AW: Would anyone please preview my guestbook?

professorscience · May 2011

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0EZsmrFy0YtHEQ

Edit: Better link.

bobbileighb · May 2011

I have no criticism, I think its adorable and I still love your engagement pics!

angelsong21 · May 2011

very cute! the layout is nice and I love your pics!

Random side note -- we went to Dolly Python and they had a bunch of beakers and flasks along with a few random test tubes. I thought of you!

professorscience · May 2011

Okay, biggest question: are there enough pages for 200-some guests to sign? We're going to reserve the "words of wisdom" sections for parents and grandparents, and I'm thinking I should just add more signing pages...

courtski2004 · May 2011

Love it! I wold definitely recommend a page or two more just in case people decide to write a small message or skip a line in between entries (which it sounds like you'll be doing anyway!)

fallbride1109 · May 2011

Awww, cute! I LOVE the two different fonts on "Wedding Wishes"--very nice touch. Love the cover, love the pictures.

Ok, now some critiques: the Words of Wisdom blocks are throwing me off. They don't really seem big enough for people to write in (although it could be that it's not translating). I also don't like how the first one is positioned over your photo (much better on page 17). I did a heading called "words of wisdom" and had a whole page for it. Maybe you could devote a whole page or something to it rather than the blocks, or else do 1 or 2 blocks but not have the bars down on the bottom of those pages.

Also, are you wanting people to write free-form or just sign their names? I left my pages blank to encourage more notes. So you might want to take off the lines.

Also, can you get rid of the watermark on the photos? I don't like that.

Otherwise, it's really cute! You guys come across as being a fun, playful couple.

ETA: Ok, I still don't get how you are going to "reserve" the words of wisdom blocks, but I do think it's big enough. Mine was about the same size and I had half as many people and about half the book is signed.

professorscience · May 2011

Stephie, our photographer did not give us digital negatives so some of those pics came from her facebook. I cut out the watermark on some of them, but she was FI's cousin, so I don't really mind having it there.

Also, I like your suggestion about taking out the lines -- it would give us more notes.

bobbileighb · May 2011

I agree with Stephie on taking out the lines and also I think it may be hard to limit the words of wisdom as well.

1fwdarlin · May 2011

Looks great! I love it... I think I might make one now. I agree about taking the lines out though.

professorscience · May 2011

I may reword the words of wisdom to be like, "Best advice from my mom and dad," and "Wisdom from FI's mom and dad"... would that be better? We kind of wanted a special place for the relationships that have been sort of models for ours.

sparklingdiamond · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_aw-would-anyone-please-preview-guestbook?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:102Discussion:cd22226a-5a55-40b1-92a2-7c21b0fb8840Post:e92f9a0e-3d50-4078-9cce-0ff27d03b4c3">Re: AW: Would anyone please preview my guestbook?</a>:
[QUOTE]I may reword the words of wisdom to be like, "Best advice from my mom and dad," and "Wisdom from FI's mom and dad"... would that be better? We kind of wanted a special place for the relationships that have been sort of models for ours.
Posted by professorscience[/QUOTE]

It is so cute and I really like the idea of rewording those sections with your parents, his parents, etc.

bobbileighb · May 2011

I like the idea of labeling them for the various role models in your lives. I would make sure those parties know in advance that there is a special section you want them to sign in otherwise they may not go far enough to see it.

professorscience · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_aw-would-anyone-please-preview-guestbook?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:102Discussion:cd22226a-5a55-40b1-92a2-7c21b0fb8840Post:b08c3a44-7dbe-41c3-8311-b6d291a99183">Re: AW: Would anyone please preview my guestbook?</a>:
[QUOTE]I like the idea of labeling them for the various role models in your lives. I would make sure those parties know in advance that there is a special section you want them to sign in otherwise they may not go far enough to see it.
Posted by bobbileighb[/QUOTE]

<div>Yeah, we'll likely pass them around before the wedding to make sure the right people fill them in. =)</div>

MarieSD · May 2011

Looks good! I agree with all the PP suggestions of letting family know about the special pages and also taking out the lines.

True story: I made a 9-page photo guestbook, and all my guests signed on ONE page of it. That's it. Our parents didn't notice the special pages for the family to fill out, nor did our bridesmaids/groomsmen notice there was a special page for them to sign. I'm not even sure if any of our guests flipped to see the other pages...sad.

fallbride1109 · May 2011

I took my guest book to my lingerie shower (which was 2 days before the wedding), and the RD too. That way some of my close family and friends had more time to look at it and sign it.

I think that is neat to have your family sign in special place. That makes more sense now. Just make sure they know ahead of time.

DFWIndian · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_aw-would-anyone-please-preview-guestbook?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:102Discussion:cd22226a-5a55-40b1-92a2-7c21b0fb8840Post:93dc2456-b370-427c-9494-ca0204a3ccdc">Re: AW: Would anyone please preview my guestbook?</a>:
[QUOTE]Stephie, our photographer did not give us digital negatives so some of those pics came from her facebook. I cut out the watermark on some of them, but she was FI's cousin, so I don't really mind having it there. Also, I like your suggestion about taking out the lines -- it would give us more notes. =)
Posted by professorscience[/QUOTE]

Even if it's FI cousin You may want to double check on this. Some people get weird when you mess with their work.

Other then that, I'm jealous! How cute. I didn't see that color or design when I was making mine. It's really cute! Love it.

mandaroo7 · May 2011

Really cute and I agree with leaving the pages open without lines. I did that on mine and it worked perfectly! We had a few messages/advice on each page.

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