Wedding accessories
- How to make a wedding wish book with your own hands?
- Sheets for a wedding wish book
- How to replace a wish book at a wedding?
Today, one of the wonderful wedding traditions has become a book of wishes , where guests leave their congratulations, and some even give advice to the future newlyweds based on the experience of their family life. And many years later, in moments of nostalgia, you will be able to open this wonderful wedding accessory and read the words of loved ones, filled with love, tenderness and care. And if you add photographs of guests, friends, and beloved parents to your wish book, then the wonderful events of your happy wedding day can easily be recalled in your memory.
Choosing a design for a book
The design of the greeting book is selected according to several important criteria:
- If the banquet hall is decorated in certain colors, then the product is made in the same color. For example, if the balloons, boutonnieres, and flowers are purple, then make a white cover with elements of purple.
- Each wedding has its own theme and style. The journal for wishes is made in the same style. For example, a Greek wedding is full of light and delicate shades. The design is selected to match the main interior.
- The main hero of the occasion is the bride. A wedding dress is a symbol of marriage. A book created to match the image of the bride will unite them into one whole and remind them of the beauty of the newlyweds.
A do-it-yourself wedding wish book makes it possible to turn any design into reality and take into account all the wishes of the future spouses. Below are several design options.
Photo album
An interesting option for making a wedding wish book with your own hands is a photo album. On the outside, its design can be done according to the example of the above-mentioned album, but on the inside, the design is very original. To do this, you will need to prepare in advance. If only your closest and dearest are present at the wedding, then you can paste a photo of the guest on each page in advance. If the wedding is large, with hundreds of guests, including distant relatives, friends and employees, then you can organize a Polaroid photo session. The photographer immediately gives out small photographs of the guests who came to the celebration, and the photo is pasted onto the page in the wish album and the guest writes his wish.
In addition to kind words, the newlyweds will also have photos of joyful and beautifully dressed guests as a keepsake. It will be clear from the image in what mood these wishes were pronounced, the mood of the guest at the moment will be conveyed.
Necessary materials
To create a beautiful book that will impress all your guests, you need to have a little patience and use your inspiration. Any idea can be turned into reality. To make a wish album you will need:
- thick cardboard;
- designer cardboard;
- paper for origami or scarpbooking;
- colored paper;
- crumpled paper;
- hole puncher;
- metal rings;
- eyelets;
- fabric flowers;
- glitter;
- glitter
- beads;
- satin ribbons;
- double-sided foam tape;
- glue;
- ruler;
- a simple pencil;
- scissors;
- printed inscription on a sheet of paper “Book of wishes.”
Such materials are suitable for any master class. Depending on the technique used, additional tools may be needed.
Take 5-6 more sheets for a book of wishes, in case of uninvited guests or inspiration.
Scrapbooking technique
Scrapbooking is a new but already popular craft technique. These are special products that are made using paper, paints, fabric, original inserts, badges and brooches.
If the most ordinary congratulatory speeches are placed in an album made in a similar style, then it will be pleasant not only to re-read them, but also to look at them. The scrapbooking technique uses expensive materials that do not deteriorate over time.
Thanks to modern technologies, the paper does not turn yellow, and other decorative elements do not lose their beauty and originality.
The only downside of this type of technology is its high cost. The price is high, but it is justified by high-quality material, long years of service and originality. This is truly handmade, which you will not find in any of your friends.
How to make a wedding wish book
It is better to select paper sheets for a book of wedding wishes with a pattern that symbolizes the celebration. You can print them in advance or purchase ready-made decorated ones.
Step-by-step assembly of the book
It is preferable to start work with the cover, this will allow you to adjust the pages to the desired size. Step by step execution:
- Take 2 sheets of thick cardboard and wrap them in crumpled paper.
- Sheets of crumpled paper are taken with a margin of 2 cm from each edge. Wrap the cardboard, fix the corners on the back side.
- The cover template is ready. Next, start binding. From each bottom edge, retreat 6 cm, make a mark with a simple pencil. Use a hole punch to make holes and attach eyelets in them.
- The eyelets are attached using a special press. If it is not available, you can turn to specialists.
- Take a stack of sheets for the book. They should be 1 cm shorter than the cover in length.
- Try on the cover and sheets so that they are evenly spaced inside. Mark the places for fastening with a simple pencil. They should not coincide with the eyelets.
- Using a hole punch, make holes in the leaves at the same level.
- Metal rings are attached to them.
This is how a wedding wish book template is assembled. Next, all that remains is to decorate the cover and pages for the magazine.
You shouldn't sign every page with the guest's name. This will take up time at the wedding to fill out. It will be easier if everyone can write their own wish wherever they want.
Design of the cover and first page
The template produces a white cover. It will serve as a general background. Next, start designing the front side. Step by step execution:
- Take a sheet of design paper and place it on the front side. Cut a piece the same size.
- Then measure 1 cm from each edge on it. Draw thin lines using a simple pencil and ruler.
- Cut along the outline.
- Cut 4 pieces of double-sided tape and attach the design sheet to the cover.
- If you don't have tape, use glue, but then the front side won't look voluminous.
- Cut a piece of lace and glue it to the bottom. Hide the edges on the back side.
- Measure out a strip of satin ribbon. Pass it through the lace, and also secure the ends on the reverse side.
- To prevent unevenness from being visible on the inside, take a sheet of white cardboard, the same size as the cover, and stick it on top. This will smooth out any unevenness.
- At the top, stick the inscription “Book of Wishes”, so that the leaf falls slightly under the lace.
- Decorate the composition with sparkles, beads, and fabric flowers at your discretion.
Use background paper in the same color as the banquet hall. This will complement the festive style.
Particular emphasis should be placed on the title page. It is designed in such a way that it is clear what kind of holiday it is and who the culprits are. Step-by-step instruction:
- Take a sheet of colored paper and cut it to fit all the pages.
- In the center, make the inscription “Wedding of Artem and Angelina 02.11.2020”, be sure to indicate the names of the couple and the date.
- Below, write the newlyweds’ message of gratitude to the guests, as well as the signatures of the heroes of the occasion.
- Decorate your title page with glitter and themed stickers.
The title page can be printed on a printer or all the inscriptions can be written by hand.
Pages for the book
It won't look very nice if the inside pages are just white. A wedding is a special holiday, the memories of it should be preserved for a long time. You can pre-print on each page a light drawing in the form of angels, wedding rings, or photographs of the newlyweds.
It is better to place the drawing in the corner so that it does not overlap the inscriptions. It is also advisable to draw the pages into strips so that the written words look smoother.
The book of wishes can be called differently, for example, “Heart words for the young,” “Good wishes for a young family.”
The simplest fulfillment is a wish on clothespins
If you ask how to make a wedding wish book with your own hands, the answer you will get is simple. It is enough to prepare a small wooden frame on legs; you can decorate it beautifully in the same style as the wedding hall or tent.
From left to right, ropes are pulled, on which there are a large number of clothespins for drying clothes. You will also need a Polaroid camera. The photographer takes turns photographing the guests coming to the celebration and collects the footage in a separate box. Then, at a certain point in the party, the toastmaster distributes their photographs to the guests and below, on the free space, asks them to write a wish for the newlyweds for their future life together. Then everyone comes up and hangs the photo on clothespins on the counter. This procedure can be performed by a family member.
How can you replace a wish book?
If a regular wish book seems too trivial or is not possible to do it yourself, then there are several alternative solutions. For example, a composition in the form of a tree, a vase or a garland.
Tree
The wedding wish tree looks very original. You can use a ready-made tree in a pot or a dry branch for this. Decor:
- Take a pot of soil and a tree branch with many branches.
- Wipe the branch from dirt and remaining leaves, and insert it into the ground.
- Decorate and label the pot so guests understand its purpose.
- Place it on a separate table. Place a stack of leaves on a string and a glass with handles nearby.
Guests will come to the table, write congratulations on leaves and hang them on branches.
Vase for wishes
A vase for congratulations has the same principle as a tree. True, the execution of the composition is even simpler. Prepare a vase in advance in the style of wedding decor. Place it on a separate table, place some leaves and a set of pens next to it. Guests will be able to congratulate guests even anonymously.
Fairy lights
Garlands can be made in the form of a chain of rectangular strips. Place a separate table and mark it with the inscription “Wishes to the newlyweds” for the guests. Leave a lot of rectangular stripes on it that match the color of the banquet hall, pens and a glue stick. Each guest will be able to congratulate the newlyweds and fasten the ring. At the end of the holiday you will get a beautiful garland as a keepsake.
More and more foreign traditions are coming to modern holidays. The book of wishes gained momentum very quickly. Such an element at a wedding will preserve kind words from guests for a long time, bring the young family back to memories of a wonderful day and remind them of the love of family and friends.
DIY wedding wish book: ideas
Earlier in the article, the varieties of classic options for making wish books in the form of albums were described. More original and creative ideas are in fashion now. In fact, there are a huge number of them, but you can, after viewing the production of several original non-traditional books, be inspired by the variety of materials and choose the most interesting ones for your wedding ceremony. Let's look at some atypical types, which in appearance are far from the word “book”, but bring together all the wishes of the guests.
Typewriter
This seemingly forgotten item is quite popular among many brides and grooms. Often young people order a typewriter as decoration or for a photo shoot. However, not everyone uses it for its intended purpose. This is a very original idea for a book of wishes. You can use any paper, which makes it possible to prepare sheets stylized to match the theme of your wedding (with logo, photographs). And also you should not limit your guests in the number of words. After all, a large sheet of paper will fit much more warm words. Subsequently, all the wishes can be sewn into one large album.
Jenga
Once your guests have left their wishes on the wooden Jenga blocks, you can play it right at the wedding! Or turn this activity into an interesting family tradition. Play on weekends, for example.
Wishing tree
Another original way is to leave a wish on a tree. It can be either living or artificial. Strings with leaves are attached to the tree, on which guests write their wishes.
