Do you need a guestbook?

I'm debating it.

If you don't want one, then don't get one! They're definitely not worth the money if you couldn't care less about them. FH and I didn't want one until we saw one that is a tree, and you have your guests sign the leaves. It's so cute, but if your FH doesn't want anything to display in the home it'd be kind of silly to have.

You don't need one. I didn't want a standard one where people just sign their names and its all together in a book. What we did was a calendar and asked everyone to sign on their birthdays. so it is useful, and we still have record of who was there.

I made a hardback 8x10 photo book through Shutterfly using our engagement photos and left areas where people could sign and write in it. I spent about $20 even on it (with coupon) and I know I will look back at it because it has our photos and I love how it came out

I think it depends on the wedding. We are doing a DW so for us, there's not really a point (our guest list is small enough), but we are doing a fun, bonfire on the beach reception afterwards, and are considering it. A wedding I went to had people write words of advice to be opened on their first anniversary, instead of a guest book. Everyone still signed something, but it was kind of nice and different. Maybe you can do something like that?

Alejandra - initially we were going to do the Shutterfly photo book with our engagement pictures - good choice!

I don't think it is necessary, but we did choose to do an alternative kind. We are doing a globe guestbook because we collect globes and want to display it. But if your FH is against displaying the guest book, then that gets tricky. Does he care if you display it in your bedroom?

I'm just doing advice cards in the hopes we'll get funny drunk messages to read the next day. If no one signs them, oh well. They cost me all of $2 to make.

Our invites were vintage postcards of our town (eBay) that I scanned and turned into postcard invites. (I was a graphic designer before I became a teacher.) I framed the original postcards and we will have our guests sign the mat board.

I used a shutterfly book (with our engagement photos) and people signed all over the place. The messages were fun to read while on our honeymoon, and I've looked at it a couple times since.

I think it's totally optional, but I do think it would be nice to have well-wishes from guests, especially older family members who may not always be around.

We're using the advice/well wishes cards, so people can sign them and also leave us a cute note or whatever. I plan to put them in a scrapbook with other wedding mementos, an invite, pictures (of course), etc. I know I won't look at it often, but I'll be happy to have it all the same.

You don't need any of the extra details. I think that ours will be very nice to have and I like the idea of another point of interest for our guests during the reception. We are also doing a shutterfly photo book with engagement pictures and other pictures from over the years.

I can probably persuade him on doing advice cards. Melanie, I am now looking forward to drunk advice! I think what FH doesn't like is I always go overboard. I won't be satisfied with simply cards that go into a premade box. I'm going to want to make elaborate note cards with a one of a kind basket to put the advice in.

No, you don't NEED a guestbook.

We're not doing a guestbook be definition, but our guests are signing and sending us postcards with a message instead of just a book to sign!

If you don't want one, I wouldn't get one. Spend the money on something else.

We're doing a scrapbook/wedding album, so I bought blank pages for people to sign and decorate with advice, messages, etc, and then I will put pictures on them later.

I think it is totally up to you! Don't overthink it, if you would enjoy looking back at personal messages and/or pictures of your guests then go for it and if not, forget it! The guest book is only a small piece of the wedding, regardless there will be tons of gifts, messages and pictures received that you can remember your special day by!!!

I don't want one and I'm not having one. There's no need for it.