{Bright Idea Thursday} Wedding Guest Book Ideas

I love it when friends or clients ask me for unique wedding ideas! Here is a compilation of guest books that are different then the normal pretty book with lines in it. Keep the questions coming since it gives me inspiration to find these great ideas!! Enjoy : )

Rather than a book of autographs likely to be stored away, these non-traditional guestbooks personalize your event and capture guests' memories and heartfelt wishes of your special day.

Each guest at your event will receive their very own guestbook page to fill out and share special messages at their leisure. After your event, simply place the completed pages in one of our many guestbook album designs and enjoy! 

www.guestbookstore.​com

Looking for an alternative to the traditional wedding guest book? Why don't you have your guest's leave their fingerprint on this custom guest book print made to look like you and your fiancé! It becomes a beautiful piece of artwork that you can cherish forever! Also includes a 5" x 7" leave your thumbprint sign to instruct your guests as to how to use your guestbook!

You can customize the head of the bride and groom illustration to look just like you! Just upload a recent photo of you and your fiancé and they will do the rest!

  www.teardropweddings.com

Have your guest sign Jenga pieces that you can play over and over again and remember your special day!

 http://blog.jenniferroper.com

How about a gorgeous box that is the perfect size to display at your wedding. Guest can use one of the cards to fill in their information and leave the couple a loving note. Makes addressing thank you cards very easy.
This wooden address card box has 12 fun dividers and 200 address or blank inserts. The box measures 6 inches by 4 inches and 2.5 inches in height. The dividers measure 3.5X5 and the inserts are a bit smaller. All of the paper is hand cut. A 4x5 coordinating tented sign to provide direction for your guests is included.

 www.cutthecakedesigns.com



Then there is my oh so lovely DIY post card guest book idea with post cards

 http://simplysavannahevents.blogspot.com

The Thumbprint Wedding Tree is a fun and contemporary alternative to the traditional guestbook.  Guests will enjoy leaving their thumbprint and signature on your wedding tree to create the leaves on the tree.   Have it framed to be displayed in your home after the wedding and enjoy it for years to come.  All fonts and colors can be customized to your liking. 

 www.thumbprintguestbooks.com

Another good resource for guest book ideas

http://emmalinebride.com/m​arketplace/books/ 

{DIY} Guest Book Idea

DIY Guest Book Idea I created in my backyard. Granted, I am not a professional photographer, but you get the gist of it. The flowers I arranged are craspedias (billy buttons), white freesia, and yellow daisies from Carlstedt's wholesale distributor in Savannah. The lace used is an heirloom from my great grandmother.

Instead of having a traditional guest book, have guests sign postcards from where your wedding is located. Put postcard stamps and address them prior to the wedding, then guests can write well wishes or advice during the reception. The cards are to be mailed the next day by a friend of the couple or your wedding planner, so that the newlyweds will return from their honeymoon to a brimming mailbox.

I used my dad's old cigar boxes for the postcards to be presented in. One box for the postcards that are ready to be written on and the other for guests to put when they are finished. My mom is an avid Scrabble player so I had some original Scrabble pieces handy to create the "WRITE US" rack. I'm thinking about doing a post next about a Scrabble theme wedding since it is definitely a popular trend right now!

Once you come home from your honeymoon, sort through all your wedding gifts, enjoy looking at your images from the wedding and honeymoon, and pick up your mail from the post office, you can begin this simple project of creating a binder ring book of all your postcards.

Simple Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Materials you'll need:

• a variety of postcards from where your wedding will be (if it is a destination wedding you should be able to find a good selection at their visitor center).
• whole puncher
• binder ring (depending on how many guests attend your wedding you may have to buy a bigger size ring)
• Archival, fade proof, non bleeding, waterproof marker ( I prefer the American Crafts Memory Marker with the two tips that can be purchased at most scrapbooking stores)
• ribbon of your choice
• scissors

2. Punch holes in the exact same corner of each postcard (I used the first one as my guide for all the others and chose the bottom right since it wouldn't interfere with the postcard image description or the guests notes)

3. Open up the binder clip, put all the post cards on, then close the clip

4. Cut short pieces of your ribbon and double knot them around the binder clip. (I like to alternate with two different ribbons to make it a little more interesting)
 
Viola! You now have a simple book filled with all the love of your friends and family, that will remind you of your wonderful wedding day!

(As a side note and for fun - just as I was finishing up, my cat Ty decided he wanted to be a model, more like beat the heat and find some shade under my table. I don't know why he likes to go out in the Georgia summer heat!)

*inspired by MarthaStewartWeddings.com http://bit.ly/lh3rtA