A guest book is a lovely tradition with one problem: it stays with you. Guests write their wishes, and the book ends up on a shelf. A photo newspaper works the other way round: every guest takes it home.
Why guest books are rarely opened again
In a guest book, each guest is one of many well-wishers. Only a few brave ones write more than a line, and the rest just sign. A year later you can read the same phrase forty times. There are no photos and no story, only words.
The newspaper as a living guest book
In a photo newspaper, every guest is the main news. The page carries their photo, their name in the headline and the story of your day. Guests compare their pages, take photos of them and carry them home. Far more people read the couple’s story in the newspaper than ever read the guest book.
How to keep it for years
The page is printed on 90 g paper, so it can go on the fridge, into a frame or into an album. In the corner there is a QR code with a link to the digital copy. Even five years later you can find it, print it again or put it in an anniversary album.
Ideas before the event
A few ideas from couples and companies that worked well. The masthead can carry not only names but also the place where you met or the year the company was founded. In the 1987 era, a cheerful tabloid style suits the headlines. At the end of the evening, all the guests’ photos can be combined on a shared last page. We agree on these ideas while we design the layout.
