Place Settings.

I've been curious how we're going to "mark" the place settings on our tables, as our plates and cutlery will be at the buffet. I think I've figured it out. I'm going to wrap our Digital Photo Cards (business card size) and Guestbook Cards (postcard size) with burlap or twine and place them at each seat. We'll have colored pencils on the table in a mason jar with a little sign on it to ask guests to put the guestbook cards in the "Card Mailbox" that will be on the gift table. Then, after the reception, we can gather the cards and store them in a photo album.

I think this is the final mock-up of both cards. Let us know if you have any suggestions before we print them! Thanks for all the feedback so far, it's been great to have so much involvement from our loved ones!

Guestbooks Galore!

David and I like 3 guestbooks.

Yes, three. We don't really want to narrow it down to one or two, we want all three. They each have their own sense of uniqueness. So, we're having 3 guestbooks!

We're going to have, at the guestbook table, a thumbprint tree and a wood slice for signatures. Then, on the dinner tables, we're going to have cards guests can fill out.

Initially, I was going to have note cards printed, but it has become apparent to me that it will cost about $50 to get 100 printed with 3 different messages. So, as an alternate, I've come up with this idea. A postcard printed with the long message on the glossy side and a blank space on the other side for guests to write us well wishes. Bonus - I can get these printed for free. Can't beat free!

Here is the mock-up.
What do you think?
Is there something we ought to tweak?
The wording seems a bit awkward to me, but I could also be over analyzing because the more I do wedding stuff the more I rethink the wedding stuff I am doing!

Family Tree....

This is a definite must!
How cute is this??
A thumbprint guestbook...
I ♥ this big time!

Activities...

Because this will be a dry celebration... I'd like to have activities available around the venue for entertainment value.
A couple things I have seen so far...



I Knew You When...

Making little pins with the guests names on them that they can then stick into a posterboard with years on it.









Another idea I have found is a photobooth. I'm not entirely sure how the logistics would work out yet, but I like all the creative possibilities. Let me know if you have any ideas.









...and then I also like the idea of a creative guest book. Here's one with little notes to get you started.