Why a Photo Booth Guestbook Works
We include a guest book in all of our wedding packages, and there’s a reason for that.
After photographing weddings for over 15 years, I’ve seen the same thing happen again and again: a traditional guest book sits quietly in a corner all day. Then around 8pm, someone realises it’s still mostly blank. A bridesmaid gets tasked with taking it table to table, guests are put on the spot, and suddenly everyone’s panicking about what to write.
When people are rushed or pressured, the messages tend to be short, awkward, or repetitive — not because they don’t care, but because they’ve been handed a pen with no prompt and no time to think.
A photo booth guest book works differently.
Instead of starting with a blank page, guests start with their photo. They stick it straight into the book, and instantly they’ve got something to respond to. Sometimes the photo says it all. Other times they add a name, a date, or a quick note underneath. There’s no pressure to write an essay — and that’s exactly why it works.
We also take full control of the process. Our booth attendant brings the guest book, the pens, the glue — everything. We guide guests, encourage them to add their photo, and keep the book moving throughout the evening. It’s not something you need to remember, manage, or worry about once.
By the end of the night, the guest book is full of faces, moments, and messages that actually relate to what was happening on the day. When we pack up, we leave it with you — finished, complete, and ready to take home.
And while a photo booth guestbook is already an absolute vibe, let’s talk about the book that actually deserves that spot on your coffee table. Our guestbooks are lovingly handmade right here in the UK by a small, independent business. They’re wrapped in gorgeous natural linen, extra tactile and stylish, sized at a sleek 25×25 cm square, and you can even personalise them with your names and date for just £25. So every photo, note and hilarious message from your crew gets tucked into something you’ll actually want to keep forever, not a cheap, generic scrapbook.
It becomes the kind of thing you’ll flick through the next morning over breakfast, rather than something that feels like an afterthought.
That’s why we include it. Not because it’s traditional — but because it genuinely works.