I got married in Mexico.
I like books with nice pictures, they make great coffee table books.
hmmmm…. how do these two sentences go together, you ask?
Two words: Guest Book.
If you are like me and like books, beautiful, colorful, hard cover books, I have a great story for you!
When I was planning my wedding I found a BEAUTIFUL book with gorgeous pictures of Mexico, including the city in which I got married. My guests then wrote their well wishes in the margins and in any blank spaces they found inside the book. Now, I have a sentimental, educational, colorful souvenir from my wedding that I proudly display on my coffee table.
This is how you can do it too:
1) find a book.
I was fortunate enough to be in Mexico with enough time before the wedding to look in physical book stores. However, this meant that the writing in the book and the captions were in Spanish. This might not be ideal for everybody, especially if you don’t understand the language of your destination ;) Online book stores would be a great place to find the perfect book for your wedding destination.
2) mark special pages
I marked the pages with pictures showing the city in which the wedding was held. If your book is in English this might not be necessary, but it is interesting for guests because they probably won’t have time to really look at the whole book, they will want to enjoy your wedding :)
3) find a pen
Gel pens work well because you can find them in a wide variety of colors but sometimes they take longer to dry. Felt tip pens are also good but sometimes they smear on photo gloss paper. I used an art quality, fine-tipped, permanent marker in a purple that matched my wedding colors.
4) set up a guest book station at the reception and let the signing begin!
This is just one idea of how to use books as a special keepsake guestbook. It is great for destination weddings! I have also seen people use many other types of books as their guestbook. For example, a cook book, a photo essay book of the couple’s shared interest, “Oh the Places You Will Go” by Dr. Seuss, or a book of sheet music or songs. The most important thing is to choose a book that portrays YOU.
What books have you seen make into wedding guest books?
Cheers!!!
