The wonderful Chris from Erin Chris Photography has posted a ROCKIN’ review (and pictures!) on OSP about his first experience with a KISS book.

Most people have heard about KISS wedding books if you are on OSP, but I wanted to give my official review. I’ll compare them to Graphi, Asuka, and WHCC.

Print Quality – KISS is by far the best of the brands mentioned above. The quality is absolutely amazing. Noticeably better than Graphi, Asuka, and WHCC.

Binding – KISS rocks. Lies flat, awesome for spreads, no distortions or warping.

Page Thickness – On their site, KISS says “juuuussst right” for the thickness, and I really have to agree. It is thick enough to be substantial, but not overly thick to waste space. I wouldn’t change the thickness at all. It is a little thicker than Graphi, decent amount thicker than WHCC, and way thicker than Asuka (all relative amounts of course since we are talking fractions of millimeters here)

Cover – Leather is smooth, supple, and it has a solid cover. Colors are rich (my black is great and the red that I have seen it a great red)

Options – This is one of those things that you know going in. KISS only has a few options. So if you don’t like leather, you are out of luck. But, it is their strategy and I love leather so it is cool with me. If you need lots of cover options, then KISS isn’t your thing, but they are very up front about that. Graphi has the most options for sizes and covers and what not, so I still plan to keep them in the lineup, but I certainly won’t be pushing them until I really know my client wouldn’t go for a KISS.

Customer Service – I actually have experience that I can comment on. First off, Kevin was ultra nice and helpful when I submitted my first album design to them. They automatically checked it over me (they check them all which is sweet). It got here quickly and it actually had a slight imperfection in the leather cover. Now, this wasn’t anything major and probably would have eventually settled in okay, but I sent Kevin an email about it and within the day, Shaun had already hooked me up with a DHL return label. The email responses were quick. They didn’t hesitate or 2nd guess me, and they paid to fix the issue. I got my album recovered and when it got back it was everything I knew it would be. You never really know how the service of a company is until something goes wrong. In my case, the issue was super minor, but they took care of me fully. So nice to finally have a company with the client in mind again.

Kevin and Shaun,

Thanks so much for taking care of me, producing a superior product, and giving me an album I really feel great showing my clients. KISS rocks. It’s that simple.

If you didn’t make it to the parTAY, here’s a taste by the Badass Buis:

Santa came and picked up over a hundred KISS books to be delivered for the big day!

Merry KISSmas!

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

Ron sent us the nicest email about his sample book! Check it out:

Hello

I’ve been meaning to type out this email for a while just to say I’m very impressed with the sample Album I received a few weeks ago. I had past it around friends and a couple of clients for their general feedback and all gave their thumbs up!!

Might I also add that not only was the album impressive but your level of service was excellent. It was great being informed of the process up to the final shipment and quick delivery.

Thank you very much. I’ve added your product to my business

Regards

Ron

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

Claire Wilson sent KISS an email thanking us for our modern and funky style. Check it out!

I think I just freaked the DHL guy out because I was so excited to get my KISS book

I absolutely love it! The leather is oh so soft and the prints are perfect. I’ve seen a lot of other albums that are being offered in my area and I haven’t seen anything that comes close to being so modern, funky and yet luxurious and professional. I cannot wait to show it to my potential clients.

Thank you and thanks to the KISS team so much for all of your help and attention in getting my book to me so quickly. I will definitely be talking to you in the future!

Cheers,

Claire Wilson

Thank you for the kind words, Claire! We look forward to more stories about you and the DHL guy!

Thanks for KISSing!
Rachel : The Helpful Hottie

I know you pink voters are gonna be upset, but I can’t argue with the data…

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

The wonderful Paul Price had such great things to say about KISS that he sent us a killer email AND blogged about us!

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

You can see this information any time you like at http://www.KissWeddingBooks.com/christmas

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:

This is the most important election of 2008. Get serious. Let’s find out what color we’ll be carrying for 2009! This will only work once from each computer. You can change your vote, though. Vote away!

POLL CLOSES NOV 7TH!

Kev