This DIY Wooden Wedding Guestbook is the perfect way to display one of the best days of your life. An amazing keepsake to cherish for years to come of memories on your wedding day.

DIY Wooden Wedding Guest Book

You guys, I am so excited with how this turned out. At first I wasn’t sure, but I kept going and BAM! Look how awesome.
This is the second part of my wedding series. (See the first one here).

With having less than 6 weeks to plan my wedding, I knew I wanted to make as much as I can without going insane. Mainly because I’m just a crafty kinda gal, but also to keep my expenses low and have something personalized just for me.
Check out my total wedding on a budget of how I did it all under $3K.
As I was researching different ideas, I stumbled across this idea from a fellow blogger. Her guest book just looked fabulous and I wanted to give it a go, except I wanted to have our picture on it. When I researched this idea, you know what I found?

Nothing.

Zip.

Zilch.

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Well I did find a few, but only for me to buy, not for me to make and certainly no tutorials. So I made it my mission and make my own wedding guest board to hang on a wall.

The most challenging was figuring out how to attached the photo frame without it being stuck there forever. I wanted to be able to change out the picture if I wanted to (especially since I wouldn’t have a wedding picture till after the wedding).
I started thinking of ideas and got to work.

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What you’ll need:

plywood
wood stain
paint brushes
picture frame
paint
Magnets ** Read update below

Velcro** Read update below

Picture Hanger

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Steps:

1.  Find the size plywood that’s right for you. (I bought mine from Home Depot and I chose a 2″x 2″ feet size. I had about 60 people)
2.  Pick the perfect stain. ( I picked a dark stain because it matches my house decor the most.) There is a whole range of color stains from light to dark to gray stains. Choose the one that works best for you.
3.  (Optional Step) Depending on the wood you get, you may want to sand the board down. The smoother it is, the better your signatures will be. 
4.  Stain the wood. (I only needed to go over it once as it soaks in well).
5. Choose the right size frame. If you can find right colored frame as well… huge bonus points for you!  YAY!!! Unfortunately, I didn’t find the right color for a hanging wall frame so I decided to just paint it. (I started out wanting it more teal and it just morphed into this.) My frame was from Hobby Lobby but Michael’s also has tons of options as well.
6. Once you have your frame the way you like, I used velcro squares on each corner of the frame so I can change the picture when I get wedding photos. (At first I started with circle magnet hoping they would be strong enough to hold the frame. Unfortunately, it was not. I then added velcro squares on top of where I glued the magnets so it gave the board some dimension. I’m sure you can use just the velcro squares if you prefer the frame to lay flat to the board.)
7. UPDATE: This lasted 8 months before the picture frame fell. So Boo! However,  I did find an alternative that I should have thought of from the beginning. (As it was how I hung the whole board to the wall!) I wanted to keep the picture frame removable from the board, so I used this picture hanger. It’s simple and perfect for taking it off and adding different pictures. I used the 4 inch one. You can find these also at Home Depot for cheap!  USE THIS OPTION as removing superglued magnets and velcro was a pain in the butt!
8. Options for words:

A) If you have a Cricut or Silhouette, you can use that design and print your words. (This is what I did)
B) If you know someone with a Cricut or Silhouette, you can order the words from them.
C) You can use stencils and paint the words on
D) Use paint brush or paint pens and ad-lib the your names and wedding date on yourself.

9. Add hook to the back to hang on the wall.

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We propped my board up on a table at my wedding and left a paint pen for them to sign. My original plan was to just let people sign their names, but when my godmother announced it, she told people to leave a nice comment as well. She made me love the whole idea even more!

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I plan on changing the picture to one from our wedding but for now, this one will do. It shows our fun nature and spunk.
I love having it hang on a wall that way we can walk by it each day and see this beautiful memory than have it as a book on the shelf.
Don’t get me wrong, I love books. I make Shutterfly books every year for us, but I thought it was just a fun different idea. ( Now I think I have to make a wedding album book as well.– I’m coming for you Shutterfly!)
I hope this helped you to make your own! Here is a few more fun examples to get your creative juices flowing and places you can buy one.

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