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?