How to Get the Wedding Guest Book Signed by Everyone

One way that a bridal couple preserves memories of their special day is to provide a guest book for people to sign as they enter the venues for ceremony and reception. The couple often appoints a trusted friend or family member to take charge of the book and ensure that all guests have the opportunity to sign. The more signatures a wedding guest book contains, the more memories the bride and groom will have to cherish.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Know what the bride and groom expect you to do, when and where. Most likely, they'll ask you to sit or stand by the guest book before the wedding and during the reception to make sure the book gets signed. Many guests will notice you and sign the book out of courtesy.
2. Greet each guest party with a friendly smile and an offer to sign the guest book. If they decline, suggest that they may do it later. Again, smile and make them feel welcome.
3. Accept the wedding gifts as guests enter if that is one of your duties. This will also give you an opening to offer the book to sign.
4. Circulate during the reception, offering the guest book to those who haven’t signed yet. You might sweeten the deal by offering to take pictures of the guests with their own cameras or disposable ones provided by the bride and groom.
5. Make sure that the bridal party and family members have the opportunity to sign the guest book. Find them during a break with book and pen in hand.
6. Address each guest on the way out the door and thank them for coming. Offer one more chance to sign the guest book to those who haven’t yet.

Tips & Warnings

• If the bridal couple has favors or birdseed packets for each guest, hand them out personally with an offer to sign the guest book at that time.
• A friendly smile and welcoming attitude are your most valuable assets in getting all the guests at the wedding to sign the guest book.