Rude to ask photographer to re-do album?

I don't think it's rude to ask for a re-do and to explain what you are looking for. He may think it looks great but it is not what you want you shouldn't have to pay $1500 for it. All you can do is ask and if he says no then you take it from there

Very similar situation with us! I wasn't fond of our photographer's proof for our album and I literally redid the entire mockup. I used some of the layouts she provided but switched up the order and the choice of photos on nearly every spread. Our photographer was fine with it. The way I see it, I knew what I wanted and because I was paying 4 figures for an album, I wanted that control over the spreads. I would definitely reach out to your photographer!

As long as it’s worded properly, I don’t think that would be rude at all. You’re spending a great deal of money on it, so you deserve to get something you love. Plus, the reason they send you a proof is to make sure you like it before it goes into production

$1500 is a lot of money, and you definitely deserve what you want. I would definitely talk to the photographer about changing it up and I would request another proof after to make sure you like it.

It's not rude at all! Isn't that why they sent you the proof album to review? We swapped out a number of photos included in our original mock-up, and we redesigned one page completely. I think they are probably used to that feedback. You want a product that you love!

I think you’re totally fine to ask for what you want, as everyone said that’s a lot of money. I hope it turns out ok for you!

Not rude at all - its the reason they send proofs before printing! There's nothing wrong with, respectfully, asking for what you want.

I struggle with this too. I felt like an awful person for going back to our designer on our invites because we didn't like the fonts. She was completely fine with it and had us actually go and pick out the fonts ourselves so that we would get what we wanted! You're paying for a service, and you should be satisfied with it. You're paying a LOT for it too, so you should get what you want.

Just be polite about it and it'll be fine!