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I'm looking for a fun and unique alternative to the traditional guestbook! Please post ideas..and pictures if you have them! :)
http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/06/03/cardbox-guestbook/#more-146037
I saw this and am planning on doing something similiar!
I used Blurb to put together a photo album of our engagement photos with white space around them so people can sign. I figure I'll never look at a traditional guestbook, but I love scrapbooks/photo albums, so this should work nicely. :)
I'm putting out squares of card stock in our wedding colours and sharpies. I'm going to incorporate the notes people write us throughout our post-wedding scrap book. I've attached a pic I took when I was fooling around with how to display it (I will not be using that place mat, but you get the idea)
I have a large picture frame that we are going to put one of our engagement pictures in during our wedding. We are getting a matte for it that we will have our guests sign and then after we get our pictures back from the photographer we will put a group shot of everyone in the frame and hang it in our home.
@AClair -- That is a really neat idea I've never seen that but it's totally practical! Might have to consider that one... :)
These are all great -- keep 'em coming! Thanks!!
We combined our DIY photobooth with our guestbook. We had a Fuji Instax camera, which is like a Polaroid, and guests took their own pictures of each other and then put it in a scrapbook page and signed next to their picture. It turned out great!
I don't know if this counts as unique, but our photographer is making our guestbook using our engagement pictures and pictures from my bridal shoot. That way we can keep our guestbook and it also doubles as a photo album!
We're doing something like these for our guestbook
http://diy.weddingbee.com/topic/my-guestbook
I'll have a table set up with a basket of the pages, a basket of 4pk crayons, and a basket to return...
We'll also have my FSIL and one of my BM go around and pick up the straglers and pick out a few to read over the course of the reception....
We look forward to hear some of the tid bits of advice/predictions from our loved ones.... and I'm really exciting (knowing our guests) the hilarious ones we'll get =)
A friend of mine did a video guest book. They gave a friend a video camera and he went around and asked everyone to give the bride and groom some advice. It was too cute!
@Miss BBQ: and @Treasure43: DH and I did the same thing and it turned out great! We got a lot of compliments on it and I love having all of the messages and well wishes alongside our engagement pictures!
I'm doing a well wishes tree:
If you do like something like that, I recommend buying materials at save-on-crafts.com; they have pretty good deals on stuff.
Since me and my FH are geeks and gamers (tabletop gamers) and I'm an artist (digital and graphic art), I made up mock character sheets that we're going to have the guests fill out and even sketch their own "avatar" if they want. there's also a place for "message for the bride and groom". We'll have lots of samples on the tables for everyone to use as examples, though.
I'll have to upload a jpeg of it later (it's on my laptop and I'm currently using my work computer).
For the guestbook itself, I made up the front, side, and back art for a binder that I'll purchase from Zazzle to use as the actual guestbook/scrapbook/photo album.
I'm doing a thumbprint tree. You start with a graphic of a bare tree, and everyone inks their finger or thumb with green ink, and stamps the tree. You can see them on etsy.com (though I'm a graphic artist, so I'll be doing my own).
I plan to frame it and hang it in our home.
We're doing a Quilting squares style guestbook...I haven't totally nailed down the details yet, but im thinking 1 quilting square (which are already pre-cut and packaged at michaels or joanns) and pens either at each table(like 1 per 2-3 guests) or a separate table...his mom is then going to put it together for us...:)
We had a signature platter. I can't wait to hang it in our kitchen! Here are a couple pics of it:
Before:
During Reception:
We went around our city and took pictures then created a guest book with those pictures that way we always have the memories of the city we got married in if we ever move. We used the MAC photo software and they printed the book. It was great and everyone loved it. It was also great spending a few Saturday's in different areas of the city photographing it and spending that time together doing this project.
Not compeltely unique but instead of the frou-frou tulle and big white book, we're considering using a ledger. I'm studying to be a registrar and so would use a ledger, and frankly I like the look of them more anyway.
We did a "photobooth" using a digital camera on a tripod, curtain for a backdrop, props and a blackboard bubble so guests could write comments.
Thanks for sharing, all!! Did anyone have problems with the line backing up on some of the ideas that take a little longer than just writing your name in a book?? (ie: photo booth, wishing tree, cardbox, etc).... We're expecting 350 people and I'm worried that if it takes too long they won't do and we'll lose the effect of a great idea! Thoughts?
We have a photo booth that does unlimited photos so we are setting up a guest book scrap book next to the station so people can glue in a picture of themselves and write us a note.
I cross stitched a wedding sampler and put it in a picture frame with an autograph mat. I love to sew, and we can hang it on the wall for remember our wedding day.
@gill84: I had a similar idea, but I was just going to leave spread large pieces of paper on the table and have people sign a corner of the pages. I like your idea better! I'll I have to do is cut my paper into squares and find a basket to put the signed ones in.
I got a wedding poster from ellothere on etsy and I'm having people sign it. I'm going to put it in a frame without the glass on an easel and have fine tip sharpies available.
We're thinking of doing a Quaker style marriage certificate for people to sign. We're also doing a fauxtobooth with chalkboard speech bubbles for the less shy guests!
Hopefully those two will cover pretty much everyone.
FI and I are both artists, so we will be painting something abstract on canvas. At the reception, we will have the canvas on an easel and have paint pens for people to sign. That way its a unique piece of art that we and all of our loved ones created! I'm so excited!
Like daniellemybelle, we did the Fujifilm camera and guestbook. But that doesn't seem like it will work with so many guests. I think it's a good idea to have a big piece of art or a big poster to have everyone sign in different places. Then several can go at once.
We had a large decorative "wedding license" with part of our wedding vows, our favorite quote, date, location, etc. The last line was "Witnessed by friends and family" and under that phrase we had about 300 blank lines for our wedding guests to sign their names! I am sorry I don't have a very good picture (don't have all my wedding photos yet). I do have one from the night my husband gave it to me as a birthday gift. (Sorry for the low quality photo, but you probably get the idea.) We actually had it framed and is a lovely reminder of our wedding day! :-)
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We'll be doing a DIY photobooth if all goes well, where guests can write messages too. That said, I saw one wedding where they had postcards. Guests each filled out a postcard and the MOB sent them to the couple throughout the next year. So cute!
There are some great ideas here! We are doing the photobooth scrapbook. Our wedding is themed around photos so it fits right in. Good luck!
has anyone mentioned postcard or business-cards for guests to write on? I've seen those here on the Bee....
We had a thumbprint tree (hubby drew it) and a signature woodslice on the guestbook table... but we also had well wishing cards on the guests' tables with colored pencils, so they could take their time writing or drawing their thoughts. The tree and woodslice filled up nicely... and we got a great response on the well wishing cards.
We got a fun journal at Borders (I can't find a picture of it now :-P)
we are going to have an old typewriter (i collect them) on a table with a variety of kinds and sizes of paper so that people can type us out congrats, well wishes, advice etc. this goes along with the theme of the invites
We actually purchased a small vintage ivory colored end table and I'm going to paint on our monogram in the center and have everyone sign the table. It's something that we can look at all the time, while also having it as a part of our home =]
I took pictures of places that spelled out our last name and a small engagement photo then had guests sign the mat.
I needed a Print for my MEXICO DESTINATION WEDDING
http://www.etsy.com/listing/99240411/wedding-guest-book-destination-wedding
This is mine it wasn't cheap but i think it was worth it.https://www.etsy.com/transaction/80619129
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