Guest books are a great wedding keepsake for the couple to have. It’s also a great way for your guests to wish you the best on your big day, in case you don’t have much time to chat with each person. These custom designed and bound guest books from Elegantly Bound are just too hard to resist! And they work perfectly with our whimsical garden themed wedding this week.

au naturel

Pick this outdoorsy cover for your guest book to seamlessly merge your outdoor setting with your other wedding elements.

yellow and floral - perfect

Or choose a custom fabric more closely related to your wedding stationary, like this floral design. Love them both.

 And I love that you can customize the interior pages for guests to just leave a message, ask questions, include pictures or even just have tiny envelopes for your notes. When you pick the binding, fabric and page layout you’re sure to have a one-of-a-kind piece at your wedding that none of your guests have seen before.

Setting up your guest book on the gift table? Why not try one of these matching card boxes as a simple way to complete your table décor.

Here is the inspiration board for my bright yellow and lavender spring garden wedding – iced tea or hot tea, you can pick.

An afternoon garden reception offers a few benefits. One, you can celebrate in the sunlight which is a bit untraditional and will be something new for your guests. Two, you can celebrate with your marriage with your closest family and friends and spend your first married night alone with your husband, doubly amazing. Three, you can play outdoor garden games like bocce ball and croquet – so cute! And four, if you really want you can invite your guests to wear garden hats like they wear at the Kentucky Derby, and who wouldn’t want an excuse to wear one of those. I know I would.

What relays the sunshine and happiness of an afternoon garden wedding more than bright yellow wedding invitations? From the moment your guests receive their invitation they’ll know how sunny and full of life your wedding day will be.

These damask yellow wedding invitations by Modern Girl Invitations have a touch of elegance and tradition while also being appropriate for a laid-back outdoor wedding. The pop of yellow keeps it fun but the damask design adds a touch of vintage, which mirrors the balance of your afternoon garden tea party wedding.

And how cute are these next to daisies? What a great excuse to fill the garden with even more flowers.  Modern Girl Invitations can customize these invitations however you like by tweaking color combinations or completing the wedding invitation suite. Just contact us!

An afternoon garden reception allows you to put extra focus on the sweetest wedding detail, the desserts. Instead of the single traditional, elegant wedding cake why not do a modern, laidback twist? Instead of including many cakes by making cupcakes, actually just make multiple cakes. And don’t stop there, do pies and cookies and cobblers too. I just love the idea of having a ton of delicious treats to pick from and it somehow feels fitting for a tea-sipping afternoon reception.

i'll take one of each, thanks for offering

And whether you’re planning this outdoor reception or a ladies only wedding shower these yellow and lavender macarons are too cute to resist. Such tiny little bites of goodness (click the image for the recipes too - another DIY option).

macarons look chic even standing alone