Couples these days are thinking outside the gift box when it comes to their wedding guestbooks. Instead of setting out plain ol’ guestbooks, brides and grooms are getting creative and coming up with unique items and ways for people to sign in.
This idea is more personal and creates a one-of-a-kind keepsake that the couple can look back on for years to come. All the people that witnessed and celebrated your beautiful wedding get to leave special notes that you can display in your home and reminisce about with your spouse years down the road.
Here are three creative wedding guestbook ideas (plus a special bonus idea) that will help make your big day stand out from the rest.
1. Canvas print as a wedding guestbook
Wedding canvas designs offer choices for an even more unique twist to the traditional wedding guestbook.
You can personalize an artistic canvas without using your own photos, such as the Heart Rock design or Paradise Island canvas print, which is ideal for beach weddings or summer-inspired wedding themes. These prints might necessitate that you use metallic markers so the writing stands out more.
You can also personalize a canvas print that is designed specifically to be a wedding guestbook, with plenty of room for your guests to write their messages to you. Two popular options are the Wedding Initial and Forever & Always canvas prints, both of which are available in two sizes and with white backgrounds so all the text is clear and legible.
Of course, you can always customize a canvas print with your favorite engagement photo or photo collage and text that’s especially meaningful to you. You can use your wedding vows, a favorite quote, or the lyrics from your first dance song — the possibilities are endless!
2. Custom puzzle as a wedding guestbook
A more original DIY wedding guestbook idea is creating personalized photo puzzles, such as the Love Connection Photo Puzzle, and having guests sign or leave a note on the front or back of the individual puzzle pieces.
Thanks to the wide selection of personalized puzzle designs, you can customize a puzzle in many different sizes, shapes, colors, and designs — some even come with a personalized tin to store them in. You can create one large puzzle (as many as 551 pieces!) or personalize a couple of smaller puzzles. Then, after the wedding, you can put them together and frame them for one big piece of art or a beautiful wall collage.
Think of all the fun you’ll have spending time as husband and wife, reading all the sweet and funny notes your loved ones left you as you put the puzzles together. You could even bring the puzzle along on the honeymoon to put together during your downtime!
3. Photo calendar wedding guestbook
Another wedding guestbook idea is putting out personalized calendars and asking guests to sign on their birthday or anniversary. How creative is that?
The only thing that would make this idea better is to use a photo calendar, such as a Through The Year Photo Wall Calendar, to make it more personal and leave you with beautiful pictures to look at throughout the year. It’s a great way to learn all the important dates you’ll need to know once you and your spouse are married, as well as a fun icebreaker for your guests.
BONUS: Wine cork wedding guestbook
Couples are even using wine corks as place card holders, centerpieces and, yes, even the wedding guestbook! All you need is a couple of sharpies, as many wine corks as guests you’re having, and a pretty, personalized container to hold the signed corks.
A couple of possibilities are the personalized wine cork shadow box and glass hurricane candle holders, which can be engraved with names, wedding date, and more.
