Being cheap isn't all bad.

So, any of you that know me, or read this blog often, know that my FH is one of the cheapest men on the planet. There is no real reason for his frugality, it's not a learned behaviour, he's not in dire financial straits. I think he just likes hoarding. EVERYTHING. Including money.

Anyway, in talking with my FH about the guest book platter, he tried to lead me down another route. ANY route that didn't cost $100+.

We were already planning on having a photo booth. Our photographer is going to take the pictures for 2 hours after dinner, so my FH suggested we make the photo booth our guest book. But, how to do this? Well, in browsing some wedding blogs, I found these pictures.

Image via http://lucida-photography.com/blog/?p=501

AMAZING!! A guest book/photo booth, and all we need is speech and thought bubbles! This should be much more cost effective (probably around $25 with supplies) and it's way more fun.

So now I just need some blackboard paint, a jigsaw, and my FH's artistic abilities. YAY!

More awkward than signing the weird kid's yearbook.

I know since I've solidified VERY few of the details for my wedding (i.e. only the venue and decorator), I should be concerned about the big things (i.e. officiant, DJ). Well, the big things are overwhelming, so it seems I am stuck on the little things, like a guest book.

Guest books seem so BORING. What do you write? At a wedding I recently attended, 99% of the comments talked about how beautiful the couple looked. Um, what? I don't want a book filled with "You look gorgeous" and "I love your dress" that's as bad as having a yearbook filled with "Have a good summer" and "See you next year."

And where do you put this book? I already have a slight hoarding problem (my sister will say more than slight), I really don't need something else to store in my non-existent storage space.

So, what are the alternatives? Well my FH's co-worker mentioned a guest book platter. A ceramic piece with a monogram or picture on it that guests sign. Because space is limited no one feels as though they must write something...so in theory only meaningful comments will be shared.

AND, I can put it out as a display piece rather than jamming it into one of my already overfull closets.

Only problem, these pieces aren't exactly cheap (~$100 CDN). So, do I splurge on the platter or stick with the traditional guest book?