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When it comes to vintage, rustic, DIY weddings, clotheslines are all the rage. Yes, clotheslines. As in those things people used to hang their clothes on to dry in the olden days.
Image via Jane St. Clair
In terms of weddings, though, these lines are used less for drying clothes and more for decorative purposes. Clotheslines are used to hang banners and signs, to hold escort cards, and even to display pictures from the bride and groom’s relationship.
Decorative clotheslines:
Image via Publishers Weekly / Photography by One Love Photo
Escort-card-holder clotheslines:
Image via The Knot / Photography by Jamee Photography
Image via Elizabeth Anne Designs / Photography by Grise Photography
Photo clotheslines:
Image via Wellspring Photo
Image via Ruffled / Photography by Emma Case Photography
Image via Wedding Aces / Photography by Love Life Images
But my favorite clothesline trend is far and away the clothesline guestbook. For quite some time now, regular guestbooks like this one…
Image via The Knot / Photography by Lisa Kyle Photography
…have been noticeably less popular at weddings. It seems that everyone now is going for unique guestbooks, whether that means having guests sign a vintage book, leave a note on a photo of the bride and groom, or hang a wish for the newlyweds on a wishing tree. All of these are really fun ideas, but my favorite remains the clothesline guestbook.
Image via Marcella Treybig Photography
Image via Wedding Invitation / Photography by Jasmine Star / Event by Joyful Weddings and Events
Image via The Knot / Photography by Tec Petaja
Image via Ruffled / Available at Mélangerie
Image via Project Wedding
Image via Eat, Drink, Chic / Photo by Amy Moss
Image via The Knot / Photography by Elizabeth Walker Photography
Don’t all these ideas look like so much fun? I love the old-fashioned, rustic feel and look of these, as well as all the variety. You can do something that takes the idea of a clothesline very literally, or you can really make it your own. And I love that clothesline guestbooks add some really fun decorative flair. For those brides who, like myself, are on a tight budget, using a clothesline guestbook that also doubles as decoration can be a fun and money-saving alternative.
I’m still undecided on what exactly our clothesline guestbook will look like, and I’m going to make a few variations to get a better idea of what I like. I think this will be a really fun DIY project, and I’ll be sure to update on how that adventure (or misadventure!) goes. For a bride who likes this idea but feels uncertain about her own ability to make a clothesline guestbook herself, Mélangerie has a variety of adorable pre-made packets that contain everything needed for a clothesline guestbook, including clothing-shaped notecards, twine, clothespins, and a personalized instruction label that fits on a bottle of laundry detergent.
Image via Mélangerie on Etsy
Image via Mélangerie on Etsy
Be sure to check out Mélangerie’s Etsy listings if you’re interested! If all my efforts to make my own clothesline guestbook go awry, I think I may just have to buy a few of these kits. But for now, I’m looking forward to trying my own hand at making a clothesline guestbook for our wedding!
What type of guestbook are you using at your wedding? Are you doing something fun and unique or sticking with something more traditional?
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