Breaking it down! We know it can be overwhelming when there are 100's of options, sizes, colors, available. Which is right for me? What should I choose. We have written this guide to our custom foil wedding guest books to help take out the overwhelm and help you come up with your perfect and unique book that's right for you.
In this guide we will explore the following :
- Styles
- Colors
- Sizes
- Foil options
- Interior pages
WEDDING GUEST BOOK STYLES
First things first, choosing the design and layout of your wedding guest book. Here at Drift House Press we have over 50 designs on offer. We know you will find the perfect one to suit your wedding whether that's classic, modern, traditional, whimsical, trendy or eclectic. Each design incorporates the following :
- Font Style
- Layout or Formatting
- Graphics
- Custom Monograms or Logos
FONT OPTIONS
Once you choose which wedding guest book you would like to purchase from our collection we will customise your book using the fonts shown in the listing's photo. In every product listing we include the full alphabet of the font in question so you can make sure your capital 'M' or lowercase 'p' will be just to your linking before purchase!
Here's an example from one of our most popular guest books :
LAYOUT AND FORMATTING
We offer numerous formatting options on our guest book covers. If you want to showcase your new shared name choose the guest books with the feature size surnames. Or if you'd like both of your first names in the spotlight go for one of our designs with both names in large text.
GRAPHICS
A number of our books have extra embellishments in the design. Each of our foliage or floral graphics have been specifically selected to pair with the fonts in each design and to work seamlessly with our foiling techniques.
CUSTOM MONOGRAMS / LOGOS
We love working with custom made wedding monograms or wedding logos. In order for us to incorporate a custom graphic into our designs we need the following :
- PNG or PDF file
- High resolution of 300dpi
- Transparent background
If you’re unsure whether the file you have is suitable please don't hesitate to get in touch.
COLORS
Probably the most fun thing and the most daunting - choosing your perfect wedding guest book cover color! This is what we get asked about most often and so we have put a lot of effort into having the answers ready for you!
COVER COLOR OPTIONS
We are so proud to offer 50 curated and handpicked cover colors. Why so many? Because every wedding is unique and deserves the perfect color.
From trendy neutrals (we see you beige aesthetic) to classic blues and earthy greens we have you covered.
To help breakdown the options we have created this page with real life examples of all 50 color options and a little description of each.
MOST POPULAR COLORS
We love seeing the colors that you choose and keep a tally of the most popular picks. Right now our top 5 colors are :
- Almond
- Sage
- Taupe
- Moss
- Terra
COLOR ON SCREEN VS REAL LIFE
SIZES
3 GUEST BOOK SIZES
Blurb about sizes
2 INTERIOR PAGE QUANTITIES
We have two page quantities you can choose from :
- 50 Pages
- 100 Pages
Each 'page' is one sheet of paper. So, our 50 page option is 50 sheets of paper, so it's technically 100 pages if you use both sides of the paper. Our 100 page option is 100 sheets of paper.
FOILS
ALL ABOUT OUR LUXURY FOIL
Our books are customised with a luxury raised UV foil. It is glossy and vibrant and picks up the light effortlessly.
As our foils are real they should be treated carefully as they can scratch.
We do not use vinyl or any other type of stickers to create our books.
FOIL OPTIONS
We offer three foil options for our wedding guest books :
- Gold - best seller
- Silver
- Rose Gold
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR BOOK
We recommend that you store your guest book in a place where it is out of direct sunlight, extreme heat, humidity or moisture.
Our matte laminate covers may show up fingerprints after being handled. You can use a slightly damp soft cloth on the cover that will clean right up.
As all text and artwork is created with real gold foil we recommend being very careful as it can be scratched.
INK OPTIONS
We can also customize our books with ink instead of luxury foiling. We have two options in this category :
- White Ink
- Black Ink
If you choose the ink option for your book please note that this will not be foil, your text will be printed with flat ink.
INTERIOR PAGES
PAGE FORMATS
We have three interior page options to choose from :
- White
- Lined - on one side
- Black
Each 'page' is one sheet of paper. So, our 50 page option is 50 sheets of paper, so it's technically 100 pages if you use both sides of the paper. Our 100 page option is 100 sheets of paper.
PENS WE RECOMMEND
We recommend Sakura Pigma Micron pens which can be found on Amazon in a variety of thicknesses. Or Uni-Ball Signo gel pens.
PAGE WEIGHT
White and lined paper options are 70# paper.
Black paper option is 60#.
POLAROIDS
Many of our customers use our books for Polaroids and Instax mini pics. We would recommend using a low profile adhesive and alternating pages with written well wishes and photos.
We don't guarantee that the binding will accommodate a heavy amount of photos as it is not expandable.
We recommend double-sided tape, E-Z Runner grand or Duck Easy-Stick.
