Advice box or guest book or both?

I'd go with the advice box. You never know what advice you'll end up with.

A. simple guest book.

My brother did an advice box and not many people did it. I find that people are quick to drop off their gifts, grab their escort card/find their seat, and then off to grab a drink! They may not have time to put in a thoughtful answer.

We are doing this, combining table numbers with advice from guests (this is from Pinterest, we got a thicker card stock to make more of a book that the paper cover shown below). We weren't going to do a guest book at all, but for my shower my FH's cousin got us the record that our first dance song is on (Everything by Michael Buble) and markers so we could have everyone sign the record. We are now using that as a guest book, so we do have both, but I don't think you need both. If we weren't gifted one, we would just have the table number books.

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I think you could do an advice box. Make a note that people sign their cards. after the wedding you can make a scrap book of the advice cards with your guests signatures and that could also be a little guest book

If you decide to pick one over the other, I'd go with the guest book. Personally, I find advice cards to be stressful. When I was single (and I mean SINGLE for years and years), I felt ridiculous filling out a marriage advice card to put in a box at a shower or wedding. Even now, I also can't always think of something good to write on there on the spot. I need to take a few minutes to think about what I'd like to put in a note, so I'd be holding up the station. If you just have an advice box, I'd feel like I HAD to fill out a card because it's there in place of a guest book. If you have it along a guest book, I'd feel less pressure. The advice box would become optional if it was there in addition to a guest book.

Maybe I'm the weird one, though?

Guest book if anything. We had a “well wish” box as our guest book, 3 of 167 people wrote something in it. Thankfully it wasn’t expensive or I would have been really disappointed.

An alternative to a guest book people have been doing these wish rocks and I think they're pretty cool and they're not expensive. You can sit them in your house and it's like a daily reminder of your wedding.

I think I am going to go with something like this for the guestbook. I am fairly sentimental as well and like the idea of seeing this hanging on the wall. I hadn't thought of an advice box though...

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I'd prefer a guest book over an advice box as a guest. I never have anything good to write down and it makes me feel pretty awkward because I'd feel obligated to write something generic and pointless. (I had to do this at a baby shower once and as someone who has absolutely no interest or experience with babies, any real advice I had would not have been appropriate haha). You'll probably end up with a lot of the same advice too and it'll take longer.

I'm doing both! I personally enjoy reading what advice or date ideas or bucketlist items people give. You just never know. You could always make your advice box into your guest book as well!

I say guestbook. I like advice boxes, but I think less people use them. It's easier to "sign in" to the guest book than it is to think of something clever or meaningful to say to the bride and groom in advice.

I like B (advice box). It can help vs a guest book.

I'm not a fan of either. I don't like to make my guests do any "work" at my wedding. They should come and have fun. I don't really understand guest books. Your guests have already put their sentiments in their card, why do they need to do it again?

Everyone thinks they're going to look back at their book but trust me, 95% will put it in a box and never look at it again. I know I sound like a sour puss but I'm a lot older than most of the brides here and I have a lot of friends who were married a long time ago and half of them threw it out when they got divorced and the other half don't even know where it is.

Save your money.

I like any and all of the "guest book" ideas like the rocks, or anything you can display, that is not a book. The book goes into a box, and is pretty much never looked at.

Personally, I would rather sign a guest book then write advice. I feel so awkward being on the spot because for me at least, its way harder to think of "advice" then to write a personal note to someone.

My friend had the advice box at her bridal shower and not many people did it, and the people that did just wrote super generic stuff. "don't go to bed angry" - no ground breaking stuff there.

I would go with a guest book.

I'm super sentimental, but if you really want to save money, do neither (im not having either) and save all the cards you receive. People write some pretty sweet things in those. If you are having a shower, could always collect advice there!

And I would really make sure you get a picture of every table, I have never understood a guestbook when there are photos

As a guest I have seen a few different things. the advice box is cute if you have a lot of people who are married or love giving tips/advice, but if you have more people who will end up more likely to not know what to say and ultimately not use it, don't waste your money. as for guest books, I like the non book options. my friend and her husband took one of their engagement photos and mounted it with a big border and had people sign that so they could hang it at home. or you could do a blank frame and then put a wedding photo in it when you get them.

I am blessed with a talented dear friend who is making a glove guestbook for us. I ordered a glove from Amazon. She is going to white wash it and paint “Where you go I will go” Mike & Mandy 9/22/18 on it. Guests will use sharpies to sign there name. We will display it and n our home after the wedding