A lot of people do a traditional guest book where people just write their name on a line. Well, that can be kind of boring. So, this week I'll be writing about a couple of other ideas to make your guest book a little more you.
A photo book is becoming a lot more popular in the wedding world. Couples want to put their engagement pictures to use and this is a perfect way. You can arrange your photos throughout the book and leave room for your guests to sign your book yearbook style.
If you aren't getting engagement pictures done, you could use any combination of pictures. Using pictures from throughout your relationship would be a great idea. Start with the first picture you took together and then end with one of the most recent. Pictures of your travels would also be another cute idea.
I used this kind of book for our wedding. I loved our engagement pictures and wanted to use them somehow in the wedding. Guests loved the book and we got some great comments. It's also nice that we can keep it on our bookshelf instead of storing it in a box and never looking at it.
Here's a couple other examples of photo book style guest books:
I used Shutterfly for my guest book, but here's a list of a couple other places you can look into:
Are you doing a photo book for your wedding? If so, what kind of pictures are you using?
5 comments:
I've made some photo books using Shutterfly and Picaboo from our engagement party and proposal trip. For our guest book we'll get a peice of wood shaped into a small surf board, stain it, and have everyone sign that with a Sharpie marker. :)
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We opted for a picture frame with a large mat that everyone could sign. The picture that was framed was our favorite engagement photo! The picture now hangs over our master bed where we can see it everyday!
I loooved our guestbook! It was the children's book that we had read during the ceremony: "Oh, the places you'll go!" by Dr. Seuss. People signed on the pages like a yearbook :)
I bought a groupon a while back for $50 worth of mixbook.com. I've never used mixbook, but they have a lot of different wedding templates and ideas to choose from. Best part is that the groupon only cost me $10!!!! I'm using our engagement pictures to make the photobook/guestbook.
What a fantastic idea...i do Destination Wedding Photography, and i would surely recommend this to other brides on budget! :)
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