It is the memories that remain with us after the wedding day. Memories that come alive when looking at wedding photos or watching a video. And, of course, reading the wishes left by our friends and loved ones in the guest book. It turns out that the guest book should no longer be seen as just a book.

There are many original ways to make it as interesting as possible for yourself and your wedding guests.

1. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

A message in a bottle is a symbol of love, longing and beauty. This is definitely suitable not only for romantic movies, but also for weddings, so one of the ways to transform the guest book is to create a message bottle where each guest can leave their special wish for the couple.

2. POSTCARDS

Wedding organizer Zane Rüdele / Zane Rüdele Event Planning recommends extending the positive memories of the wedding day a little, and making the guest book as postcards, which after the wedding the ushers or another responsible person sends by mail to the new couple.

3. GLOBE FOR EXPLORERS OF THE WORLD

Those couples who love to travel and dream of traveling the world will definitely like the idea of a guest book like a world map or globe that each guest has to sign.

4. WOODEN CHAIR IN PLACE OF GUEST BOOK

The chair symbolizes a kind of sense of security, stability and the thought that you will always be my home. Therefore, another original guestbook idea is to provide a beautiful wooden chair that each guest can describe with their special wishes. After the wedding, this bench can find its home on the new couple's porch or yard, where they can always sit down and reminisce about their special day.

5. LEAVE US YOUR PHOTO!

In recent years, guest books have gained great popularity, where each guest has the task of taking a photo during the evening, for example in a photo booth, if one is available at the wedding, or with a polaroid camera, later pasting the photo in the guest book and writing down their wish. Its new couple will have double memories - photo album and guest book - two in one!

6. WORK OF ART CREATED TOGETHER

Guest books are also created as paintings, canvases, comics and a set of other creative expressions - in such cases, the couple will later be able to put it on the wall of their home and will always remember how fantastic and creative their friends and family are.

7. PERSONALIZED BOARD GAMES

Those couples who love board game nights will like to integrate their interests into the guest book. For example, the classic and well-known board game Jenga can take on new meaning when guests describe the simple wooden blocks with their wishes. How much more interesting it will be to play this game in the future, at board game nights, with friends! In the same way, you can also sign pebbles you have picked yourself or carved wooden hearts, which later form a work of art - in a glass box.

8. A REAL LETTER AND A REAL TYPEWRITER

It will be very special and romantic to provide a beautiful vintage typewriter, with the help of which each guest could write their special wish. In addition, it can also serve as a kind of attraction for the guests while the couple is away, for example, after their wedding ceremony.

9. THE REAL KEY

Sometimes when the door is locked, the only thing we need is the right key. Being in a marriage, sometimes this door falls shut, and then different keys can come in handy - "forgiveness", "compromise", "love". The guest book can also be a key given to each guest with a piece of paper next to it, on which you can write your wish. these keys will always be kept in your home and you can review them to find the right one when you need it.

Wedding organizer Inga Bērziņa / BANNTÉ indicates that friends and relatives should be motivated to fill out the guest book.

The process must be made as exciting and interesting as possible so that it does not end up empty. "If the guest book is designed in its traditional - book format, then I would recommend thinking about the questions in it. Create it as a kind of memory, a questionnaire. There could also be a separate page for the ushers to fill out, as well as for the parents of the bride and groom. Guest books in the form of questions are filled with more interest. It would also be important for the host of the evening to remind the guests of the guest book option from time to time - not only for the new couple, but also for the guests themselves at the wedding there are so many emotions that it can often be forgotten," advises Inga.

Text: Liene Pālēna