Wedding Photo Book - DIY or Client

[samplestars]

Hi everyone.

Hoping to start shooting weddings in the next 6 months, but need to set up a robust workflow and website system before taking on any clients.

I've been building up my portfolio and doing a bit of research, and the single biggest roadblock so far is the issue of album printing.
Although USB is becoming a popular option, I would like to offer the option of album printing to customers.

After some research, I decided to explore Smugmug. I was disappointed to learn later that you cannot have album design/printing built into your website with Smugmug. Zenfolio apparently has that option, and is next on my list to explore.
I'm seeking any advice on the importance of an album printing feature on a wedding photographers website?

Perhaps album design/printing is better handled by the photographer, and for that reason, Smugmug may be plenty powerful for my needs.
OTOH, I've read some great things about Zenfolio.

Ideally, I would like to be able to offer customers a very simple price plan, which puts the power of print options in their hands, while earning commission from subsequent prints.

Thanks for any advice on this matter.

 

[boyfalldown]

I think as a photographer you need to take album design and printing in house

 

[LongLensPhotography]

Last time I looked Zenfolio doesn't yet support album printing in EU (OVI will print albums if ordered directly). The best idea is to let them create a list of favourite shots and then base the design on it and get customer feedback before printing. We have Graphistudio and Loxley on the very high end and CEWE as a much cheaper photobook option. Many other options just look cheap to me but are overpriced with horrible acrylic covers (they scratch big time), etc.