Plan a wedding guest book scrapbook
Leave blank space for guests to write or draw, then add photographs after the wedding. Loose sheets allow several people to contribute at once.
Decide whether guests contribute at the wedding or afterwards. At the venue, provide a table and keep finished sheets separate from unused ones.
Allow guests to choose what they contribute. Do not print sample messages or sentences for them to copy.
Make a book from these memories
Add your photos and keepsakes, then put the book together in your browser.
Set up the contribution table
Use loose sheets if several guests need to contribute at once. For a bound book, provide a seat and put the book where guests can reach it.
- Keep pens and blank paper within reach of more than one guest.
- Leave page edges clear so later arrangement does not cover anyone's contribution.
Match people to photographs
Give guests a place to add their names. Match their sheet to a photograph afterwards, rather than trying to identify handwriting.
- Keep couples or groups together if they chose to contribute together.
- Use a guest photograph only with the right names confirmed.
- Place photographs beside handwriting without covering either.
Finish after the event
Collect sheets before the venue is cleared. Check their sizes before arranging the book, and give longer contributions enough space to stay readable.
- Keep an unedited copy of every photographed contribution.
- Use blank space to accommodate different handwriting sizes.
- Ask before publishing contributions outside the couple's own book.
Pages to make
The place and the people
Open with the wedding venue and one guest group photograph. Reserve the facing page for the first contributions.
Family table
Place each photographed sheet beside a picture of its contributors. Keep the sheet's original proportions.
Friends together
Use two photographs above a row of separate contributions, leaving enough width to read the handwriting.
Later additions
Keep a final spread for people who contribute after the day. Add their photograph when one becomes available.
Questions
Should a wedding guest book scrapbook have photos?
Photos are useful but can be added later. Guests can leave their own contribution on a sheet first, with room reserved for a picture beside it.
How much space should each guest get?
Allow a generous area and prepare spare sheets. A guest who writes more should not need to squeeze their contribution into a tiny printed box.
What if a guest misses the book on the day?
Keep a final section for later contributions. Use the same page format so additions fit beside those collected at the wedding.