Guestbooks have long been a mainstay of wedding memories; a lovely way to remember those who came along to celebrate your big day.<\/p>\n
Once taking the form of actual books, they\u2019ve now drawn on technology to become everything from photo trees to live video streams.<\/p>\n
With this evolution has come the opportunity to seek out so much more than just a guest\u2019s signature or a single sentence of welcome.<\/p>\n
But what to ask them to encourage vibrant and colourful memories and anecdotes to come spilling forth. Here\u2019s 10 great ideas\u2026.<\/p>\n
This one is kind of obvious, and probably not that exciting for relatives or people you\u2019ve known all your life. But it\u2019s guaranteed to elicit a good tale from those friends you met in unexpected ways \u2013 whether it was reaching for the same novel at a bookstore or sharing a restroom mirror at a nightclub.[ew-supplier-carousel]<\/p>\n
Food is part of the social glue that brings people together \u2013 over coffees, over dinners, over brunches and even over snacks. So chances are there\u2019s a good story or two to uncover about an amazing gourmet experience you\u2019ve shared, whether it was at your local caf\u00e9 or a tiny hole-in-the-wall place overseas.<\/p>\n
This one takes a dip into sweet and sentimental territory, but hey, it is<\/em> a wedding. And there\u2019s plenty of scope. The memories could reach deep \u2013 into moments when you were each other\u2019s only light \u2013 or even just touch on some of your favourite shared qualities and personality traits.<\/p>\n This is almost guaranteed to bring the guestbook to vivid life, as it\u2019s a great invitation to revisit highlights from a lifetime of fun, friendship and joy. Memories could run the spectrum from your favourite times at school and your favourite neighbourhood adventures to your best night of mischief of cocktails.<\/p>\n Not all first impressions are great, and many is the partner who initially raised eyebrows among your nearest and dearest. By now, of course, that\u2019s long forgotten, so in the spirit of fun it\u2019s time to find out what they really thought of the zip-up cardigan he wore to your first dinner together.<\/p>\n Some of the best times in life come from action taken against the grain, whether it’s going to a restaurant people don’t rate, spending your last $20 on a drink instead of a taxi, or going on a bike ride 15 years since you last hit the pedals. Reminisce, shake your head and agree to do it all again one day.<\/p>\n Mirror, mirror on the wall share your predictions with us all. At the very least it will be interesting to see who thinks you will and won\u2019t have kids, will and won\u2019t move house and will and won\u2019t travel. You could even throw in something fun to ask, like who will spend more time on the couch in a given week.<\/p>\n This is a little bit clich\u00e9d, but you know something, it\u2019s a great question to ask. After all, you\u2019re surrounded by people who are well down the track on the journey you\u2019re about to take, so why not pick their brains on the obstacles they struck along the way \u2013 and how they got around them.<\/p>\n It\u2019s nice to dream, isn\u2019t it? And other people\u2019s bucket list suggestions can provide\u00a0great inspiration as you spend the next 10 years deciding between a deserted island and a holiday (no doubt) in space. The more outrageous the suggestion the better, so encourage people to think indulgence.<\/p>\n This is a wonderful way to encourage guests to have some fun – and test their movie knowledge at the same time. If you get Emma and Mr Knightley, Bridget Jones and Mr D\u2019Arcy, or Rhett Butler and Scarlett O\u2019Hara you\u2019re set. Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler, not so much.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14058,"template":"","au_article_tag":[333,64,864,319,417,123,323,47,83],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article\/35628"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/au-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article\/35628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_article_tag?post=35628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What\u2019s the most fun we\u2019ve ever had together?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What were your first impressions when I introduced you to (insert partner’s name)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What\u2019s the best piece of advice we ever ignored?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Where do you see us being in 10 years?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What is your best piece of wedding advice?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
If (OK when) we\u2019re millionaires on our 10th<\/sup> wedding anniversary, how should we celebrate it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
And finally, what movie couple do we most remind you of?<\/strong><\/h2>\n