When you're a guest, do you sign the guest book?

Yup! If it's there, I'll take a second to sign our names and leave a short note, depending on how close we are with the couple.

FH is really good at thinking of things to say, so we tag team. He decides what to write and I write it because my hand writing is so much better than his is.

Lol, I'm not creative. I sign my name. Sometimes I'll put congratulations to spice it up.

I try to but it's really hard when it is a wedding for someone in my DH's family, he NEVER writes in them so I have to come up with something that sounds like something he would say. He doesn't write cards from us either. Need to work with him on this...

I don't seek out the guest book but if I see it, I sign it for both FH and I. Sometimes I can come up with something great to write and other times I just say congrats and sign our names. Depends how well I know the couple since FH never signs them.

I don't seek it out but if I spot it early on I will sign with my FH coming up with something clever/sweet to say.

I usually do not sign the guest book, it's been rare when I even realize it's there.

I have been to only one wedding recently but since I didn't know the couple, I don't think I signed the guest book. Honestly, I'm not really sure they had a guest book.
I went to a funeral last year that had a guest book (is this common?!!!) And it was very creepy to sign it, but since everyone was signing it, I went ahead and did it too. Otherwise I wouldn't do it! 😵

I have always looked for one,couples love to read them. And why not,maybe some great advice and words you don't hear every day.

I always make sure to, yes. I think it's a really awesome thing for the couple to see and am looking forward to the signatures I'll get on my guestbook on my wedding day!

I think that little extra positivity to read after the wedding is over is so nice and such a simple thing, so I always make sure to do it!

I would say about 50% of the time. Some weddings are laid out more separately and we don't always make it to the area of the reception with the book (maybe there wasn't a book at these weddings?) But at other weddings, where they were easy to see, we always signed!

No. I think guest books are outdated and a waste. Your guests already took the time to write a sentiment in a card, why must they do the same thing again?

Everyone I asked who got married over a year ago said they either have no idea where their guest book is or it’s packed away in a box somewhere.

In the past years I have noticed more of a give an advice or suggest a date activity. For the 1st of year of marriage if that helps. I have seen guest books but hardly I see people pay attention to them.

If i can find it- sometimes it’s not clear where it is. i sign it based on the couple.

I always say “best wishes ahead” and sign my name and make FH sign next to me

I always do! i have a couple of favourite short love poems that i include in my signature, too (librarian/former english major over here, old habits die hard)

I sign the guest book, but with some of the guest book alternatives out there, there's sometimes not room to write a message. but it also depends on how close I am to the couple.

Guest books used to be so the couple would have names and addresses of those who attended for the thank-you cards. I do sign them. It's the same for funerals.

View Quoted Comment Yes, these are common at all funerals (well all the ones I've attended across different states).

If I see it I will sign my name, no message though.

We didn’t do a guestbook. Like mentioned earlier if someone is getting to write a nice message they will do so in the card they give you. I have no need for a book or piece of “art” of people’s signatures.