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About a year ago, I would think of some random detail for the wedding, and go off frantically searching for the best option for an hour or two, realize we still had a lot of time to make a decision, and leave it for the time being.  One of these details that I searched for multiple times was the guest book.  But now, with under 100 days left, I think it is time to actually make a decision!

I won't lie, I immediate dismissed the idea of a fingerprint tree.  I really don't like the idea of my fingerprint being on someone else's wall, or anyone's being on mine.  It's just a little weird.  Lucky for me, Dino totally agrees.

But I do love trees.  We're trying to work in some wood elements into the decor, so a tree would actually fit quite well.  At my cousin's wedding, they did a tree where you signed a leaf and stuck it to the tree, which was very cute.  But I don't want to copy them!  So this is a nice alternative:

Cool wooden tree, with signatures.  Photo via Etsy seller TotallySalinda

I also like the idea of incorporating the rain, since we're in Seattle.  Hopefully it won't be raining on the wedding day, but I do like images of rain!  I think something like this could be cool, except with rain drops you sign and put on the print, rather than fingerprints...

I can't decide if I like the caricatures or not, but it's a cute idea!  Photo via Teardrop Paperie

Back to the wood theme, here is a "Guest Log."  I love this idea because of the pun involved!  Yep, my humor is pretty terrible sometimes, but it makes me giggle, and I think it looks cool.

See, it's funny 'cause it looks like a crosssection of a log, but it's also a record, or log, of people who attended!  Image via 100LayerCake

Dino's family has a tradition of putting together puzzles together at Christmas, and I have always enjoyed puzzles, so I like this next idea because of that connection.  I was also thinking we could attach an escort card to a blank puzzle piece, so everyone got one to fill out, but I have a feeling more than one wouldn't make it back to us, and there is nothing worse (okay, lots of things are worse) than a puzzle with a piece missing!  Also, it would be ridiculously hard to solve this puzzle, since there is no image to go off of...  But I still like it!

So fun and personal!  Image via Etsy Seller BellaPuzzlesToo

This idea combines the puzzles with the trees.  And I LOVE it.  Aside from the price tag, which is a little higher than I would like to spend.  But it looks so cool, and is just awesome!

See? They can even do custom shapes hidden in the puzzle, like a heart, or a cupcake, or something else meaningful!  Image via Etsy Seller KeystonePuzzles

The last idea is fairly common these days, and might be what we end up using.  The engagement photo book.  I even went ahead and made a book, using Picaboo (with a hefty discount!).  Dino had mentioned that he thought we should just keep it simple, and liked this idea, plus I figured we'd want a book with our engagement photos anyway.  The only problem is that I didn't leave enough white space, I have a feeling, and I'm worried someone will give us mustaches.  But it is an option, and a reasonable one considering we now have the book, and would just need to get some pens.

Which would you use?  A more traditional engagement photo book, or something more out of the box?