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| Guest Book Basics |
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| Personal inscriptions, bound
in a simple guest book, can be more meaningful than
any gift. Here are some ideas for creating an enduring
and rewarding keepsake of your wedding day. |
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Personalizing Your Guest Book
In addition to the traditional white guest book,
wonderful books are available in all shapes, styles,
and colors. You can personalize these ready-made
books by affixing your invitation to the cover or
embossing the bottom corner of each page with your
monogram. Or craft your own guest book using fabric,
colored paper, or decorative ribbons that complement
the colors of your wedding. |
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Selecting
the Paper
Choose thick, creamy paper for an elegant volume
or less formal sketch paper for a more casual book.
Whether making your own or using a store-bought
book, consider one with unlined paper, so that guests
are tempted to do more than merely sign their names;
the unbroken expanse works as a subtle encouragement
to guests to wax poetic and leave longer messages. |
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Individual
Message Cards
As an alternative to a guest book, you might provide
plenty of individual small cards and envelopes for
the guests to fill. The perfect size for a few warm
words, the cards will seem like dozens of little
presents to be opened; after you’ve read them one
at a time, bind them into a beautiful album to be
enjoyed again and again. |
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Selecting
the Writing Instrument
Perhaps you’ll want to provide an heirloom fountain
pen to add a bit of nostalgia to the signing ritual.
On the other hand, groups of colored pencils and
markers are just the thing to inspire the artist
in each of your guests. No matter which type of
pen or pencil you set out, make sure it’s easy to
work with. A calligraphy pen, for instance, might
be difficult to wield for those who aren’t used
to its unusual tip. Also, have backups available;
assign a bridesmaid or groomsman to check periodically
that pencil leads haven’t snapped or pens run dry,
so you don’t miss out on any good wishes. |
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Signing
the Book
How you handle the actual signing of the guest book
depends on the size and style of your wedding. For
small, intimate celebrations, it’s appropriate to
set the guest book out on a table and let guests
sign it at their leisure during the reception. For
a large wedding, you might leave the book out until
halfway through the reception, then recruit someone
to take it from table to table so that guests who
haven’t signed yet will have an opportunity to do
so. This is an excellent job for an outgoing young
attendant or relative. |
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