More Ideas For Alternative Wedding Guestbooks

Plain old guest books are just so…2008.  I predict (and you can quote me on this one) a 2009 wedding trend for even more alternative wedding guestbooks.

If you plan to use your guestbook to collect the names of the guests who attend your wedding so that you can send the appropriate people thank you letters…well, it works for that purpose.  But what are you going to do with the guestbook AFTER the wedding?  How much fun will you and your hubbie have studying the list of names in the standard white album embossed with the word “Guestbook” in gold lettering?

Get bold.  Get creative.  Try these alternative wedding guestbook ideas on for size.

The Flip Video Guestbook - I admit it: I’m a sucker for my brand new Flip Mini video camera.  For a little over $200 you can shoot high resolution videos at the touch of a button.  Just hit one button to record.  Even a drunk can handle that!  Which brings me to my point…if you buy (or borrow) a Flip for your wedding, you can ask guests to record a quick video message.  You’ll have quirky video memories to last a lifetime.

Video Booth - If you’re worried about staggering guests wandering away with your new Flip video camera, you can always rent a video booth.  Similar to a photo booth, guests can step inside and shoot a quick video message for you.  Rental cost starts at $795, but you’ll get a DVD of everyone’s videos to take home with you.

Polaroid Guest Book - Have a polaroid camera at your wedding reception and ask guests to take pictures of themselves, place it into a scrap book and sign beside it.  A quick tip: if you decide to do this, make sure you have someone responsible and sober to make sure you get everyone’s picture.  The cocktail hour is usually a good time to do this.

Whatever you do for your wedding, don’t do it just because you’re “supposed” to.  You don’t need to have a wedding guestbook at all.  But if you add a little twist to the traditional guestbook, you’ll have something extra special to remember your wedding day.