Going Postal
July 17th, 2008 @ 11:31 am by Miss Cherry Pie
After some deliberation, I’ve decided how to use the vintage mailbox that I purchased in Kalispell.
First, I was considering using it as a card box. Then, I was considering using it as an alternative to a guest book. Then, I realized I could just as well do both!
What we’ll do is set the mailbox on a table or secure it near a table on a post, with a sign that says something like “for your cards and well-wishes.” Near the mailbox, we’ll place a nice, fine-tipped pen and stacks of these…
Adesso Album in Action
July 1st, 2008 @ 2:35 pm by Mrs. Penguin
I had gone back and forth as to whether or not to have a Polaroid guestbook at our wedding. While I loved the idea, I just felt like film was so expensive, and I didn’t know if I could find/borrow/buy Polaroid cameras because the Polaroid company has ceased manufacturing them. We lucked out though: my mother-in-law bought us two Adesso Polaroid Guestbook Albums, so all I had to do was buy film and round up some cameras. I ended up borrowing the cameras from my super schweet girlfriend Jane (thank you Janie!) so the cost issue didn’t hit as hard as I originally thought it would.
Front cover of one of the two albums
Seeds of Love
May 30th, 2008 @ 2:18 pm by Mrs. Jasmine
I know I post about my mom a lot, but I really do think she is the best. She is just so creative and talented and generous– she is everything I aspire to be. She’s put her whole heart into adding special homemade touches to our wedding and I tear up when I think about being surrounded by little reminders of her love on my wedding day.
Her latest (and possibly greatest) DIY project is a guestbook for our mehndi. We’re having a polaroid guestbook for the wedding, but we wanted to do something a little whimsical for the mehndi, which is traditionally a more casual event. So my mom came up with a really creative idea, inspired by something she saw in the Stampin Up catalog.
First, she cut out tons of orange and yellow flowers using different hand punches(orange, yellow, and green are traditional mehndi colors). She layered cut-outs in different colors and patterns to create the lovely, sweet flowers below.
Our Wish Paper Basket
March 27th, 2008 @ 1:54 pm by Mrs. Lovebug
In lieu of a traditional guest book, I wanted to do something along the lines of a wish book or wish tree - but with a twist on our theme. So, taking our cues from our ubiquitous, trusty vintage typewriter, we came up with our guest book interpretation…the Wish Paper Basket!
Notes On A Great Love
March 21st, 2008 @ 12:00 pm by Mrs. Jasmine
What does the hive think of this idea?
This gorgeous white lantern set out with beautiful slips of lacy-edged gold and cream paper. An antique gold frame sits beside it directing guests to pen loving thoughts and wishes for Mr. and Mrs. Jasmine and leave them inside the vase. Later, I could scrapbook the slips of paper into a Kolo album and display the lantern in our apartment. Yay or nay?
image courtesy of room service home
What Kind of Guest “Book”
March 20th, 2008 @ 5:34 pm by Mrs. Cream Puff
Ever since I saw the signature photo mat guest “book” made by Pottery Barn, I wanted one. Evidence (although this one isn’t from Pottery Barn–and ours wouldn’t be, either. 50% off at Michael’s, baby):
Image from weddingbycolor.com
Personalized Permanents
March 18th, 2008 @ 1:44 pm by Miss Hydrangea
Since we’ve decided to go with a photobook as our guestbook, we’ll most likely need some Sharpies for our guests to use to sign the pages. I really wanted something cute or personalized, but that is hard to come by. Until I found this:
Sharpie will let you personalize their markers with your names, date and even a little icon. For $11.99 you will get six of these cute things. I only wonder if we might need the thin tip Sharpies so that the names will be legible.
What will you all use for your guestbooks pens?
Now Draw A Duck
March 4th, 2008 @ 12:49 pm by Mrs. Bubblegum
Alternate title: “The Bee Who Stole Ideas”
Alternate title: “The Evolution of DIY”
When you’re DIY’ing a wedding, it’s amazing how much your original vision grows as the wedding gets closer. Case in point: 8 months ago, I was 100% sure that I *had* to have a Polaroid guestbook. BUT I also ordered about 140 sage 4bar place cards from Paper Source that I would no longer be using because I also *had* to have origami escort cards. So to continue to reap the benefits of DIY, I had to make some adjustments – mayhaps to the guestbook?
When I was thinking about how else to use these place cards, one thing kept sticking in my mind – a blog that I had read back in my weddingbee lurking days – where Mrs. Lollipop described how they asked their guests to draw a duck on the RSVP cards. To this day, the idea makes me giggle.
So that was it for me. I decided we’d have to have our guests not only sign our guestbook, but also dazzle us with their artistry. And how do the 4bar cards come into play? Well, a la The Jolly Postman, I decided we’d paste each card into the book – not for utility, but gosh daggit, for CUTENESS.
I Need Help
July 4th, 2007 @ 10:33 am by Mrs. Corn
My mom helped me make these cards for the wish tree when she was here a few weekends ago. Basically we trimmed the corners off of a few packs of Paper-Source expressions tags, punched holes in them and then tied ribbons on them. The square glass jar I found at the Container Store for about $7.
MyPublisher Gets an A!
June 29th, 2007 @ 2:38 pm by Mrs. Emerald
I was so excited when a big flat box arrived at my office yesterday. My photo guestbook was here! I have heard many reviews of MyPublisher, good, bad, and ok. Overall, the reviews were more positive than negative so I decided to use MP to design my guestbook using our engagement pictures by Dennis Lee. I also left a good amount of white space so that guests can sign their names or leave little messages. I must admit that I borrowed Miss Tomato’s idea of incorporating love quotes into my book (thanks Miss T!) 
.So here are some pics!
