Crafted Memories

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Pricing

Prices start at $300

Packages

Prices start at $350


About Crafted Memories

Amar Chakraborty - CraftedMemories Photo Album LLC

Founder

Crafted Memories transforms your cherished photographs into custom handcrafted layflat photo albums and photo books — premium heirloom-quality keepsakes designed to last generations. We specialize in wedding albums, family albums, Treasure Albums from old prints, and photo scanning services.

We design and print premium layflat wedding albums from any photographer's files, before or after your wedding. If your package came with only a digital gallery, we turn it into a finished heirloom album. Every album is a one-on-one project. We review your photos with you in person or by video call, curate the best moments, and design every spread together until you approve it. Our albums use archival-grade, library-quality paper and flush-mount pages with true layflat binding, built to last for generations. Choose from 24 cover styles across six collections, including leather, wood, fabric and foil.

In three words: Creative, Honest, Thoughtful


Services

  • Gifts and favors

Crafted Memories packages

Photo Book

Price$350

Description

Affordable handcrafted custom photo book with personal design and premium printing. Ideal for family moments, vacations, kids' milestones, and everyday stories worth preserving.

What’s included
  • Custom layout design
  • Professional printing
  • Handcrafted binding
  • Multiple paper type options
  • Optional printed cover
  • Optional presentation box

Royalty Wedding Album

Price$412

Description

Premium neo-flushmount wedding album blending exquisite artistry with premium craftsmanship, ideal for traditional and modern Indian wedding themes. Includes advanced printing technology and continuous binding for seamless layflat spreads.

What’s included
  • Custom handcrafted layout design
  • IndiPro Flexi LayFlat or SHPro Premium LayFlat binding
  • Multiple paper type options
  • Available in 12x12, 12x15, 12x18 sizes
  • Design fee included (up to 20 sheets)
  • Optional printed cover
  • Optional presentation box
  • Optional carrying bag
  • Custom metal nameplate

Photo Scanning & Album Package

Price$400

Description

Scan original prints and design them into a premium layflat photo book. Includes scanning, digitization, basic restoration, and professional layout design.

What’s included
  • High-resolution scanning of original prints
  • Basic restoration of faded or damaged photos
  • Professional layout design
  • A4 layflat photo book
  • Standard presentation box at no extra cost
  • Nationwide shipping

Reviews

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Rating: 5.0

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  • DG

    deb Gupta

    Rating: 5
    •Google
    •Jun 27, 2026

    Absolutely love the album they made ! The printing is sharp, colors are vibrant, and the lay flat pages feel so premium. The whole process was easy — they have beautiful elegant designs and delivery is on time. Memories look exactly how wanted. Highly recommend this album printing service!


A layflat photo album is a premium album format where the pages open completely flat when the book is spread open. Unlike traditional photo books where images get lost in the spine curve, layflat pages allow photos to span seamlessly across both pages in a single uninterrupted image. This makes them ideal for panoramic wedding shots, landscape photography, and any image where full visual impact matters.
A regular photo book uses standard binding where pages curve toward the spine, often hiding part of your image. A layflat album uses a special mounting technique where each page is bonded to a rigid substrate, allowing it to open perfectly flat. The result is a significantly more durable, more elegant, and visually superior product — closer to a piece of art than a photo book.
Crafted Memories offers a wide range of album sizes to suit every occasion and display preference. Our standard sizes include A4, 12×12, 12×15, and 12×18 inches. We also accommodate fully custom dimensions for clients with specific requirements. Larger formats are especially popular for wedding albums where panoramic spreads deserve maximum visual impact.
A Treasure Album is Crafted Memories' signature service for converting your hidden gems — old printed photos, slides, or loose prints sitting in boxes or drawers — into a beautifully designed premium layflat album. We scan, digitize, restore, and design your old photos into a cohesive heirloom layout, transforming forgotten memories into a family treasure that can be passed down for generations.
Yes — this is one of our most requested services. We accept loose printed photos, slides, and negatives. We scan and digitize them at high resolution, perform basic restoration if needed, and design them into a premium layflat album. It is the perfect gift for parents, grandparents, or anyone with a box of old memories waiting to be preserved.
The typical turnaround for a Crafted Memories custom layflat album is 4 to 6 weeks from the time your photos are submitted. This includes professional layout design, client review and approval, print production, hand binding, quality inspection, and nationwide shipping. Rush options may be available — contact us directly to discuss your specific timeline.
Yes. Crafted Memories is based in Belton, Texas and ships premium handcrafted layflat photo albums to customers across the entire United States. Every album is carefully packaged to ensure it arrives in perfect condition.
Most online photo book services are automated — you upload photos, choose a template, and a machine prints the result. Crafted Memories is fundamentally different. Every album layout is individually handcrafted by Amar Chakraborty, with 31 years of design and craftsmanship expertise. We use premium archival materials, professional-grade printing, and rigid layflat page construction. The result is not a photo book — it is a heirloom.
You pay a $250 deposit at checkout to start your project: $250 goes toward your album and $50 is a non-refundable administration fee. The remaining balance is due after you approve the final design and before your album goes to print.
Absolutely — and many of our customers do exactly that. Whether your wedding was last month or ten years ago, your digital files or physical prints can still be turned into a beautiful layflat album. It is never too late to give your wedding photos the home they deserve.