written by Brian Gilmore Feb 17, 2009
We've all signed a guest book or a signature frame at a wedding. Good luck, we love you both, etc. What do most couples do with their books and frames a year later? Most of them end up in a drawer, or an attic, never to be viewed until discovered again. There has to be something better.
I am a professional wedding photographer in Newport Beach, CA. For the last 7 years, I have gone to countless weddings (as a guest or a photographer) and realized that most people choose the signature frame or the guest book. Yaaaawwwnnnnn. I am now going to attempt to change this boring practice for everyone about to get married!
First question- Are you really going to want a picture of you and your spouse wearing similar outfits (usually at the beach) with sharpie scribbled names on the wall of your new home? I'm guessing- no. Will you proudly display a white book with some ribbon wrapped around it- half the pages still blank, and the other half covered with bad handwriting that you can't even read on your new coffee table? My guess is- this will end up in a box somewhere until you move and re-discover it!
Typical wedding signature frame
In our photography business, we love taking amazing engagement pictures. The most common response we hear after our clients have viewed their images is, "there is no way we can pick one!" That is what we hope they will say, actually- because this opens the door to destroying the traditional signature frame!
Custom engagement signature books come in every size.
There are three options that we offer them at this point. First being the custom photo guest book. This is a hardcover one of a kind book with 50 or so images from the engagement session where the guests will write directly on the pages with whatever color paint pen they want. This type of book will never get lost in a box. It captured the entire day of the engagement shoot (that your guests will love to see while thay are signing it) and you will love flipping through for years to come. A lot of our clients make them the same size as their wedding album and display them together.
DVD slide show can combine engagement with childhood photos.
The next option is a DVD slide show of the best images of the engagement session. You can use a small TV or lap top on the same table as your guest book or seating cards. We make the DVD automatically loop so it can play throughout the entire reception and you even choose the music. This is an inexpensive option and it's something you and your spouse will watch again someday.
Engraved signature frame
The last option is for those that can't live without the signature frame. It's a signature frame without sharpies or paint pens! They are called "Engraved wedding frames" There are quite a few companies making these now and they are around the same price as a traditional signature frame. Your guests use a special diamond tipped pen that actually scratches into a really nice silver metallic mat. It's something you actually could hang on the wall because the writing is engraved into it.
article published at Beyondjane.com
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