How it works
An audio guestbook replaces the pen-and-paper book with a telephone. A guest lifts the handset, hears a short greeting you recorded in advance, and after the tone leaves a message. They hang up, and the next guest does the same. There is no button to press and nothing to explain.
Ours sits on an arched vintage telephone stand dressed in florals, so it reads as part of the decor rather than a piece of equipment. Guests tend to find it on their own, often in pairs, and the messages range from a quick congratulations to a story nobody would have told in a toast.
Your greeting
The greeting is the part guests hear first, and it sets the tone. Most couples record something short and warm: who you are, a thank-you for coming and an invitation to leave a message. Thirty seconds is plenty. We help you record it before the event so it is ready when the phone goes live.
The greeting can be in English or Spanish, or both in one recording. For a quince or a wedding with family on both sides of the language, a bilingual greeting makes abuelos as comfortable with the phone as the bridesmaids.
What you receive afterwards
Every message is delivered to you as audio files. You can keep them as they are, share individual clips with the people who left them or listen to the whole set on an anniversary. There is no transcription to wait for and nothing to log in to.
Because the messages are files rather than a physical book, they are easy to back up and impossible to spill wine on. A voice ages differently from a photograph, and hearing a grandparent or an old friend years later is a different kind of keepsake.
Where to put the phone
Place it where guests pause, not where they rush. A side table near the entrance, a corner of the lounge area or beside the cake table all work. Avoid putting it next to the DJ, since the message is only as clear as the room around it.
The stand needs very little space, roughly the footprint of a small side table, and it works indoors or outdoors in dry conditions. A sheltered garden spot is lovely.
Pairing it with a booth
The Audio Guestbook and a photo booth do different jobs. The booth captures faces, groups and laughter; the telephone captures voices and the things people say when they have a moment to think. Together they cover both.
At a wedding, the telephone often gets its best messages late in the night, once the formalities are done. At a quince, grandparents who might skip the booth will almost always pick up the phone.
Pricing
The Audio Guestbook can be booked on its own or added to any Beverly or Selfie package. Tell us your date and whether you want it alone or alongside a booth, and the quote we send within 24 hours will list it clearly as its own line.
- Vintage telephone on an arched floral stand
- Recorded greeting in English, Spanish or both
- Guests leave a message after the tone
- Delivered as audio files
- Book alone or add to a booth package
Planning a celebration in Los Angeles or the San Fernando Valley? Tell us the date, the venue and the guest count and we will email a personal quote within 24 hours.
