Metropolitan Photo Album*
The leather picture album stores a total of 12 photos.
This unique leather photo album is built around an idea most albums miss: the picture on the front is not fixed. The Metropolitan Photo Album features two mini photo albums, and that pairing is what allows you to change the picture frame display, so the image on the cover can be swapped for a new favorite whenever the season or the mood changes. Between them the two books hold, protect and organize a total of 12 photos, which is the right number for one trip, one wedding or one year of a child's life, rather than a shelf-sized volume nobody ever finishes filling.
The leather cover gives it the weight and the finish of something meant to last, and at 8 inches long and only 2 inches deep it sits comfortably on a desk, a nightstand or a bookshelf without demanding the space a full album needs. Picked up, it feels less like storage and more like a keepsake that happens to hold pictures.
Then there is the line that makes it personal. Have a short message personalized on the front display for a special touch: two names and a date, a single year, a few words that mean something only to the two of you. That is the difference between handing someone photographs and handing them a record of something, and it is the reason a Metropolitan Photo Album tends to end up on the desk at work rather than in a drawer at home. Twelve pictures and one line of text, and the whole thing reads as deliberate.
It also makes an unusually graceful gift for the people who are difficult to shop for: the parents after the wedding, the grandparents after the baby, the friend who moved away and still has twelve photographs worth of shared history with you.
Every Metropolitan Photo Album is personalized in-house by HansonEllis, in business since 1999. Add your personalization text above, choose your quantity, and give someone twelve photographs they will actually look at.
Metropolitan Photo Album
size: 8"L x 2"W x 6-1/8"H
Metropolitan Photo Album at a glance
The Metropolitan Photo Album is a leather album that holds two mini photo albums inside one cover, which is what lets you change the picture frame display on the front. Together the two books hold, protect and organize a total of 12 photos. The album measures 8"L x 2"W x 6-1/8"H. A short message is personalized in-house on the front display, across up to two lines, so it arrives already carrying names, a date or a few words of your own.
Best for: someone giving a compact, personalized album for a wedding, an anniversary or a new baby, where twelve well-chosen photographs matter more than a hundred unsorted ones.
Who the Metropolitan Photo Album is for
- Weddings twelve photographs from the day, personalized for the couple or for the parents of the bride and groom.
- Anniversaries two names and a number of years on the front display, with the pictures that earned them inside.
- Mother's Day a desk-sized album of the grandchildren with her name on the front.
- Father's Day twelve photographs he would never print himself, in something he can keep on the office desk.
- Birthdays a milestone birthday gift that is personal without being extravagant in size.
- Christmas a year of family photographs, wrapped and personalized, for the relatives who ask for nothing.
- Baby showers twelve firsts in one small album, ready to be filled as they happen.
- Graduation four years and twelve pictures, with the name and the class year on the front display.
- Retirement a leaving gift of the people and the places behind a career, personalized for the desk at home.
- Best friend a short private line on the front and a dozen photographs only the two of you would choose.
Metropolitan Photo Album size and materials
| Size | 8"L x 2"W x 6-1/8"H |
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| Material | Leather. The listing does not state the interior page material or the photo size the album takes |
| What is included | One Metropolitan Photo Album containing two mini photo albums, holding a total of 12 photos, with a changeable picture frame display on the front |
| Personalization | A short message is personalized in-house on the front display. The personalization field on this page allows up to 2 lines; the listing does not state a character cap per line, so keep each line short enough to sit on the front display. Email [email protected] if you want the fit checked before ordering |
| Turnaround | Standard 5–10 business days, rush 3–5, expedite 1–3, plus 2–5 days US shipping |
| Personalized by | HansonEllis, in-house, in business since 1999 |
Care and use
- The picture on the front display is meant to be changed, so the album can be updated as new photographs replace old favorites.
- Twelve photos is the album's full capacity across both mini books, so choose the twelve that earn the space.
How the Metropolitan Photo Album is personalized
- Type the short message you want on the front display into the personalization field, using up to two lines.
- Set your quantity and place your order. There is no minimum order.
- HansonEllis personalizes the album in-house and ships it insured by UPS, FedEx or USPS, with tracking emailed to you.
Ideas for what to put inside
- Split the twelve between the two mini albums: the wedding in one, the honeymoon in the other.
- A dozen pictures from a single trip, with the best of them turned to the front display.
- One photograph a month for a year of a grandchild, swapped out for the next year when it fills.
- The parents' gift: twelve photographs from the day they have not seen yet, ready long before the professional album arrives.
- A desk album for a retirement or a new job, twelve pictures of the people and places behind the career.
Quote ideas for your Metropolitan Photo Album
- Emma & Jack / June 12, 2027
- Our First Year / 2027
- Mom & Dad / 40 Years Together
- The Alvarez Family
- Love You, Mom / Mother's Day 2027
- Best Day Ever / 6.12.2027
- Grandma's Favorites
- Sophia / Class of 2027
- Thank You, Dad / With Love
- Our Honeymoon / Maui 2027
Which one should I choose
The question with this album is usually whether you want a book or a frame, and it is one of the few gifts that refuses to choose.
| Metropolitan Photo Album | Choose it when you want both at once: twelve photographs protected in two mini albums, with a personalized front display you can change. |
|---|---|
| A full-size photo album | Choose one when the gift is a whole event or a whole year and you need to hold hundreds of prints rather than twelve. |
| A plain picture frame | Choose one when a single photograph is the gift and it will stand or hang permanently in one place. |
If it is going on a desk and it has to feel personal, the Metropolitan Photo Album does the work of a small album and a frame together.
Ordering the Metropolitan Photo Album for weddings and events
Ordering the Metropolitan Photo Album for a wedding, a retirement or a company event is straightforward. There is no minimum order, so you can order one album or one for every person being thanked. If each album needs a different name or message, place the order for the full quantity and email your list to [email protected] afterwards so it can be matched to your order. Company logos are a custom order: send a vector file (.eps, .ai, .cdr, .pdf or .svg) or a high-resolution image to the same address, where a logo setup fee applies. Standard production is 5–10 business days, rush 3–5 and expedite 1–3, plus 2–5 days US shipping; for weddings, order 3–6 months ahead. For bulk pricing, please contact [email protected].
Questions shoppers ask about the Metropolitan Photo Album
How many photos does the Metropolitan Photo Album hold?
A total of 12. The album contains two mini photo albums, and between them they hold, protect and organize twelve photographs.
How big is the album?
It measures 8"L x 2"W x 6-1/8"H, so it is sized for a desk, a nightstand or a shelf rather than a coffee table.
What is it made of?
The album has a leather cover. The listing does not state the interior page material, so email [email protected] if you need that detail.
What does the changeable picture frame display mean?
Because the album is made up of two mini photo albums, the photograph shown on the front display can be changed rather than fixed at the factory.
What size photos does it take?
The listing does not state a photo size. Email [email protected] or call Customer Support at 310-878-9429 before ordering if you are printing photographs specially for it.
How is the Metropolitan Photo Album personalized?
A short message is personalized in-house by HansonEllis on the front display. You enter the wording in the personalization field on this page.
How much text fits on the front display?
The personalization field allows up to two lines. No character cap per line is stated on the listing, so keep the wording short, and email [email protected] if you want a longer message checked first.
Can you put a company logo on it?
Logos are a custom order. Email a vector file (.eps, .ai, .cdr, .pdf or .svg) or a high-resolution image to [email protected]; a logo setup fee applies and not every logo can be reproduced.
Can I order several albums with different names?
Yes. Place the order for the full quantity, then email your list of names to [email protected] after ordering so it can be matched to your order.
Can I see a proof before it is personalized?
Proofs are optional and available on request for a $35-55 service fee per proof, and a proof adds extra days to production. Changes after a proof has been sent carry a $40 minimum updating fee.
How long does it take to arrive?
Standard production is 5 to 10 business days, with rush 3 to 5 and expedite 1 to 3, plus 2 to 5 days US shipping. For a wedding, order 3 to 6 months ahead when you can.
Can I return a personalized album?
Personalized items are made to order and are final sale unless defective. Non-personalized items can be returned within 14 days. International shipping is available by request through [email protected].
Updated September 2026 by the HansonEllis personalization team.
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