21 Unique Wedding Guest Book Ideas Your Guests Will Actually LOVE

1. Audio Wedding Guest Book

Invite your guests to record their well wishes and advice. This unique wedding guest book idea has been gaining in popularity the last few years and there are several options you can use, such as the popular After The Tone rental, or this one you can grab from Amazon (and then resell later)!

Compile these recordings into a memorable audio montage that you can listen to whenever you want to relive your wedding day.

2. Whisky Barrel Wedding Guest Book

A whisky barrel wedding guestbook (like the one pictured from Amazon) offers a unique twist for couples who appreciate rustic charm.

You can also do this with a wine barrel lid as well for all my fellow wine lovers out there!

3. Coffee Table Wedding Guest Book

A coffee table wedding guest book is the perfect idea for couples who want to go with something that feels more traditional, while being more personalized and intentional. There’s a couple options:

• Find a fun coffee table book on a subject you both love (e.g. photography, traveling, etc.)
• Make one using your own photos! You could even incorporate pics of your family and friends who will actually be at the wedding.

4. Message in a Bottle Guest Book

A message in a bottle guest book is the perfect way to incorporate a more nautical wedding theme. Guests can write their well wishes on small pieces of paper and place them inside decorative bottles or jars.

Have fun thrifting the perfect vintage bottle, or repurposing old wine bottles to make this unique wedding guest book idea.

5. Photo Frame Wedding Guest Book

I love this idea for it’s sheer simplicity, and it’s easy ability to fit into your home decor after your wedding. This photo frame wedding guest book is easy to execute. All you need are:

• Archival pens -These types of pens are fade-resistant
• Large photo frame with mat – This one offers multiple frame colors!
• A print of your favorite pic!

6. Lego Wedding Guest Book

Are you and your partner still children at heart? Maybe you have a love of building and creating? This wedding guest book alternative is the perfect way to let your inner child shine.

Provide guests with pieces to build their own LEGO minifigure with instructions.

After the wedding, display the completed minifigures in a shadow box as a fun memento from the day.

7. Vinyl Record Wedding Guest Book

Music lovers will adore the idea of a vinyl record wedding guest book. Have guests sign the surface of a blank vinyl record (bonus if the record itself holds special meaning to you and your partner) using permanent metallic markers.

Have fun hunting for a thrifted record for this purpose, and then display this memorabilia from your wedding day that reflects your shared love of music.

8. Unique Postcard Wedding Guest Book

Provide a selection of vintage postcards that feature locations that are meaningful to you and your partner. Ask guests to write their messages on the back. You can display your postcard wedding guest book (like I did for my vintage wedding) on a tri-fold frame using twine and mini clothespins. Or, simply place them in decorative boxes for guests to comb through.

I love to pull these out every anniversary to read all the sweet messages our guests left for us and to hear why they picked the postcard they did.

9. Fingerprint Tree Wedding Guest Book

Create a stunning piece of art with a fingerprint tree wedding guest book. Guests can ink their thumbs and leave their fingerprints on the branches of a pre-designed tree illustration, along with their names or initials.

This interactive guest book alternative not only captures your guests’ unique fingerprints but also provides a beautiful keepsake for your home.

10. Monogram Guest Book Letter

This wedding guestbook alternative is simple but sweet. Choose a large wooden letter and ask guests to sign the surface with markers or paint pens.

Display this monogrammed letter in your home as a decorative accent.

11. Wedding Guest Book Wish Jar

Another unique wedding guest book idea is to encourage guests to share their hopes and dreams for your future together with a wedding guest book wish jar. This idea is simple to execute, yet so special to look back on and see what all of your guests wrote. Grab this kit on Amazon!

12. Anniversary Wishes Guestbook

A fun spin on the wedding wish guest book idea above is to turn it into an “open when” style guestook.

For my friend’s gorgeous DIY boho wedding, she had her guests write her and her husband a letter and drop it in one of three jars. Each jar represented a milestone anniversary – 1 year, 5 years, and 10 years. Now, they get to look forward to opening these letters as they hit these marriage milestones!

13. Globe Wedding Guest Book

A globe wedding guest book is the perfect choice for couples who love to travel and find adventure. Provide permanent markers or stickers and invite guests to sign or mark their favorite destinations on a globe. Here’s one I found on Amazon that’s both chic and affordable (or you can try thrifting one!)

14. Corn Hole Wedding Guest Book

Do you two love spending time outdoors with family and friends playing yard games like corn hole? If you answered “yes,” then this wedding guest book alternative is perfect for you!

• Have custom corn hole game boards made here. (or make your own using these blank corn hole boards!!)
• Buy thick sharpies that will show up on the wooden boards.
• Mark off a section of the board you want guests to write on
• Seal your boards with a clear coat after the wedding

15. Game Board Wedding Guest Book Alternative

More of a family game night couple? Then this wedding guest book alternative might be the one for you!

All you need to do is grab a game board with pieces, like Carcassonne from the example below, or a deck of cards, and lay them out for your guests to sign with thin sharpies. Explore all game board and card options at this link!

16. Wooden Hearts GuestBook

I’ve seen this rise in popularity over the last couple years and for good reason. It’s sweet, simple to execute, and provides sentimental home decor you can cherish long after your wedding day.

Explore several options in varying color schemes and finishes right here!

17. Mailbox Guestbook

For my friend’s rustic park wedding, she wanted a sweet nod to her husband’s job as a US post office worker. This mailbox wedding guest book was the perfect touch!

She bought this mailbox on Amazon, spray painted the flag gold, and purchased postcards, stamps, and nice pens for the guestbook table. Her guests had fun writing the newlyweds sweet little letters to read after their big day.

18. Custom Photo Playing Cards

Me and my husband LOVE playing cards! I wish I would’ve seen this wedding guestbook alternative when we were planning ours, but… c’est la vie!

Make your own custom photo playing cards with your fave pics of you two through the years and have guests sign the back of them. Now, every time you pull out the deck, it’ll be a fun walk down memory lane!

19. Jenga Wedding Guest Book

Here’s another unique wedding guestbook idea that doubles as a game night must-have! A Jenga wedding guest book is a fun alternative both you and your guests will love.

I love this option on Amazon because it comes with everything you need for your guestbook table, including the sign! Plus, you can choose between six different aesthetics to best fit your color scheme.

20. Quilt Wedding Guest Book

This wedding guestbook alternative has become super popular in recent years and I love it for many reasons. For one, it’s unexpected. For two, it’s something you’ll actually use A LOT!

There are tons of sellers you can buy a kit from on Etsy, but here’s one of my favorites I’ve seen: SouthernCharmQuilts

21. Polaroid Wedding Guest Book

Though this wedding guestbook idea has been around for a bit, it’s a classic. And it’s a great way to capture photos of all your guests. Here’s the supplies you’ll need!

• Sharpie markers
• Polaroid camera and film
• Photo Album – This one has self adhesive pages (no glue stick needed!), and a spot for an engagement photo on the front!