Deciding on a wedding guest book can be so hard. The possibilities are pretty endless ... well, depending on how creative you are.
Personally, we ended up going with a book. I found the From This Day Forward guest book, filled with quotes about love that I absolutely fell in love with. It was simple and to the point. And that point, I just couldn't DIY anything else.
But I was absolutely floored when Tatiana started chatting on our weekly wedding chat -- #BridalBabble -- recently. She shared her amazing DIY Wooden Letter Guest Book with us.
How cool is it that they made it for their wedding?
You can make it too. Tatiana (who you can find at @tatianaa_mariee on Twitter) shared what they did with us.
DIY Wooden Letter Guest Book
What You Need:
- Board of wood
- Pencil
- House paint
- Band saw
- Sander
- Paint primer (optional)
What You'll Do:
- Draw the first letter of your new last name on a board of wood (using a pencil in case you mess up).
- Cut it out with a band saw.
- Paint with two coats house paint (in either black or your wedding colors) on both sides -- or you can use a paint primer if you aren't using house paint.
- Sand.
- Paint it again.
- Let it fully dry. Set it out at your wedding with metallic Sharpie markers for your guests to use when the sign it.
It just goes to show you that no matter what you come across on Pinterest, you can make it. There's a way to make it if you really want to.
If you want this, but you don't have the tools to make it, you can actually purchase wooden letters on Amazon. Then, just follow the rest of the steps to complete the project.
Be sure to tweet Tatiana at @tatianaa_mariee and tell her you saw her beautiful wooden letter guest book here.
BRIDAL BABBLE: Would you be able to make this DIY Wooden Letter Guest Book?
Cute Idea!! Would work for graduation parties too!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea! If you did it for a high school graduation, this would be so cute to hang in a dorm room!
DeleteGreat idea! We went with the traditional book too, but we never look at it. It's packed away somewhere. Doing a letter like this would be something that could be enjoyed for years and years hanging on the wall or on a mantle. Much better than a book!
ReplyDeleteOur book is sitting in a box with our leftover wedding items. It's so sad. I really would love to leave it out on our coffee table (which was my original intention) but that never happened. I wish I could go back in time and do this wooden letter.
Deletecute idea.
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Love this! What was the size of your initial and how many signatures did it hold? I want to make one for my wedding and am inviting 300. Of course not all will show but I'm wondering how large to make the letter?
ReplyDeleteIs the paint a paint a flat or gloss?
ReplyDeleteWhat size did you use for the wood, like the height, width and how thick it was?
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