Do-It-Yourself Reception Ideas: Wedding Guest Books

One of the most out of the ordinary do-it-yourself receptions ideas is creating wedding guest books. Many couples have come up with interesting ways for a more personal and meaningful style of wedding guest books than the usual types that are regularly seen at receptions.

A growing trend in wedding guest books is the personal message rather than having just a line for your guests to sign on. At a recent wedding reception, one couple handed to their guests loose stationery for them to leave a personalize greeting. Later on they had those pages bound into a beautiful book and it sits on their coffee table.

Try that idea but with a twist. Purchase a plain cover album and create your own individual cover. Decorate it with an enlarged copy of your invitation, wedding photos or any keepsake from your wedding.

One unique idea obtained from a friend was purchasing decorative index sized stationery which she passed on to her guests to place their personal messages on. Instead of a book, she uses an index card holder to store them in. It easily reminds the happy couple of their well wishers all year long. The index card holder can be decorated anyway you desire.

Another traditional wedding guest book alternative that is growing in popularity is the guest scrapbook. Have a member of your wedding party on hand to take each guest's photo with a digital camera upon their arrival. Have another member of your party offer each guest an assortment of color cardstock, attractive stickers and a range of writing paraphernalia in a small bucket to take to their tables. This leaves the creativity up to your guests and their masterpieces are picked up by a member of your wedding party before the festivities begin.

Purchase an attractive wedding guest scrapbook, matching the photos with the cards and entering into your scrapbook. The scrapbook and its contents will be a constant reminder of the love from families and friends that surrounded you on your wedding day.

An alternative thought that has grown in popularity is using an oversized photo matte rather that a book. Together, you and your partner are in a photograph is imbedded within a very large matte. Have writing paraphernalia provided near the canvas, so your guests sign their names around the photo. This is a very visual approach to the traditional wedding guest book. Having this keepsake hanging on your wall will be the end result to enjoy each and everyday.

Your wedding guest book will be one of your most a treasured tokens of your wedding as the ultimate reminder of your special day. Have a wedding guest book that is uniquely personifies both of you to enjoy together in years to come.