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Instead of going with a traditional guest book where everyone just signs their names, I wanted to do a Polaroid guestbook where people take a snap shot of themselves or their family and attach it to a page and then sign the page or write a message. I found this item at Jean M, but for the volume of people we were anticipating that would attend out wedding, the cost to do the book would have exceeded over $200 by the time we purchased the book, additional pages, the camera, and enough film for everyone. I chose to make an album similar to this myself with a variation of the wish bowl idea that I also seen on the Jean M website.


Polaroid Guest Book from Jean M
Wedding Wishes set from Jean M

To do this I purchased some disposable cameras that I placed on the table for the guests to have their picture taken with. I also cut out heart shapes in various colors of cardstock and stamped them with the To Have and To Hold stamp from the Stampin� Up! Set Figures of Speech stamp setwith the VersaMark ink pad.


I made a card to put on the wish bowl table with a poem about the wish bowl and what we wanted them to do. To make the cards, I purchased card making supplies from Target. I used the Gartner Studios Hot Hues collection in white cardstock and vellum sheets. I printed the poem on the vellum sheet in a dark turquoise ink and attached it to the white cardstock, after the ink was dry, with the vellum adhesive. At the top of the paper, I punched two holes spaced about 1 1/2� apart and threaded 5/8� turquoise satin ribbon through the holes. I purchased the ribbon from daisy*mart, a vendor on eBay. When the poem was finished, I placed the card in a white rhinestone heart place card holder that I purchased from Moonlight Weddings. a vendor on eBay, and placed it on the wish bowl table to make it more visible. Also on the table I had placed a large cylinder vase for the cards and a large votive candle holder filled with decorative glass stones for the pens.

After we got the pictures developed from the Wish Bowl cameras, I assembled the cards that people filled out along with their pictures in a 12x12 scrapbook.

White Rhinestone Place Card Holder
My Wish Bowl Table
Guests at the Wish Bowl Table

Wish Bowl Poem

From each of your experiences
Comes a very treasured gift
A piece of hidden knowledge
We didn't know exists
Please share with us your wisdom
About Marriage, Love and Life
How to be a loving Husband
Or be the perfect Wife
Please write your thoughts and gestures
To share with us for life
For all the greatest gift of all
Is the gift of your advice

Materials and Pricing Information


~ 1 lb. scrap stack from JoAnn's - $4.99
~ VersaMark ink pad from Stampin Up - $7.95
~ Vellum sheets from Target - $3.99/10 pack
~ White cardstock sheets from Target - $2.99/10 pack
~ 1/4" hole punch from JoAnn's - $6.95
~ 5/8" satin ribbon from daisy*mart - $5.50 for 100 yards
~ White rhinestone place card holder from Moonlight Weddings - $.99
~ Vellum adhesive runner from JoAnn's - $5.99
~ Vase from Wal-Mart - $3.97
~ Votive holder from Wal-Mart - $.97
~ Glass rock beads from Wal-Mart - $.97
~ 4 pack of pens from Wal-Mart - $3.87
~ 12x12 scrapbook album from JoAnn's - $14.99
~ 20 sheets of 12x12 wedding themed scrapbook paper - $.59 each
~ 3 pack of Polaroid disposable cameras from Wal-Mart - $9.97
~ Figures of Speech Stamp Set from Stampin Up - $21.95

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