Manila Wedding Detail: Guest Book

If your tired with the boring guestbook, here are some unique alternatives I found online for Wedding Guest Book:

1. Wishing Tree (Alternative for GuestBook). Ask the guests to write their wishes and hang them on a wishing tree.

2. Stamp (Alternative for Guest Book). You can have a printed tree on a huge cardboard. You will allow your guests to leave their finger prints on the branches of the tree. You can use your motif for the color of the stamp. Then, they can sign their names on their finger prints.

3. Guest Blog. Using a webcam;Your guest will take a photo of himself/herself; post it in a blog (you created); then he/she can add a message for the newly weds. Techy ah?

4.Heart shape paper to be filled with message for the newly weds. I guess I'll have this kind of guest book. Simple but cute.

5. Stone Guest Book.Allow your guests to write their wishes on stones.Rustic.

6. Alternative GuestBook . You can place the one below on the seats of the guests then they can just add their wishes/messages. Simple as that.

7.Alternative GuestBook. The same as with number 6 but you can put different wordings.

8.Fill in the Blanks Guestbook

9. Bow of Wishes (Alternative Guestbook)

Here's one of our wedding guest booklet

Reception Detail: DIY Ring Napkin

I have decided to make a DIY ring napkin for my big day.

DIY Silver Mesh Napkin

This goes along with the menu card and with the theme (winter / starry theme)

I will be using silver mesh wrap which I bought for only 22USD for 10 yards. Take note, I will also use this mesh for my DIY Menu Card .

Silver Mesh Wrap

I cut the mesh into 5 rows (for 1.4" diameter ring napkin). Using double sided tape I taped both ends.

DIY Ring Napkin Silver Mesh

3 Row Ring Mesh Napkin

 Just as easy as that you already have your own Ring  Napkin without breaking the bank. By the way, if you are wondering how much is the price one this kind of ring napkin you may check out amazon. One with velcro is around $0.80 per piece. The 100 pieces secured with hot glue is around $32.00 

I was able to make 170 pieces of Silver Ring Napkin for 22USD. Plus, I still have extra silver mesh wrap for my other DIY's like place cards, menu cards, etc.

 UPDATE:

Here's what it looked like in the actual set-up.

 

How to Make Your Own DIY Menu Card

These days I'm doing nothing at work. In order to make my life productive, I have started making the menu card. Walang menu card na ibibigay si Hizon's Catering sa package. So we need to pay P5000.00 for customize table card and table menu which looks like this:

By the way, the set up I chose from them is Silver and White Theme:

So instead of opting for customize menu cards from Hizon's Catering, I decided to make DIY menu cards na lang. Kasi malaki masasave ko. Libre printing sa office so gamitin ko na lang.

 By the way, this is my menu card inspiration:

I downloaded Free Calligraphy fonts from: www.dafont.com, http://www.fontspace.com etc. I installed the fonts I downloaded and started typing.

 Below is a screenshot of what I did (menu card):

I'm only using MS-Word for this.

Since trial muna. I printed it in a draft paper just to see how it would look like.

Then, for the "rhinestone" above (menu card inspiration), para low budget, when I went back to Philippines last June 20, 2014 I bought faux crystals/gemstones from Quiapo. Around Php 25.00 for 35 pieces for small ones and Php25.00 for 20 pieces for big ones. I bought 3 packs for small ones and 4 packs for big ones. around 185 pieces na faux gemstones.  

 I also bought silver mesh wrap for Php960/10 yards ($22USD). Take note, the mesh wrap can be used as ring napkin, wrap for unity candles, wrap for matches, wrap for tea light holders, etc.

Using double sided tape (courtesy ng office) and scissors, I attached the rhinestones to the paper. Looks like this:

DIY Menu Card

So mukhang okay naman ang scratch paper ko. I'll just add light blue lining para ma-incorporate ang motiff. I'll make an update as soon as nagawa ko na ang final DIY menu cards.

And since walang ring napkin ng guest, yung sa VIP tables lang. Yung silver mesh wrap ang gagawin ko ding ring napkin para ma-achieve kahit papano ang inspiration set up (menu card and napkin ring)

DIY Ring Napkin

Trial for DIY Menu Card

Calculation:
For 170 Menu Cards
Natural White Paper - Php 45.00 each = 270.00 (6 packets)
Lining - Php 100.00 (2 packets) (crumpled aluminum foil).
Faux Stones - Php 175.00
Silver Mesh Wrap (10 percent of 980.00) - Php 100.00
Double Sided Tape - (free) If you are going to buy around Php 90.00
Printing - (free)
Design - (free)
Total of Php 645.00

It's just almost 13% -14%  ng Php 5000.00

UPDATE: DIY Final Menu Card

 

Big one for VIP's , small one for guests.

*Note: It is easier to make the big one.

So here's the final set up.

DIY MENU CARD (silver or crystal theme)

Here's how to make wedding program booklet.