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And that good thing would be the John Hancock & words of advice from our guests.
To refresh your memory we are doing postcards for the reception.
And the wedding tree for our rehearsal dinner.
We were good to go—there was no real overkill since they would be at two different events.
Then my FMIL surprised us with a handmade wedding quilt to have guests sign.
It is beautiful and I love it! So now there aer technically 3 different versions of a guestbook and I’m afraid that’s too much. I really want to use the ideas we have already come up with, but also incorporate the quilt in some way that is not overkill.
The only solution I have come up with so far is to keep the postcards for the reception (too perfect with our travel theme), the tree at the rehearsal dinner and the quilt at the shower/rehearsal dinner. Follow along with my train of thought: have the quilt at the shower for the ladies in our life to leave wonderful messages and then bring it to the rehearsal dinner to have our closest friends and family fill out (there won’t be enough guests at the shower to fill it out). Since they would be signing the quilt at the rehearsal dinner, we would change up the wedding tree to just have thumb prints instead of signatures a la Miss Oatmeal.
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What do you think? I really want to incorporate the signing quilt because FMIL Elephant worked so hard on it. Do you think that having it at the shower/rehearsal dinner would work?
Wow, now that is a lovely gift. You are lucky marrying into such a talented family. I think you should use them the way you have outlined. Yeah, there might be some people who would sign all three but that’s a limited number. I don’t think it’s overkill AT ALL.
I think that what you say above sounds great - quilt at shower/ rehearsal, tree w/ thumbprints at rehearsal, postcards at reception. That’s great! Since they’re all so different, I think people will be fine with that 
And I love the idea of a quilt!! So cool!
That is so nice, and truely original and personal to you, you are so lucky! I would just use all of them they are all so unique it would be quirky to use them all. Do you mind me asking where you got your mail box, I have been looking everywhere for one just like that??
Have a wonderful wedding x
Having it at the shower and rehearsal sounds perfect.
That quilt is just too beautiful NOT to incorporate it somehow! It think this is a great idea. The tree is really just for signatures. The quilt will give people a place to actually write a note/message! Your FMIL rocks!
Oh I love all of those! I think your train of thought is good. We are in the same situation; a picture matte will be at the rehearsal (we were actually given two), a poster will be at the church instead of a book, and then the reception everyone will have seperate ones that incorporate with their escort cards. Don’t think of it as overkill, it just gives people multiple opportunities to find a way they want to include themselves in your wedding day, they don’t have to participate in every single one.
@Lauren: Sure thing, the mailbox was order online at walmart.com
@bRooklynRocks: @Denali: @TheFutureMcBride: I’m glad you guys don’t think it will be too much! I thought Mr. E’s mom did such a beautiful job on it, and it already has the fabric on the back so that we can hang it in our home.
@vtbride2010: I’ll be sure to let her know! She is pretty awesome because she also made a quilt out of all of my old college shirts. Can’t put a price on those types of gifts.
@Falcon: That’s such a good point! If people from the rehearsal dinner don’t feel the need to fill out a postcard, they don’t have to.
I do like the idea you have outlined however I was trying to think of other ways in case you wanted a few ideas.
Make the post cards significant for each anniversary (1st, 2nd, etc.) And have family and friends give advice for each anniversary (You could probably use this for each event) that way it is not as much as a guest book as it is and anniversary box
Then use the tree at the rehearsal
And the quilt as your quest book,
Like I said i like what you outlined but perhaps it is another idea
What a beautiful surprise! I like your plans for the quilt. I’m not familiar with how guests clean their hands after putting their print on the thumbprint tree, but my only (probably ignorant) concern is the ink getting on your lovely quilt!
Sounds like a great idea, especially since the quilt looks like it has more limited signing space.
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You could stick with the tree at the rehearsal (thumbprint with signature in/on the thumb?) and then have the quilt set up to sign either before the ceremony starts or during the cocktail hour when they are all mingling and will have free time and not feel rushed.
The postcards can be set up at the reception, either on the tables near the place settings or on a larger table with the mailbox (but this could get crowded if everyone is at that table before leaving) and have them drop the postcards throughout the night and before they leave the reception for the evening.
@becauseilovehim: That is another good thought!
@Miss Tartlet: Very good potential issue! We have wipes for the ink prints, but may set it up where the RD guests sign the quilt first and then move onto the tree/ink?
@SqueakySquirrel: That’s another good thought, the only part that I worry about that is with 150 guests, I don’t think there is enough space on the quilt to have that many people sign at the reception.
I think having the quilt at the shower is a great idea!! That way its different events. It was very sweet of her to do all that work!
I think that’s a perfect idea. With the quilt being at the most personal events, you know it will include heartfelt messages and won’t have something crude written on it or have a kid doodle all over it.
It’s a better solution than I would have thought of and so smart! Make sure to find a way to find a good way to write on the quilt so the messages will work on it but not transfer off of it or wash off should you need to clean it.
I don’t have any good suggestions, because I like them both. But I wanted to let you know that I liked them both a ton!
I think your plan sounds perfect! I love the quilt btw!
What a nice gift!! I think your plan of having fewer people sign the quilt will work well (you’re right that if everyone tried to sign at the reception there might not be enough room).
I think your plan sounds good, but if you want to keep it simple maybe you could have only the quilt at the reception dinner, and have both the postcards and the tree at the reception. The tree is only for guests to thumbprint and sign, so it will take them about 10 seconds more after writing out the postcards. Maybe it could work?
In any case, that quilt is lovely and you are very lucky!
@Julie: Good point! I picked up some fabric markers, so I’m hoping those will work.
@Lexsy: Ooo, didn’t even think about that! I wonder if the tree would be big enough for 150 thumbprints…
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Mrs. Elephant, Dallas, TX Age and Occupation: 27, Financial Operations Analyst Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, IT Student/Store Manager Engagement Date: March 29, 2009 Wedding Date: April 2011 Venue: The Tribute Golf Club About Me: I'm a Philly native creating roots deep in the heart of Texas. I might be a little obsessed capturing those Kodak moments of anything and everything (mainly on vacations). I've become more of a gamer thanks to Mr. Elephant, who I met online and can't wait to spend the rest of my life with. We are planning a wedding based on our favorite colors, blue and green, with a travel theme for 150 of our closest friends and family. Hopefully our long (2-year) engagement won't kill me!
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