Guest Book Alternative - Christmas theme!

Sounds like a great idea. Keep in mind that if you stain or paint them , it will require a different pen.

I would also do some price comparison shopping. 10 for $10 seems a bit pricey.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Christmas-ornaments-unfinished-wood-cutouts-6-pieces/192444169384?hash=item2cce90fca8:g:ZwQAAOSwRH5XLLLv

https://www.ebay.com/itm/10x-Wood-Santa-Elk-Star-Unpainted-Embellishment-Christmas-Room-Hanging-Ornaments/263151252017?var=562188073506&hash=item3d45097231:m:mE1Rh3auVht4TSJqq7A9ggw

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Christmas-Holiday-Provo-Craft-Unpainted-Wood-Cut-Outs-Crafts-220-pieces-FreeShip/132510927441?epid=2203700624&hash=item1eda444a51:g:YTwAAOSwBt5ZLFNb

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Thanks! Yeah I will for sure shop around, and I'll talk to my sister about what we will need to sign them if we decide to stain or paint them.

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I hadn't thought to check on ebay so thanks for the links! (:

That's a great idea!! Will look beautiful!

I think the basic idea is super-smart, and will make lovely mementos that you will see each year. Love it!

You could consider having one ornament per family of guests, instead of one per person?

Great idea! Maybe add a small border to dress them up a bit, some scalloping, but the stain might work well enough. I would order a few extra to experiment with it.

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That's a good idea! I'm glad my sister is super into it and willing to help with them!

Honestly in LOVE with this idea! I'm super sentimental when it comes to decorating my tree too, and my favorite part is reminiscing on each ornament. With that being said, I agree with what some said before... there are tags at other places that are literally 1/4 of the price... especially if you're not set on the 'dove' shape exactly. I think Michaels craft store has little wooden tags in a few generic shapes (with holes in the top for ribbon or whatever you choose), that are only 25 cents each. You could probably find somewhere that sells in bulk. Maybe try orientaltrading.com ?

Also, just something that crossed my mind is that as you collect more ornaments throughout life, you may find yourself overwhelmed with the amount of these ornaments you have (depending on how many people attend your wedding). You could always shift to having 2 trees in the house in the future; one that is 'fancy' and has these on it, and another one for cutesy ornaments you've collected over the years, whether they be hand-me-downs from relatives or from future kids, gifts, or whatever. OR like GoodMOB mentions, have one household per ornament, so it doesn't take up all the space! If it were me, I would hate to not be able to put them all up on my tree because they don't fit with my kids 1st Christmas ornament. (for example!)

Super cute idea! Keep us updated with how it turns out!!!

Someone on WW did something similar! I wish I could remember who...I’ll hunt a little!

View Quoted Comment Thanks so much!! Ideally I’d have a variety of shapes for the ornaments (that Etsy shop had some other designs in the right hand corner BUT it is kinda pricy). I love the idea of having two trees eventually, my parents recently made that shift and they have a fancy but smaller decorative tree by the fireplace and our larger tree with all our family craft (some of which really need to be recycled as they’ve really deteriorated since I was in kindergarten 😂) and sentimental ornaments in another room.

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View Quoted Comment Hi! Found her—user name earias. She posted a beautiful BAM featuring all her wedding touches.

View Quoted Comment Good idea! Maybe I can make a cute sign that explains it and people can do that during the cocktail hour or something.

View Quoted Comment Oh that’s so cool!! I love her wedding style, she’s given me a lot of great ideas but I didn’t know she also did this!

View Quoted Comment Thanks for the kind words! I did do something similar, but instead of using them for a guestbook alternative, I had each ornament customized with each guest's name, hung them on a Christmas tree with table number assignments so they served double duty as their escort card and favor. For the guestbook alternative, I had a guest tree sketch where guests signed the branches. It came with the option to add fingerprints so we added ours, but for a Christmas look the guests could add theirs in different colors to look like ornaments or colored lights.

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Ornaments

We did something similar for our November wedding. We bought our ornaments off Amazon and then just painted them ourselves. People really seemed to like it and we enjoyed reading them again as we put up our tree.

View Quoted Comment Ah yes, that’s right! At any rate, gorgeous wedding!!!

You could also get one big empty clear ball and have the guests sign small strips of paper (maybe wedding colored papers) and stuff them inside the ball.

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Thank you!