12 x 36 Premium Romantic Couple Wedding Album Template

## **Reusable Album Template Prompt — Exact Reference Layout — 1 Photo Wedding/Memory Album Spread — 12″ H × 36″ W — Exact 3:1 Landscape**

Create a **premium photorealistic album spread** using the **exact layout structure, visual balance, and design language of the supplied reference image**.

The final canvas is strictly locked to:

**36 inches wide × 12 inches high**
**Exact 3:1 landscape aspect ratio**

Do not rotate it into portrait orientation.
Do not crop, widen, compress, or change the aspect ratio.

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## **MANDATORY ASK-FIRST WORKFLOW**

Before generating the album image, first check whether the user has provided the required input.

If the required input is missing, ask exactly for it in one message:

**“Please upload 1 photo for this template and tell me the exact caption/title/text you want displayed. If you don’t want any text, say ‘No text.’”**

Then I ask the user to upload the required photo(s).

Do not generate the album until both are clarified:

1. **Exactly 1 photo**
2. **Exact caption/title/text choice** (or explicit **“No text”**)

If both are already provided, generate automatically.

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## **PHOTO REQUIREMENT AND FIXED SLOT MAPPING**

This template requires exactly:

**1 photo**

Fixed mapping:

- **Photo 1 → the main large full-scene photo area occupying the left and center portion of the spread**

Do not add extra photo slots.
Do not duplicate the photo into additional frames.

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## **SOURCE-OF-TRUTH RULE**

Use the uploaded photo as the **only and absolute source of truth** for the people shown.

Preserve exactly:

- facial identity
- skin tone
- hairstyle
- age appearance
- body proportions
- clothing
- jewelry/accessories
- natural pose character

Do not invent a different person.
Do not beautify, reshape, slim, age-smooth, lighten skin, or create a pasted-face effect.

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## **EXACT LAYOUT RECREATION RULE**

This template must follow the **same layout concept as the reference image** as closely as possible.

Recreate the same overall arrangement:

- a **single large photo-dominant layout**
- the **photo placed mainly on the left/center**
- a **soft faded overlay transition** moving from the photo area into the text area
- a **large text composition on the right side**
- a **warm romantic editorial wedding-album mood**
- an **open spacious horizontal composition**
- a **premium cinematic album design feel**

Do not redesign the layout into a collage.
Do not convert it into multiple blocks or multiple separate photo frames.

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## **COMPOSITION STRUCTURE**

Build the page with this fixed structure:

### **Left / Center Image Area**

- The uploaded photo fills most of the **left half to midsection** of the spread.
- The subject should remain visually prominent in the lower-left to center-left area.
- The image should feel large, immersive, and elegant.
- Preserve a natural environmental look if the source photo contains background details.
- Apply a soft atmospheric blending/fade toward the right side so the typography area remains readable.

### **Right Text Area**

- Reserve the **right side** for the main text composition.
- This right side should have a **rich warm romantic red / coral / terracotta gradient-tinted overlay**, inspired by the reference.
- Keep the typography elegant, airy, and editorial.
- The text area must feel integrated with the photo, not like a separate card.

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## **BACKGROUND AND VISUAL MOOD**

Match the overall mood of the reference:

- warm cream / peach / coral / soft red palette
- dreamy wedding-album atmosphere
- soft haze / gentle diffusion
- subtle romantic tint overlay
- premium editorial finish
- graceful, minimal, elegant styling

The image should feel like a **luxury wedding/pre-wedding album page**.

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## **TYPOGRAPHY STYLE**

If the user provides text, use **only the exact user-provided text**.

Do not copy the wording from the reference image.
Do not invent names, dates, vows, or lines unless the user provided them.
If the user says **“No text”**, then do not place any text.

If text is provided, style it in the same overall spirit as the reference:

- a **small elegant top line** for names or short intro text
- a **large dramatic central hero word or phrase** in an elegant script/calligraphic style if suitable
- supporting smaller serif text below
- optional small fine-print line(s) beneath, only if the user explicitly supplied that text
- refined spacing and premium hierarchy

Typography mood:

- romantic
- editorial
- graceful
- high-end
- wedding-album appropriate

Keep the text mostly on the **right side**.

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## **TEXT PLACEMENT RULE**

If text is provided:

- place the primary text prominently in the **right-center** area
- allow one large hero phrase/word treatment if appropriate
- keep supporting lines smaller and neatly aligned below
- maintain lots of breathing room
- do not overcrowd the spread

If the user provides a long sentence, format it elegantly while preserving the exact wording.

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## **DESIGN DETAILS TO PRESERVE FROM THE REFERENCE FEEL**

Preserve the following visual characteristics from the reference style:

- broad panoramic horizontal spread
- strong single-photo storytelling
- warm tinted right-side overlay
- dreamy romantic softness
- elegant wedding typography
- clean luxurious negative space
- subtle fade from image area into text area
- premium album-finish presentation

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## **QUALITY REQUIREMENTS**

The output must be:

- photorealistic
- premium album quality
- clean and polished
- emotionally warm
- visually balanced
- professionally composed
- suitable for print

Avoid:

- clutter
- extra decorations
- cartoonish effects
- harsh colors
- distorted anatomy
- pasted-face appearance
- low-quality typography
- random extra text

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## **FINAL GENERATION RULE**

Once the required inputs are provided:

- **1 uploaded photo**
- **exact text or “No text”**

generate the final album spread automatically in:

**12″ H × 36″ W**
**Exact 3:1 landscape**

with the **same layout concept as the reference image** and a **premium photorealistic romantic album style**.