Wedding guest books are a great way to capture memories

Wedding guest books can range in style from the very ornate and frilly to simple, standard wedding guest books that are no more than a blank book. It often depends upon the family and tradition, but wedding guest books can be either completely optional or absolutely required at your service. To be absolutely certain whether or not your service should include wedding guest books, check with your pastor or religious leader while you are planning the ceremony.

Guest books typically take on the form of a white leatherette volume with small ruled lines, and some of the nicer standard wedding guest books even include a matching pen. However, many brides now want their wedding guest book to more accurately reflect their particular service, so some look for wedding guest books made of hand-pressed floral paper or wedding guest books covered in raw silk. Think about it: if you went to all the trouble to make sure everything at your wedding and reception coordinates, why would you leave your wedding guest book out of that?

Guest books should not just be all about style, though. Wedding guest books are wonderful trinkets from your special day, and in 20 years you will appreciate the fact that you had a wedding guest book at your ceremony. It is one of the best ways to reminisce about your wedding day, since wedding guest books almost always include small notes of inspiration or affection in addition to the signatures. What better way to think about your family and friends than flipping through your wedding guest books and seeing the great notes they left for you so many years ago!