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Thoughts here....

brookerichbrookerich member
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Hey everyone,
I need to pick everyone's brain for a second please :)

I'm not doing a tradidional "guest book" because well, I sort of relate them to the same books people sign at funerals (or maybe that is just a southern thing) either way.....

I do, however, want something for that day to look back at and reminisce, so I thought of two different alternatives.  First I thought of a serving platter that everyone signs and then we have baked and glazed so that we will be able to use it for many years to come. 

My other idea was to have a "advice for the couple" box where everyone writes a small bit of advice to us, signs their names and slips it into a box for us to read later.  I figure I could take all of these and make a scrapbook or something out of them later.  I had a friend who did this and some of the advice she got was really sweet and some really funny!

I ran these two ideas by my FI and he was like "why can't we do both?" so now I'm confused, and not sure what to do.  We are having a destination wedding which means anything we ship there we will have to ship back.

Should I just pick one, nix both ideas and don't do either or go with the FI and do both?  What do you guys think? 

Thanks in advance
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  • rlavachrlavach member
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    Well, I agree that you can totally do both. I've seen other brides with the advice box as well as a traditional guest book. So, why not with your serving platter? I do see the complication since you have to ship it back. What if the advice box was collapsable? Like made of paper boxes. That way you can get rid of it after & then just keep the paper notes inside. That won't take up too much space. I'd definitely keep the serving platter. That's a great idea.

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  • brookerichbrookerich member
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    Rlavach, I was thinking of nothing fancy for the advice box anyways so yeah, I was going to chunk it after the reception and just keep the inside part.  And I'll probably just buy something to build it out of at WalMart once we are there, they have pretty boxes at the ones here so I'm assuming I can find something suitable.  So the transport of that wouldn't be a big deal.  Good point.
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  • toothpastechicatoothpastechica member
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    I think both is fine, just dont be upset if you dont get full participation on either, some people might just do one, or think because they signed something thats all there was or thats all thats "needed". So as long as your ok with having some people do only one or the other I think both sounds great.

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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_customs-traditions_thoughts-here?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:36Discussion:3884c5f0-0699-4a16-b3d4-e19f9e2dc8a2Post:c9cbc335-37b2-446f-b128-27d45a7cdd60">Re: Thoughts here....</a>:
    [QUOTE]I think both is fine, just dont be upset if you dont get full participation on either, some people might just do one, or think because they signed something thats all there was or thats all thats "needed". So as long as your ok with having some people do only one or the other I think both sounds great.
    Posted by toothpastechica[/QUOTE]

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    </div><div>^^ This.  Actually I tend to notice that some people avoid the guest book altogether so I think you might be diluting your keepsakes even more by having two things.  Both ideas sound cute though - I think I  like the platter thing best.</div>
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  • brookerichbrookerich member
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    We have a place here locally where you can go and paint your own pottery.  I thought about going and painting our names and wedding dates, then getting one of their "special" pencils for everyone to use to sign it, then have it glazed and baked when we return.  That way we can use it on holidays, for parties or whatever.  I saw one when I was in the shop last and I loved it.  I thought it was the neatest idea.

    And I'll make sure to ask everyone to sign the platter at least and leave a bit of advice if they want to.  Since our wedding is destination we will have a fairly small guest list so I'm sure everyone in attendance will participate, if not the men then the women they are with! lol
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_customs-traditions_thoughts-here?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:36Discussion:3884c5f0-0699-4a16-b3d4-e19f9e2dc8a2Post:249bdb5c-37a0-4528-8e1b-d65e531f2879">Re: Thoughts here....</a>:
    [QUOTE]We have a place here locally where you can go and paint your own pottery.  I thought about going and painting our names and wedding dates, then getting one of their "special" pencils for everyone to use to sign it, then have it glazed and baked when we return.  That way we can use it on holidays, for parties or whatever.  I saw one when I was in the shop last and I loved it.  I thought it was the neatest idea. And I'll make sure to ask everyone to sign the platter at least and leave a bit of advice if they want to.  Since our wedding is destination we will have a fairly small guest list so I'm sure everyone in attendance will participate, if not the men then the women they are with! lol
    Posted by brookerich[/QUOTE]
    The smaller the guest list, the more likely you'll have participation. I agree with PP that you often see people just ignore it. We have a sign in tree which is a picture frame with the image of a tree on it & people sign paper flowers & then stick it on the branches. I know it's unusual, so I made a ltitle instructional sign. Plus, I'll be there during the cocktail hour & will remind people to sign it. Also, I've asked my mom & MOH to mention it to people if it looks barren, they both will start it off with the first flower to people 'get it,' and my MC will make an announcement towards the end of the night reminding people to sign in. Hoepfully that should work! 

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  • TiffannieFTiffannieF member
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    I don't like the pottery thing because I wrote on one for a wedding once and I totally messed up and couldn't erase it, now its there, displayed in their house forever...lol.  At least in an advice card or even traditional book I can scratch something and not have to worry about it ruining the person's pottery, lol. 

    To avoid people "missing the guestbook" I placed our "advice" cards on each place setting.
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  • SugarFooteSugarFoote
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    We are doing a guestbook alternative.

    Guest will sign our last name initial and then after the wedding, we can display it in our home :)
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