Wedding Guest Books

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    When choosing your wedding guest book, consider the size of your wedding, the theme, and if you want something to keep out in the open after the wedding. Ensure your choice offers enough space for all of your guests to have an opportunity to sign and write a message.


    Sellers on Etsy offer quality, hardbound guest books in various colors and fonts to match your wedding colors. Many options can be personalized to include your names and wedding location or include photos of you and your partner. If you chose a themed wedding, look for matching books like a rustic wedding guest book made from engraved oak or pine wood or a travel-themed guest book for destination weddings.

    You can personalize a wedding guest book by sending a picture or message to a seller on Etsy. Browse shops to find a style you like, and use the drop-down menus on the product page to select available personalization options. Some shops let you choose the overall size and number of pages in the guest book as well as the material and fonts. Make your personalized wedding guest book meaningful by adding your new couple name, wedding date, monogram, or special phrase to the cover of the book.


    If you’re looking for an elegant wedding guest book, you’ll find traditionally bound, hardcover options that can be personalized with different colors and design accents including your monogram and wedding date. Some sellers let you take your book a step further and allow you to customize a welcome message to your guests by writing your request in the “add your personalization” box.

    While a beautiful guest book laid out on the table is a staple and time-honored tradition for many weddings, some newlyweds may want to change it up a bit and add some personal flair to how they record attendance. Etsy sellers have created many unique wedding guest book ideas such as the following:


    • Personalized portraits and signs: Choose from guestbook artwork on canvas and wood to create an illustration of you and your betrothed, or have your names engraved into a decorative sign for guests to sign directly. These guest book alternatives aren’t likely to sit in a box after the wedding—instead, they become memorable art pieces you’ll want to hang on your wall.
    • Puzzle guest books: Turn your guestbook into a collage of thoughtful messages with a puzzle guest book that connects everyone together—just like your wedding. Choose a framed option to hang on your wall or an unframed puzzle guest book to decorate how you see fit.
    • Transparent guest books: These are frames made from glass or plastic in which guests write their names and comments on small tokens and drop them into a frame to fill it up. Transparent guest books can come in many shapes, including your home state, a large heart, or a butterfly. Each token may be shaped as well and could be multiple-sized hearts to fill your book with love or a collection of leaves to fill out a tree-themed frame.
    • Advice boxes: Let guests record their names as well as their best marriage advice or other words of wisdom with an advice box guestbook. Most boxes can be personalized with your name or family monogram and feature thoughtfully handcrafted designs from skilled woodworking shops on Etsy.
    • Instant photo album: If a picture is worth a thousand words, why not switch out your sign-in sheet for a guestbook photo album? Leave one on the table with a polaroid camera so guests can capture their warm wishes in a collection of photos with room to add words if they wish.