Guestbook Trial

Guestbook Trial

October 20th, 2009 @ 3:51 pm by Mrs. Lamb
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After seeing this gorgeous AND practical AND sentimental AND fun guestbook idea:

at Vintage Glam and then a million other places, my Lambalicious Planner convinced me that we could make this work at out more-early-20th-century vibed reception.

I wasn’t completely convinced, though. I had to do a trial run.

I thought perhaps the tree would look dead with black and silver leaves. I thought perhaps it wouldn’t fit into the decor of our house after the wedding. Then the light bulb went off! What if I paired it with a lovely black and white photograph from the big day? As soon as I had this thought, I decided I wanted to make this work.

In about 5 minutes, I whipped up this mini prototype. With Crayola markers and black stamp pad, I sloppily wrote our names and then pressed on a few leaves. My Lamb Lover looked on, his chief concern being the ease with which the ink would wash from my thumb.

Good news: The ink washed away with soap and water. I think that a box of baby wipes by the table will be the ticket on the big day, though.

One last staged look at my handiwork:

For the actual print that we’ll be using, I think I’ll be using my bamboo brushes and India ink on watercolor paper. I just have to dig it up from somewhere at the house in Durham. Right… someday I will live in one place for longer than 18 months so that I avoid hassles like this.

Are you opting for a non-traditional guest book?

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26 Responses to “Guestbook Trial”

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pmerr (message) 2,401 posts, Buzzing bee

I’m not really sure what we’ll be doing for our guest book. I know the FI wants to have something more traditional, but I want something that’s practical & I’ll actually look through. We’re kind of stuck :/

10/20/09 @ 4:05 pm (reply)

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Miss Giraffe (message) 4,187 posts, Honey bee

That’s a really hip idea!

10/20/09 @ 4:13 pm (reply)

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soniasays (message) 82 posts, Worker bee

i love this! what a great idea and it will look gorgeous and so classy after the wedding.

10/20/09 @ 4:44 pm (reply)

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ashlle (message) 140 posts, Blushing bee

That’s lovely! We *were* opting for a less traditional guestbook (vintage postcards) but then we saw the amazing guestbook included in our photography package, and we were smitten. I absolutely love the thumbprint tree idea you’ve posted, though, and I think it’ll look so cool hanging up on your wall after the wedding!

10/20/09 @ 5:07 pm (reply)

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Azinaugust (message) 1,651 posts, Bumble bee

That is a beautiful guest book, and I am totally stealing that idea! I’m glad your trial run worked out! :o)

10/20/09 @ 5:10 pm (reply)

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Miss Moonbeam (message) 1,732 posts, Bumble bee

What a cute idea!

10/20/09 @ 5:13 pm (reply)

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Miss Frozen Yogurt (message) 2,685 posts, Sugar bee

I had that photo as inspiration too!! I love it!

10/20/09 @ 5:45 pm (reply)

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Ms. Red Head (message) 70 posts, Worker bee

I DID THIS! Our theme was “family tree” and so it just made complete sense to us to incorporate it when I found it online! I just wrote about it too: http://nolanandcamille.blogspot.com/2009/10/favorites-guest-book.html

It is one of my favorite things from the wedding! I real keepsake. We used baby wipes too - places along side the stamp area. I did however see some green thumbs here and there - but no one cares if it doesn’t come off all the way at first because they’re so excited to make their mark!

10/20/09 @ 5:48 pm (reply)

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Miss Scissors (message) 7,343 posts, Busy Beekeeper

Love! Baby wipes will work well. At first (while reading) I was thinking those alcohol pads wrapped thingy-ma-bobs (highly technical, y’alls), but baby wipes will be much better. And less trash. Just make sure to get the unscented kind!

10/20/09 @ 8:19 pm (reply)

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alishaneva (message) 2,152 posts, Buzzing bee

Thats awesome! MY family and I used to make pictures of things with our thumbprints - people, trees, trains, etc. But this is awesome! And babywipes will work totally fine for getting the ink off!

10/20/09 @ 9:35 pm (reply)

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toothfairyb (message) 757 posts, Busy bee

I loved this on vintage glam too! So much that I also did a trial and convinced my finace that this is our guestbook Love love love that you’re doing it too!

10/20/09 @ 10:21 pm (reply)

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toothfairyb (message) 757 posts, Busy bee

ha! Fiance. whoops!

10/20/09 @ 10:21 pm (reply)

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Charm bracelet (message) 1,935 posts, Buzzing bee

I think we want to put pictures from our engagement party in a book and have people sign it. It’s not very original but it’s better than just a book to sign.

10/20/09 @ 11:45 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,278 posts, Busy Beekeeper

wow, that’s a great idea!

10/21/09 @ 1:18 am (reply)

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KMSull (message) 6,442 posts, Bee Keeper

This is totally cute! Love this idea! Plus, it’s a little arts and crafts for your guests, and you could get cute pictures of people holding up their dirty thumbs!

10/21/09 @ 1:29 am (reply)

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Jessie516 (message) 5,480 posts, Bee Keeper

Wow, that’s really cool. We did the thing where we had people sign a mat for a photo frame, then put a wedding photo inside it.

10/21/09 @ 9:20 am (reply)

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RoddyBride09 (message) 2,961 posts, Sugar bee

I did this for our wedding… You can see on my blog: http://theroddybride.blogspot.com/2009/10/guest-book-our-wedding-tree.html

Also, what worked for us was Wet Wipes…We found a bulk package at our local Sam’s Club or BJ’s Warehouse for just a few dollars. They came in single packs.

Good luck with making it work for your wedding. I have to tell you that is looks awesome one our wall of our new home.

10/21/09 @ 11:16 am (reply)

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