Got Carpentry Skills?

Image from A Mountain Bride

Yesterday's post over on A Mountain Bride featured one of the cutest DIY photobooths I've seen on the web. If you or your fiancee have modest carpentry skills, you should seriously consider this cutie-patootie family photo wall. Just look at the old family wedding portraits! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS!

And they made it themselves! How crazy creative is that!?

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Still Lovin' the Whole Idea of a Quilt Guest Book

Image from Style Me Pretty

Oh happy, delightful day! Remember a few weeks back I posted on a Guest Book Quilt. Well guess what ladies. I found a real wedding that has done it! (I think)

Basically guests write their well wishes on a square of fabric and hang them to a line with a clothes pin. I especially like this idea because it appeals to my social media sensibilities. Guests can see each other's comments. Almost like a comment thread on a blog {grin}.

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Turn Your Guest Book into a Heirloom Wedding Quilt

When I saw it the hallelujah chorus went off in my head. I am not a big fan of straight-up signature guest books. While talking to my future mother-in-law about whether or not to have a traditional guest book, I asked, "what am I going to do with a book of 100 signatures?"

Image from Green Wedding Shoes

Instead of a standard guest book, how about a fabric guest book that you can turn into a quilt? Have your guests write their messages and well wishes on scraps of fabric with a fabric pen. During the wedding, they can and tack it to a cork board, an piece of wood, a french message board or what ever else your heart desires. Alternatively, you could also hang a photo booth blanket up and have your guests pin their signed fabric to it.

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