ShareThisQ: How do I personalize my guest book? I really don't want just white pages full of signatures!
A: The key to a good guest book is to make it interactive. Rent a photo booth (or have a digital camera and printer on hand) so guests can snap pictures of themselves to tape next to their messages. Or have a wishing tree -- let guests hang notes with string from bare branches.
Another idea: Work off a theme. If you're both nuts about sports, have a basket of baseballs for guests to autograph. Music fans? Get a vinyl record of your first dance song and have guests sign that. Or you can simply frame your favorite engagement or childhood photos and have guests write well wishes or marriage advice around your pictures.
No matter what format you choose, put your guest book (or tree or baseballs or whatever item you pick) in a high-traffic area so guests can't miss it.
(Carley Roney, co-founder and editor in chief of The Knot, the nation's leading wedding resource, advises millions of brides on modern wedding etiquette at www.theknot.com.)
(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)
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