Don't Forget to Sign...Our Guest Rock (or Whatever!)

In relentless pursuit of original ideas to personalize her wedding, the truly savvy bride often looks beyond a white satin guest book and plumed pen for a different, more personal way to record who was there to celebrate with her and her groom.

If you said “Yes!“ to your guy in a far-away place like Paris, or next to the Bellagio Fountains in Vegas, having a coffee-table book of that special spot available for your guests to sign makes for a wonderful trip down memory lane. If you and your groom love the great outdoors, consider having your guests write messages to you on smooth river stones, which can later be incorporated into a garden or fountain after the wedding. 

For a destination wedding, have guests sign the matting around an unusual map of your wedding locale, and find the perfect spot to hang this unique, original piece of art in your home. Or, you can let guests get creative with messages and doodles inscribed with permanent markers on a decorative chalk board!

Personalized photo books filled with glossy images of the bride and groom can be the perfect place your guests can write a personal comment or words of wisdom on lined or blank pages, interspersed among the pics, making for a one-of-a-kind album you’ll enjoy looking at for years to come. Or, turn the tables on your guests by renting a photo booth and letting them offer greetings beside their own photos that are mounted in a special book.

A video “guest book” is another high-tech solution, capturing the ambiance of your reception along with the images and voices of your loved ones as they extend their best wishes to you.

After the honeymoon, get cozy under a custom quilt, made from squares of fabric containing special messages written by guests at the reception, and sewn together by a quilter .

A more sophisticated heirloom, like a fine silver serving platter signed by guests with an engraver's tool, can be proudly displayed in your china cabinet and used for entertaining in the future. No matter what form your guest book takes, you can make it one that will be unique to you and your special memories! ~AW