Guest Books

Wedding guest books do not have to be relegated to just being a name catcher of all the people who attended. Jazz the guest book up a bit and add some extra elements. With the right spin, you can make those guest books the “in” thing to do that the guests just can’t forget about.

The wedding guest book at one time served a dual purpose. First, guest books showed the bride and groom who came to the wedding so that they could send thank-you notes. In addition, guest books also captured addresses so that the newly wedded couple got a good start on their own address book for future Christmas card mailings and newsletter updates.

For some reason, the original purpose of guest books got lost in the translation over the years. However, there have been recent trends in Hallmark wedding guest books as well as other guest book lines to ensure that no guest slips through the cracks. In addition, in recent years, the bride has appointed a guest book attendant whose sole job is to make sure all the guests sign in. This role is also relevant for the bridal shower guest book as well.

You can get free guest books through your photographer or even some other wedding vendor you have used. Of course, a free guest book may not have all the features you want on there, so be sure to recycle them for some other use. Of course, if you are looking for a cheap wedding guest book, the free one is the way to go.

When you go shopping for the guest book, you will discover guest book and pen sets or even elaborate leather guest books. If you want something to fit into a particular theme, you could find a pink wedding guest book or even an Irish wedding guest book, if you are trying to employ some of your Irish heritage into the festivities.

There are many wedding guest book ideas that you could consider. Of course, there are the standard guest books where your guest just put their names and addresses. Then there are those guest books which could incorporate Polaroid instant snapshots and pictures and even places for guests to write a short note. Look to wedding guest book frames to properly display these for the future.

Who knew that guest books could be so important? They are great tools too. You can keep sort of an attendance on who came as well as have a way to stay in contact with all your friends and family in the future.