If the guest book is going to include some a bit more involved like quilt squares, it's best to send them with the invite to give people enough time to fill it/design it.
How do you know the ladies you are inviting? Probably the best option in terms of etiquette is to ask the women their husbands' names (or ask someone close to you who might know
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Re: the quilt, I think the best course of action (if I decided to do a quilt) would be to have squares ready and just have people write on them instead of bringing their own square. Much simpler :) I love the puzzle piece idea, too! I'll set aside some time to go through the link, thanks!
Personally, I feel like it's kind of rude to invite a spouse as a plus one or unnamed guest. If it were me, I would call or email something like, "Jane, I'm sorry, I'm getting together my invitations and I'm completely blanking on your husband's name!" Once I had the name, I would fill it out as Jane and John Smith.
This! I actually had to do this for a few of my girlfriends and none of them thought I was an idiot or anything, lol. Then once I knew the husband's name, I addressed the invites as Mr. and Mrs. Husband's First and Last Name. Or if they were engaged or in a long term relationship, I would put the girl's name first and guy's name last, as in Ms. Sally Samson & Mr. Mark Mason. :)
1. I'd try really hard to find out the men's names -- just ask the ladies if you need to.
2. Here's a thought: Do you really want a guestbook? You're not obligated to have one. I didn't -- I didn't really see why I needed what's basically a list of signatures, or some artsy presentation of the same, and it seemed like putting too much on the guests to expect them to fill out an advice card or something like that, so I didn't bother with a guestbook.
No, I actually don't want a guestbook of any sort, haha! I'd be cool without having one, and I may end up not doing one, I'm just exploring a few options in case my mom pitches a fit ;] We'll see. At least the Rolodex cards idea is practical/useful!
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What about a photo mat?
http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/signed-photo-mat-vs-guestbook-please-help/bbd7149dc6320a5b.html
Forum post about it!
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2. Here's a thought: Do you really want a guestbook? You're not obligated to have one. I didn't -- I didn't really see why I needed what's basically a list of signatures, or some artsy presentation of the same, and it seemed like putting too much on the guests to expect them to fill out an advice card or something like that, so I didn't bother with a guestbook.
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