27 Guest Book Ideas

If you’re in market for a guest book, this list includes 27 guest book ideas from wooden oars to a guitar. Guest sign in books are a fun addition to any event and a great way to personalize a graduation, wedding, or baby shower! I also love that a guest book can often double as an activity at the event.

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What is a guest book?

Generally, a guest book is a place for attendees to write well wishes to the guest of honor. A typical guest book would be white and have lined pages inside. This is a list of non traditional guest book ideas. When considering the guest book, ask the question:

What does the guest(s) of honor love to do?

Does she love playing scrabble or going to the lake? Have guests sign an oar, anchor, or buoys! If you have a game lover on your hands, have guests sign the back of a game board or a Jenga set. My goal when coming up with new guest book ideas is to create a useful memory. 

27 Wedding Guest Book Ideas

I divided this post up into 3 sections, but you can adapt any of these guest book for any event. For instance, a quilt guest book is under the wedding guest book ideas, but it would also be adorable for a baby shower. Just make the quilt baby sized. A t-shirt quilt guest book would be super fun for a highschool graduation party. The graduate could take her sign in book quilt to college!

1. Jenga

I love the idea of making a giant backyard Jenga set that way you have more room for guests to sign and what a fun backyard game!

2. Sign our quilt

3. Rocks

I write on rocks as souvenirs from vacation, but it works just the same as a guest book! All you need is a bowl full of smooth river rocks, a white paint pen and a glass vase to toss the signed rocks into.

4. Calendar Guest Book

5. Champagne Bottle

6. Game board

Scrabble, Clue, Monopoly, or Life would all be great game boards to serve as a unique guest book. Have a few permanent markers handy and let guests sign any where on the game board.

7. Turn photo strips into a scrapbook

This idea works great if you have a photo booth or even a Polaroid camera on hand for guests to use. Have a basket full of a props and a hand full of markers and this interactive guest book will make itself! Another great option is downloading the Simple Booth app and have an Ipad set up on a tripod!

8. Fingerprints

All you need for this guest book is ink pads and a pre made drawing. Check out this Etsy seller for fingerprint guest books. There is everything from a simple family tree design to a lion complete with a finger print mane for a zoo themed wedding.

10. Guest Log

This print screened guest log was oringially created by Baumbirdy, but no longer sold on Etsy.

11. Plates

Grab a few plain white plates in varying sizes to have guests autograph with metallic paint pins at the party. After the wedding, hang a plate collage in your dining room. These plate hangers from Amazon are the best.

12. Wooden Oars

Just add permanent markers and you’ve got yourself a unique guest book that’s perfect for the water lover. You can find inexpensive solid wooden oars on Amazon. For more details from this gorgeous wedding, check out Style Me Pretty.

Baby Shower Guest Book Ideas

14. Wooden blocks

15. Personalized note cards

If you’re hosting a baby shower, the mom to be note card is perfect for giving the new mama baby advice like favorite children’s book, but can also doubles as a guest book. After the shower, punch a hole in the corner of each card and use a ribbon to string them all together. Print the free printable personalized mom to be note cards here.

16. Thumbprint guest books

17. Mad Libs

18. Doodle in a person

I used this guest book at a book inspired baby shower I hosted for a friend. I had it on a desk as guests arrived and it proved to be a fun ice breaker activity for everyone. Each guest personalized a simple doodle character with colored pencils. Since the shower I was hosting was book themed, I had each guest add their favorite kids book in the flag above.

20. Favorite Book, Bible, Atlas, or Dictionary

A dictionary would be perfect for a graduation or wedding. Invite guests to circle a word that describes the couple or graduate and leave a note. And for a baby shower, any favorite children’s book would be fun. I love The Giving Tree, Oh The Places You’ll Go, or Where the Wild Things Are. The book used in at the baby shower below is Guess How Much I Love You!

Graduation Guest Book Ideas

21. Matted Picture Frame

22. Chalkboard Messages

A photo booth doubles as a fun activity for guests at an event, but it can also be turned into a guest book.

If you’re looking for an inexpensive, unique option guest book option, this guest log is perfect. All you need is a tree slice and  You can use a real tree slice from your own back yard or buy a 13in slice on Amazon.

25. Guitar

 

26. Collaborative art peice 

27. Globe or map

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