Forget the cheesy polaroid guest book, audio guest book and every other guest book ideas. Even the digital guest book might end up in a cyber black hole or your subscription expires and so do your memories.
How to Choose a Wedding Guest Book You’ll Actually Keep
Your guest book is a keepsake you’ll want to look at in years to come. You definitely want a guest book that represents you and your day. Absolutely nothing boring or tacky that might fall apart or discolour over time.
That’s where our personalised wedding guest books will outlast inferior products. Meticulously handcrafted, premium-quality guest books are the perfect keepsake for storing beautiful messages left by your loved ones during your reception.
On your big day, a guest book creates an opportunity for guests to leave messages of support and congratulations. Ultimately, once your wedding day comes and goes, as newlyweds you’ll want to look back on the messages loved ones wanted to share — reflecting on their words of encouragement and even advice for a happy marriage.
The guest book is a blank canvas for your guests to sign, and if you’re looking for a different wedding guest book ideas, we’ve got you covered.
What are you going to do with your engagement photos?
How about creating a custom wedding guestbook with pictures from your engagement shoot or proposal, or photos from your relationship, offering guests a peek into your relationship.
Using your engagement photos in the guestbook is such a great way to make your guestbook personal and a lasting keepsake. One of the page styles we offer with all our guestbooks is the ability to scatter some of your favourite engagement photos throughout the pages while still leaving space for messages. And beyond the wedding day, it makes for a great coffee table book.
Your wedding guest book is an opportunity for you to play into your wedding theme or colour palette.
Ready to find the perfect guest book to display at the reception on your big day? Scroll down for 7 wedding guest book ideas we love.
7 Wedding Guest Book Ideas
1. Wedding Guest Book with Classic Linen Cover and Personalised Debossing
Simple and traditional guest books. A classic linen cover or an elegant leather aesthetic. Customise the front with your names and wedding date. Elevate the look with glamorous gold lettering detail. After you say “I do,” you and your partner will have a timeless keepsake to look back on.
2. Guestbook with Fresh Linen Cover Colour with Custom Lettering
We love the idea of a coffee-table guest book in place of a traditional guest book. A vibrant colourful cover for guests to sign. An aesthetically-pleasing display, that beyond the wedding day will make for a statement piece on your coffee table.
3. Personalised Guest Book with Whimsical Wedding Cake Illustration Cover
Your wedding guest book doesn’t have to be boring or generic and definitely not mass produced. A whimsical printed design on the cover for a fun-take on the traditional guest book. Beyond the wedding day it will be a book you’ll want to pick up often.
4. Personalised Guest Book with Champagne Glasses Cheers-ing Illustration Cover
Included in our collection of whimsical wedding guest book covers is this illustration of champagne glasses cheers-ing.
5. Custom Wedding Guest Book to fit your wedding theme or colour palette
Try a wedding guest book cover in the colour of a significant or meaningful colour. Choosing a colour that represents cultural values or simply your favourite colour.
With red symbolising luck/joy in Asian countries or love in Western society; white meaning purity; and gold representing wealth/power across many traditions, while green often signifies growth and blue denotes peace or fidelity, but interpretations vary significantly, from India‘s vibrant hues to Spain‘s historical black for devotion.
If you need some guidance on what wedding colours to choose according to their meaning check out this Brideonline.com.au article.
6. Custom Printed Wedding Guest Book Ideas
Channel a whimsical feel at your celebration with a champagne tower illustration on the cover of your guestbook. Set out the book on a table for guests to be able to write a sentimental message, hilarious note and well-wishes.
7. Leather Guest Book Ideas with custom wording
Beautiful and high quality, our personalised wedding guest books attention to detail is an investment you will enjoy for many years.
Beyond the wedding, your guest book can be left out on your coffee table in your home, where you and guests can flick through it when they visit. The sentimental and hilarious messages from your guests are fun to look back on.
The Coffee Table Book is a small design studio producing small-batch hardcover guestbooks and handcrafted wedding albums here in Australia. If you love supporting local, we’d love to chat about creating a bespoke guest book for you.
Like our pink leather guest book featured below with custom wording. The wording can be your names or anything you like. Choose from a range of leather colours too.
