22 Unique Wedding Guestbook Ideas to Impress Your Guests

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Your wedding day is a celebration of love, joy, and the start of a beautiful journey with your partner. As you gather your loved ones to witness this special occasion, creating lasting memories becomes a top priority. One charming way to preserve these moments is through a wedding guestbook. But why settle for a traditional guestbook when you can have something unique and memorable? In this blog post, we’ll explore 22 unique wedding guestbook ideas that will not only delight your guests but also provide you with a cherished keepsake to remember your big day. From interactive games to artistic endeavours, these ideas are sure to inspire you to think outside the box and make your wedding truly unforgettable.

So let’s delve in… 

Unique Wedding Guestbook Ideas:

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1. Pick Up the Phone 

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The audio phone guestbook is not only a fab unique wedding guestbook idea but it’s a great source of entertainment for your guests. You’d be surprised how many of them love leaving funny, sweet and emotional messages throughout the day. It also means you and your partner can listen back to all the messages the day after to put a smile on your face. 

You can either rent these from fab companies like Phone Memories or buy your own phone at Temu 

2. Sign the Record 

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For the music lovers. This is the perfect unique wedding guestbook alternative for couples who share a love for music. Get your guests to sign a record of your favourite song or even your first dance and then you can hang it on your wall afterwards, like a work of art. 

3. Retro CamCorder 

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Take us back to the 90s. What better way to get your guests to record a message for you than on a 90s Camcorder. Giving that family video feel. Designate a few members of your bridal party to be in charge of the camcorder for the night. Imagine watching these videos back after your wedding day, it would be epic. 

4. Sign a Table Cloth 

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For arty home decor lovers, why not get your guests to leave a message and doodle on a table cloth. Then you can reuse this table cloth for future dinner parties, and be reminded of your special day each time you use it. Although, maybe gives some rules to your guests so the doodles don’t go too crazy. 

5. Paint a Picture 

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Art lovers? This unique wedding guestbook idea is for you. Give your guests a big canvas, a range of paint colours and some paint brushes. You could get them all to do a stroke, so you’re left with this abstract piece of art created by your guests throughout the wedding day. Or you could get a paint by numbers kit, inspired by a photo of you both, your venue or your favourite place.

I love the paint by number kits from Rarton

6. Send Postcards

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For couples with the travel bug, this unique wedding guestbook alternative is a great way to show your personality. Get your guests to write their message on the back of postcards. You could choose postcards of places you’ve travelled to or your favourite locations or places you dream of going. Then get them to post it through a makeshift postbox. 

7. Personalised Pack of Cards 

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Who doesn’t love a game of Poker? Why not get your guests to sign a pack of personalised playing cards. You can have your photo printed on the back cover, and the front sides will be blank with playing cards symbols in the corners. This allows the guests to write their wishes on the cards.

8. Sign a Guitar 

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Nothing says romance, like being serenaded by a guitar. If you have a musician in your relationship or you’re indie music lovers, why not get your guests to sign a guitar. Then you can hang it on your wall at home, as a piece of art and a reminder of your special day. 

9. Date Night Ideas Jar 

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Whether you’ve been together 5, 10 or 15 years, sometimes coming up with a new and exciting date night can be a challenge. So, instead of getting your wedding guests to leave you a message, get them to leave you their best date night suggestion in the jar. Then, everytime you need some inspiration for your next date night, you can take a pick from your jar full of ideas. 

10. Sign a Surfboard 

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If you’re hosting a beach wedding, or spending your honeymoon surfing in hawaii, why not get your guests to sign a surfboard. It’s fun, looks cool and definitely makes a statement. However, this is not recommended for a wedding far from home (transporting you surfboard in your VW Polo may cause some issues). 

11. Sign a custom coffee table book 

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For the chic, modern, home decor lovers. Instead of getting your guests to sign a typical guestbook, create your own coffee table book. Fill it with your favourite travels, your favourite hobbies or your love story. Either way this levels up your wedding guestbook and can add as a cute decor piece for your home. 

12. Put a Message in a Bottle 

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There’s something more romantic and mystical about reading a message from a bottle rather than a book. So, why not get your guests to put their special wedding message into a bottle. Then you could make it a tradition to read a message every month after your wedding, to keep the spark of your wedding day alive. 

13. Sign the Globe

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For the globetrotters, this is a great way to share your love of travel with your guests. So, get your guests to sign a globe, or even pin their favourite places on the globe. 

14. Sign a Photo Print 

If you’re looking for something you can hang up in your home, that will still look classy and chic. Why not get your favourite photos of yourselves printed and get guests to sign round it in black pen. Then you have your very own ‘art’ print to hang on the wall. Also, if you’ve had an engagement or pre-wedding shoot this would be a great photo to use. 

15. Play Jenga 

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If a night in with board games and friends is your idea of heaven, why not get your guests to play Jenga and then sign the brick they pick out. This is a great way to keep your guests entertained and have a unique wedding guestbook that you can always bring back out on games night. 

16. Snap and Sign – Polaroid 

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Polaroids will never go out of fashion. Everyone loves a good polaroid camera photo. Leave your guests some cute instax polaroid cameras and film. Get them to take a snap on the wedding day and leave you a sweet message on the back. They can then hang them up for everyone to look at throughout the wedding day. Make sure you get enough film for all your guests though. 

17. Sign a Chopping board 

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For the couples that love to cook, or usually the one half of the couple that likes to cook. This guestbook idea is fab. Get your guests to sign a wooden chopping board. You could then bring this out on wine and cheese nights at home, and is a great conversation starter. 

18. Complete the Puzzle 

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If you want a guestbook that’s going to keep your guests entertained at the same time, a puzzle guest book is a great option. Get all your guests to sign a random piece of the puzzle and then put it together to complete the jigsaw. 

19. Sign a Quilt 

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For the sewers or those who love to snuggle, how about a hand signed quilt guest book. One way to do this is to get your guests to sign a patch of quilt and then you could embroider the message to make sure it lasts a lifetime. It would also make a quirky new addition to your sofa or bed. 

20. Sign a Bottle for 1st Anniversary 

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When your first anniversary comes around, It’s always nice to have something special  to remember your wedding day by. So, why not get your guests to sign your favourite bottle of wine or the gin you drank on your first date. Then save the bottle to open on your first anniversary.

21. Sign a Skateboard 

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Now this is a fab unique wedding guestbook idea! Maybe you loved your early 2000s Avril Lavigne era or one of you can actually skateboard. Either way, a skateboard guestbook is definitely a unique way for your guests to leave you a message. Leave them some permanent pens and let them doodle away. 

22. Sign a Wine Cork 

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Wine lovers, unite. Whilst a wine cork isn’t big enough for your guests to leave you a full message. You could get all your guests to sign a wedding cork, and then store them all in one of these cute personalised containers. Also, if you’re serving wine at your wedding, ask the waiting staff to save all the corks for you, and then your guests can sign these. 

And to Finish…

There you have it, 22 unique wedding guestbook ideas that are sure to wow your guests and give you a special keepsake to cherish forever. Whether you go for something fun and interactive or sweet and sentimental, the most important thing is that it reflects you and your partner’s personality. So, get creative, have fun with it, and make sure to enjoy every moment of your big day! After all, it’s the little details like these that make your wedding truly unforgettable. Happy planning! 

If you’ve got any other ideas, please let us know in the comments we always love to hear! 

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