Comments on: Feeding your nuptial nostalgia

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:56:40 +0000

I was MOH at my bf’s wedding and she wasn’t sure until the last minute if she was getting a guest book (she did end up getting a blank book to have at the church). I made her something similar to the photo mat, but without the picture. I gessoed a painting canvas and decoupaged leaves along the bottom as well as tissue paper in her wedding colors (fall-themed wedding) and nailed a hanging ribbon that matched at the top. The majority of the top was blank. Then it just got signed at the recption with thin-point sharpies. Afterward, I sprayed the whole thing with a sealer. Total price about $8.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:37:22 +0000

We did the large matted print signing as well, and I just love it.

Another idea we had but didn’t go with was a flush mount album with loads of white space for signing.

By: De

De — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:38:17 +0000

For my best friend’s upcoming nuptials (MOHs represent!), I’m designing a scrapbook-guestbook. She’s only having around 25 guests, so its going to be mostly pictures and layouts of her and the Hubby-to-be, with vellum overlays for signatures.

And of course, she can add to it over the years :D…

By: sarah

sarah — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:08:33 +0000

I used Adesso Albums for my wedding and they were fantastic! So easy to use, and they still look beautiful today. I liked the clean look of the album and since I asked my elderly aunt to manage the process I wanted something easy for her to use and these were!

By: Nariya

Nariya — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:45:30 +0000

At my wedding, we had a ton of guests so we put small books on every table at the reception, asking for “advice for the newlyweds” on the front cover. We got some touching notes, and some hilarious ones!

By: Dance

Dance — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:41:30 +0000

A friend of mine used a coffee-table book with lots of blank space around beautiful scenic pictures of her home state, and I thought that worked well.

By: Twistie

Twistie — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:31:17 +0000

I had a guest book, but everybody just signed their names and put their addresses. No, really, guys, if you were invited, it’s because I already had the name and address. I wasn’t trying to put together a new address book.

Oh well. At least it was a very inexpensive guest book and it was on sale for a pittance.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:43:44 +0000

Since Chris made our wedding album himself, we reserved some space at the back for the guest book at the reception. What pages weren’t used we filled with cards from special friends and family members. Because he engineered the book with the expectation that it would expand when filled with photos, there were no weird bulges and bends in the paper when the cards were added.

By: Toni

Toni — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:34:46 +0000

We did the now typical signing mat around one of our engagement photos. The image itself is a huge 16×20, with a nice wide mat all around. The mat is pretty completely filled with signatures and notes, and I quite often stop and read the sentiments, and guests to our home frequently stop and peruse.

One good tip is to have the guests sign the mat while it’s in the frame, just with the glass off. That way they won’t sign right up next to the edge of the mat, which will get hidden behind the frame.

I’ve also used this idea for going away presents. I’ll create a photo collage in PhotoShop that includes various fun photos of the intended and our friends. I’ll then have everyone sign the mat, and then present the entire thing framed. I can easily do all this for $30, and without fail it always ends up hanging in a place of prominence at my friend’s homes.

By: Glinda

Glinda — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:30:37 +0000

We did the Polariod thing, and I have to say I really like how it turned out. But, I don’t think I’ve looked at it in years!