onto your computer is very easy once you have the pictures in hand.

Creating Your Book

You've decided on the publisher, you have your pictures in a folder on your computer, the rest is a snap. Log in and create a book. You can manually select the layouts and backgrounds for your book or do the autofill. Either way, you’re going to have a personal and memorable book that your valentine will treasure for years to come. Just don’t let them know how easy it was!

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