The traditional signing of a guest book is great but it doesn’t allow for much creativity or sentimental writings. Your wedding day is something that you want to remember forever and keepsakes such as a guestbook help keep the memory fresh and clear! You don’t have to stick to the normal “sign your name only” traditional book. Here are some creative ideas for you to go beyond the guestbook and help you preserve the memory of your wedding for years to come!

Signature Canvas: Instead of a book, buy a big plain piece of canvas. Decorate it with your wedding colors and photos of you and your fiancé. Your guests will be able to sign it and write as much as they want to. After the wedding is over, you can hang the canvas on the wall of your new home to have a meaningful reminder of your wedding day all the time.

Mail pages: You can mail each guest a page of a guest book and have them write on it before they get to the wedding. This allows your guests to put thought into what they write and you will have a more detailed and in depth book! Guests can write funny stories and their wishes for your future. You may even get some funny photos back! You can even just include this in the envelope you send your invitations in.

Snap Shots & Well Wishes: Instead of having a guestbook attendant, you can have a camera attendant! This person would stand at the door of your wedding and take a snap shot of each guest that arrives. Then ask guests to write not just their signatures, but words of good wishes on personalized cards and place them in a vase. After the wedding, arrange the cards and photos in a journal or scrapbook.

Thumbprint tree: This idea is perfect for your spring/summer wedding. Provide stamp pads in your wedding colors and a canvas with the outline of a tree. Guests will use their thumbprints to make leaves on the trees.

Jenga pieces: This is for the whimsical. Have all your guests sign a Jenga game piece. This will not only provide you and your new husband with hours of fun, but give you memories back to your special day.

Video guestbook: Tell your videographer to go around the reception and tape people’s messages to the happy couple! Years from your wedding you watch the video again and again and relive the happiest day of your life.