Photo Books as Wedding Guest Books: Why Not?

We already discussed the pros of creating a quality wedding photo book on your own with one of the many photo book builders. But did you know that you can create an equally important book with these editors – wedding guest books? And that you can utilize the same creative methods you have used during the creation of your photo book? Or even more?

Read our article and you will find tips on how to make your wedding guest book one that immediately draws the attention of others and encourages them to write therein.

When selecting the best photos for your guest book pick those which easily put your guests into the right mood and encourage them to write something underneath your pictures. The photos don’t have to be super-professional and they can show everyday situations as well, not just preset ones with that particular artificialness. They just have to tell guests how happy you are together and how happy you will be after the wedding.

An even better solution is using the pictures you have uploaded to your wedding site, which is also a good place to request your guests to send you their most memorable pictures of you.

The point of a guest book is collecting messages the wedding guests leave behind. But what is the ideal way of encouraging them to write in the guest book?

Honestly, they don’t have to write at all: leave some Polaroid cameras behind and ask them to take picture of themselves and leave their messages on or on the back of the photo. Another great way is by helping your guests with little cards that have questions on them, like how he/she met with the bride and groom. This way the guests are encouraged to write longer messages and fun anecdotes. Note cards or choosing a (sketch) paper that begs guests to write/scribble on them are neat ideas too. And sometimes you can use the Force by asking a friend to invite guests to pay a visit to the book.