The Guest Book - A Poll

I know that we will always have our pictures, and they are going to be AWESOME, but I also know that we probably won't have EVERY SINGLE GUEST included in a picture... some people will just not make it in.  So the next best way to remember who was at your wedding is the guest book.  I'm really into a non-traditional guest book, and what I mean is that I don't just want a list of names... I want more than that.  I want advice from the experienced, notes from our loved ones, and something that we can and want to display.

HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO HELP ME DECIDE!!!!  

Take a look at the ideas and notes below and cast your vote on the poll to the left.  I can't wait to see the results!!!

Options #1 - The Photo Book

This is about as traditional as I get.  For this option, I would use our engagement pics and put them in a photo book on Snapfish.com and leave white space around for people's notes and signatures.  It would kinda look like one of these.

Option #2 - The Wedding Wishes Cards

I found this on Get Married and it's pretty cool because the fact that the cards ask for "wedding wishes" would, in theory mean that you would get more than a signature.  I don't know if I love the little book that they sell to put all of them in, and I would probably end up making my own cards, but at least it's something unique.  

Option #3 - The Quilt

Yes, I know that this is a lot of work and I know that with an invite list the size of ours (which is currently around 450 people) it could get a little ridiculous, but HOW FREAKIN COOL IS THIS?  My grandmother quilts and that is by far the thing that reminds me of her the most.  I don't know if she would be up for the task of a quilt like this, but J's mom also quilts and he says that she would absolutely love to be able to put something like this together for us!  I actually got this idea from a girl I went to high school with.  She just recently had a baby and this is the quilt that she made (along with friends and family) and I just loved it!

OK, I can't wait to see how the votes come in!!!

Now It's Your Turn...

I’ve decided that until some new “step” or “accomplishment” comes up to write about, I’m going to go through the various categories of “stuff” that I have left to do and buy and make and hopefully we can ALL have some fun with it so please participate as much as you can/want to!!!

First topic… mothers’ corsages…

I have been looking at pictures of them on wedding websites, on florist websites and on pictures of my friends’ weddings and I just don’t really like them. Well, I guess I shouldn’t say that… it’s not that I don’t like them, but every time I look at them and think “what if I had to wear that?”, I feel like I would get it caught on something or with my luck it would just fall apart. Plus, it’s going to be summer and I am pretty sure our mothers will be wearing summery dresses and it may be awkward to try and make it sit on the cute dresses that the moms have been considering.

Here’s where you come in… on the right side I’ve created a poll for my readers 

As far as I know right now, one mother will be in green and on will be in purple, so let me know which brooch is your favorite!

Brooch 1












Brooch 2






 

  


Brooch 3

Brooch 4