Wedding Guest Books - Popular Trends
There are a wide variety of ways to make your wedding unique. Among the small details
that contribute to this feeling, you can count the wedding guest book. Wedding guest
books are supposed to be personalized, unique and reflect the profiles of the lovers.
The classic wedding guest books come in a few different types,
such as elegant, personalized or romantic. However, since most ideas tend to become
old fashioned with every new year, new trends show up all the time. Here are some
of the most popular trends for your wedding guest book.
Create a wedding book and not a wedding notebook. Make sure you got plenty of white
pages. Even if you only have 100 guests, 500 pages are ideal. You probably wonder
why you would make such a waste. Well, it is easy to understand. You are not making
a wedding guest book, but a history wedding guest book. You have your guests write
their thoughts and best wishes at your wedding. 25 years later, at your silver wedding,
you may have your guests write down again. Think long term. What are you going to
do at the gold wedding? It might be a lot of fun to remember the old times and have
your guests remember their thoughts by reading them themselves. And adding some
more. It is a tradition. And if you really want to write history, then attach extra
pages and leave the wedding guest book to one of your kids, so the tradition moves
on.
You may also drop a message with your invitations. Have your guests bring a picture
with you, your lover and them. Or just you and them. Ask them to stick it to the
wedding guest book and describe it. This way, you will not only have a wedding guest
book, but a good source of memories about your Christmas in Europe, your birthday
on the seaside and so on.
Personalized wedding guest books
are by far the trend of this period. Surprise your guests. Have someone with a Polaroid
camera take instant pictures and then stick them above or below their messages.
There is nothing more entertaining than such a wedding guestbook. Not only you remember
the marvelous night of your wedding, but you also have it in pictures.
The modern wedding guest books are digitalized. You may set up a special camera
and have your guests "think loudly", rather than just write it down. As a simple
advice, don't stay close to them when they do it. A cabin is an excellent idea.
Just view all the movies once your wedding is over. Funny and uncut.
Handmade wedding guest books are also a smart idea. Not only you save some money,
but it might be a nightmare finding a guest book that fits with the theme and the
colors of your wedding and also reflects your personality. Whether you buy it from
commerce or not, you will still have to fix some minor things. So why don't you
just make one from scratch?
Popular Wedding Guest Books
Pink Wedding Guest Book
Satin Leather Wedding Guest Books
Personalized Or Themed Wedding Guest Books
How To make Your Own Wedding Guest Books - DIY
You normally see it at the entrance in the restaurant. It will definitely be noticed
by someone and end up being given from hand to hand, in order to be completed. There
is however the risk that not everyone may notice it. That is why a maid of honor
may have to go around the tables and present it. This way, the ones who want to
leave you some good thoughts and wishes, can just write in it. You guessed, it is
the wedding guest book. No matter how insignificant, small and useless it may seem,
you will appreciate it years later when it will bring back memories from your wedding.
Wedding guest books are definitely not a cheap item and can add a good amount
to the wedding cost. Wedding planners or such shops know how important a wedding
is. For most people, it is the most important day of their lives. They know you
would do anything to come out with a perfect wedding, therefore they know you will
pay as much as they ask you too. However, there is one cheap way to come up with
this attractive and small wedding item. Do it yourself.
First of all, you need to have this item designed among the last preparations. You
need to determine what theme your wedding will have. If you don't have a theme,
then the restaurant and the decorations must have one. Or at least a dominant color.
Your wedding may use a nuance of that color, or even better, a complementary color.
It has to be easily noticed, so don't make it look like a piece of curtain. Get
a different color, but yet according to the decor.
Make sure you got scissors, glue ans a stapler, as tools. Then get the right materials.
Silk is good, but velvet is better. You will also need a notebook. It should be
one with a resort. Make sure the paper is plain white and not for math exercises.
However, you may personalize everything and print some pages with the name of your
or your lover. Or maybe a picture of you two. Then get to a copy shop and get the
papers together in a nice notebook. You will need hard covers.
Do not forget about accessories - feathers, dry flowers, floss or anything else
you may think of. Once you got everything ready, start the design. Your first step
is to "dress" the covers into the material you decided. This doesn't imply rocket
science, but just a little care. Make sure everything is symmetric and there are
not any differences between the corners. Stick the accessories in a creative way.
Place them around first to make an idea and glue them only when you are sure you
want them there.
Last, but not least, one can also get a personalized wedding guest book and pen
set. It needs to be a contrasting color. Personalize it with a feather as well and
take a look at everything and there you go. Admire and enjoy your new wedding guest
book. Keep in mind that creativity and originality are your best friends in this
operation.