Weddingbee Blog

“To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written.” - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

If there’s one thing Mr. O and I wanted to avoid, it was the dreaded guest book line/hovering that we’ve experienced in many a past weddings. You know, the ones that look like this:

Waiting…waiting….waiting to sign. our. name in that darn wedding guestbook. Aaand, I’m starving. Via thelovingspoonful.net

So, we opted to go with something a little more creative…didn’t require our guests to obsess over the perfect prose…and was a much cuter keepsake we could enjoy.

Bleu de Toi’s Fingerprint Tree.

And here’s a sneak peek at ours, ready—naked—and waiting on our wedding day.

We were happy with our choice to go with a fingerprint tree, but felt like our guests may be left wanting to write a little note somewhere…anywhere…to us.

And then, with a little inspiration from our favorite writing journals, we had the perfect solution:

We purchased 3 5×8 grey moleskine journals and taped (you heard me! un-fancy tape!) these sweet paper hearts from Paper Source on the front of each. Top these off with hot pink and rose gold writing pens and place them on different areas of the 2 long dinner tables. that way, guests could leisurely scribble their love notes to us as they wait for their Korean BBQ or Clambake dinners…while they inhaled their cupcakes…or during toast time. No lines, no pressure and lots and lots of love.

Some of the love notes we were so sweet and special….

And some were straight to the point. And totally hilarious.

And every single one makes us smile every time we re-read them. It was a last minute DIY decision we’re so glad we did.

How are you letting your guests express themselves on your wedding day?