I am absolutely in love with my new album company. Don’t worry, I still carry my old albums and love them too, but this new company offers many more options as far as cover choices and imprinting without losing any of the quality. These albums take just a little longer to make than the other ones due to the all the details and different options offered, but I think it’s totally worth it. I am constantly searching for new options for my clients and I’m so happy to say I’ve finally found exactly what I’ve been looking for.
As you can see, for this album I chose a two-tone leather cover with a metal cameo in the center. It’s 11 x 14 in size and I wish you could touch it… It’s so soft! They also offer animal friendly covers and many other sizes and colors. Isn’t it gorgeous?!
I guess the main reason for a Wedding Guest Book is to add to the wonderful memories of your day and help you remember everyone who came. Traditionally guest books were exactly just that, a blank book for guests to write their names in. Which is what I got for my own wedding and ended up getting rid of it a few years later. In all honesty, it really wasn’t that much fun to look at a bunch of signatures, most of which I couldn’t figure out who they were. Plus, we had 120 guests and maybe 30 or 40 people signed the book.
. For small weddings (30 – 40 guests), I’ve seen albums where there’s a pocket for a polaroid picture of the guest and then some room for them to write right above or below their photo. The downside to this is that the line can get long, some people give up and polaroids don’t last very long. But I think it encourages guests to write a little more than just their names. I’ve also seen ceramic platters where everyone can use a special marker to write their names and you can later “fire” the platter in the oven. If you like this idea but is hesitant due to the fact that the platter can easily break, I’ve heard you can buy a silver tray instead and use an engraving pen. This is definitely not my style as I’m not sure what I’d use it for (?). Another popular variation for guest books is a framed photo with a large mat for guests to sign their names. Again, this is such a personal decision, but I’m very picky about what goes up on my walls. I guess it could work on a hallway by itself or with snapshots in the same style frame.
The back cover:
There are a lot of options available for these books. You can get a custom photo cover or a leather cover in a variety of different colors as well as foiling engraving on the leather covers. There’s also a variety of sizes to choose from. The brown leather one below is a 12×12 and the other two are 8.5 x 11.
I hope this helps some of you bride and grooms out there choose the best guest book option for you! It’s important to know that it will be something that you will enjoy for a long time to come .
Those are great! Where can you get those made?
05-27-2009 3:34 pm
hi TCupp, I get these from White House, but I design them myself.
05-28-2009 3:09 pm
Can you believe there’s only 65 days left until Christmas?! If you haven’t booked your session yet, make sure you call me right away. The adorable cards you see above were designed by Mary Dorazion and she can customize them for you. The cost is $75 for 25 cards. They are 5.5×4.25 in size. I’m looking forward to seeing you soon for you Holiday Session.
They’re great!!!
10-24-2008 2:37 am
I know some of you are thinking about ordering your albums and I just wanted to let you know that I’ll be out of town from 08/16 – 08/24. If you are in a hurry, please get your orders in this week. Thanks!!
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Mike Mizzell
SAAWEEEEEEEETTT!!!!
LOVE EM!!
You HAVE to PM me on FB and let me know where you got that!
01-22-2010 7:19 pm
Lydia
Beautiful!
01-25-2010 1:29 am
caron
Congratulations Sheli & Joe! What a great lookig couple you are!
Blessings to both!
02-07-2010 11:50 am