With wedding trends evolving at a rapid pace, there’s one detail that can easily get left behind—the guestbook.
Brides spend little time considering this “small” keepsake when, in reality, there’s nothing small about it. The guestbook holds some of the most important memories from the big day, so treat it that way. Go ahead and make your guestbook as memorable and up-to-date as the rest of your wedding—try a photo guestbook!
A photo booth guestbook allows friends and family to leave a personalized and memorable message for the lovely couple in a unique way. It’s fun for your guests and much more interesting than a standard guestbook. Hey, I’m all for the Written Word, but in our technology-ridden society, pictures add the perfect touch.
Many businesses are available to help you pull off your creative guestbook. Prime Time Photo Booth and Funky Monkey Fotos are just two of the nearby providers who offer booths that can be rented out for events. Some companies may even be able to produce a CD of the photos for you. You’re guests will absolutely love taking pictures of themselves, and since they require little to no involvement from you, your only task is to enjoy the day and relish the priceless moments when the honeymoon is over.
Another way to achieve this innovative memoire is the DIY approach. Provide personalized, disposable cameras to your guests under the condition that they leave them in the collection box on the way out. After the wedding, have them developed, framed, made into a scrapbook, or whatever else you choose to do with them, and VOILA! You now have the most candid, hilarious, entertaining, and possibly embarrassing pictures that you could ask for from you wedding day. You’ll be experiencing your wedding from the point of view of your guests and will get to see moments that you may have missed while you were busy being, well, the bride.
The best part? You can easily share your guestbook online through YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter or Vimeo. The possibilities are endless and everyone you know will be about to reminisce with you.
Signing a guestbook will always be a loved and sophisticated tradition, but sometimes the wedding calls for a little more spunk. In that case, try one of these original ideas. And if you’re worried about missing out on the traditional guestbook feel, use both a standard guestbook and photo version. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words.
Photos by GonnaGetWed.com member: Funky Monkey Fotos