Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Be our guest...

I am not a fan of the traditional guest book. 


Borrring.
Image via My Dream Wedding
Luckily, I have seen so many fun and creative ideas for ways to record guests' attendance.   I am having a hard time choosing one that I like best!

Thumbprint trees (also cute when the person signs the thumbprint): 

Image via Wedzu

A signature frame: 

Image via Wedding by Color

Adding signatures to a poster with your wedding date and info and a colorful graphic: 

Image via Martha Stewart

To get away from framed paper, you could ask for advice:

Image via Marry This

Or maybe just forget the paper completely and have guests sign Jenga blocks instead? 

Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Taylor Lord Photography

Or how about a bench?!

Image via Ana White

We won't be able to do anything too large, like a bench, as we won't be able to get it back home from Texas to NYC!  (Kind of a bummer, because I think the bench is really neat - and I have since learned that this is actually the one Mrs. Sand Dollar made for her wedding!)

So, to keep it simple but still a little different, I think I will go for something that is kind of a mash-up of the signature frame and the poster, like a cool print that everyone can sign.  I really like the idea of being able to hang it on our wall afterward.   


This print is the front runner at the moment: 

Print by thebigharumph on Etsy

I've asked if the seller can make the print on a larger paper size in order to have enough room for everyone to sign around it, and that is definitely possible.  I also like that it incorporates our wedding location but isn't overtly wedding-y.  Mr. C and I are not fans of creating a "wedding altar" at home.  (You know what I'm talking about!)

What do you think?  And what are you planning to do for your guestbook? 

6 comments:

  1. It will be nice to have something you can hang up and display instead of it being in a book you never look at. We are having a photobooth, so we will be having a guestbook that has one copy of the picture and people can sign next to it.

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    1. That sounds like fun, Kelly! We are having a photo booth too, but I hadn't thought about the fact that everyone will probably have a pic taken and we could put them in a book...

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  2. what about the calendar idea??

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    1. Oh my gosh, I totally forgot about that idea! I may have to go back to that one...thanks dear! :)

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  3. I recognize that bench! I believe Mrs. Sand Dollar made that (she's SO crafty!) http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/10/29/garter-toss-2/
    I didn't like the 'traditional' guestbook either. Your other ideas look great!

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    1. Thanks Kimberly - I thought it was gorgeous - what a fun idea!

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