Wish for a Better Guest Book
Posted by Denise on Oct 18, 2007. Filed under DIY Wedding Ideas, Real Weddings, Receptions, Stuff We Love, Trend Watch, Wedding Ideas
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I’ve attended two weddings this year where the bride and groom decided to move away from the traditional guest book and mix it up a bit with a Wish Tree. The Wish Tree is a Dutch wedding custom where guests are given a piece of paper, either shaped like a leaf or made of card stock. The guests write their wishes to the bride and groom and then hang it on the tree. This creates a gorgeous centerpiece and the tree is placed at the entrance to the reception to wow your guests right when they walk in. 
I got to assist in assembling a Wish Tree when I worked with Maxine Andrew of Instead of You at an event in September. I loved being a part of putting this together and seeing how it looked all aglow with the crystals sparkling and the heartfelt wishes hanging from each branch. 
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After the wedding you can create a scrapbook with the wish cards. You could even find pictures of the guests who wrote each one and place it next to their wish.
Helpful hint: give yourself plenty of time to assemble the Wish Tree. It must be done onsite and can’t be moved once it’s assembled. The one in these photos took about two hours to complete from wrapping the crystal garland inside each hurricane to laying out the wish cards for the guests to hang. It takes some time, but the wow factor is huge.
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I think the glass crystals are the best choice, but there are some pretty lousy glass crystals out there as well. The quality of the crystals at http://www.etherealDecor.com is great and the price on the long ones (39” long is the best buy).
Sorry, I did not mean to put a link to the website in there in my last post so here it is again without the link ... I think the glass crystals are the best choice, but there are some pretty lousy glass crystals out there as well. The quality of the crystals at etherealDecor.com is great and the price on the long ones (39” long is the best buy).
I ordered a metal manzanita branches(trees)online at crystalweddingtrees.com (btw, unbelievable photos of wedding trees)It arrived 2 days later and I had it completely assembled in about 15 minutes. I strung the crystal strands that came with it in about another 10-15 minutes and was done. I was shocked at how pretty it looked with me just messing around with it. when I was done playing, I took it down just as fast.