Is A Guest Book Even Necessary?

maria1012

Its just one of those details that I don't want to bother with because I don't ever see myself looking at it again. I also hate clutter and don't want a book hanging out in my house collecting dust for years, same goes with a photo mat, porcelain platter, etc.  

So, with that said, do you use guest book for any other reason than just remembering who was at your wedding? I'm pretty sure I'll remember everyone who was there (we are doing a photo with everyone). 

Anyone else thinking about skipping out on this?

kimmybennett

Skip it if you want. I am using a hardback cookbook. Everyone will choose a page, sign with a think Sharpie and it is something we will actually use!

aerinpegadrak

I've seen people do a calendar where guests sign on their birthdays.  That way you have it to keep track of that info.

I like having a guest book because sometimes people will write nice notes in there.  So it's not simply a record of who was there, it's also a nice way for people to leave well-wishes for the bride and groom.

xoxob

I really like the calander idea! So cute.

desrosiersl

Can also use a coffe table type book of the area you're getting married, or of a favorite, collection of photos by a favorite artist, or even a photo album of the two of you over the years you've been together.  Think that's what we're using - Making a book of us at different beaches and places we've visited together on Shutterfly.com and using that.  Guests will see the fun we've had together, and get to add to the photo pages with lots of room for writing.  Think it will be fun to look back at our trips together, as well as notes from friends and family.

flamingtwig72

Ours will be a coffee table book of our engagement photos. We'll use it forever because it'll have all of those photos in it, plus it will give our guests a chance to see those pictures.

maria1012

Thanks for your input! Everyone has some creative ideas. I could possibly see myself using a cookbook on a regular basis...

Lots of time to think about it

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

A great idea I heard from someone else is wine bottles - guests sign the bottles and you open them on your first, fifth, tenth, twentieth anniversaries.

MaddenBrown

We are skipping it. Instead we are providing stationary beside our card holder (a bird cage) with a little note that says "please leave a love note for the new love birds"....my moh is going to scrapbook all of the notes we get.

aankac12

I have heard of people skipping the guest book altogether. 

I am having each person's (or family's) picture taken as soon as they arrive at the cerimony site. I have made scrap book pages using my wedding colors.  Each person will sign a empty page and then I will add the pictures to the signed page.  I wanted to remember what everyone looked like at my wedding.