What Is an Audio Guest Book? A Simple Guide for Weddings
A paper guest book gets a few rushed signatures. An audio guest book gets your grandma's voice, your best friend's toast and a dozen inside jokes you'll replay for years.
How an audio guest book works
It's a phone, often a vintage-style one, set up at your event. Guests pick up the receiver, hear a greeting you choose, and leave a voice message after the beep.
After the event, you get every message as an audio file. No app for guests to download and nothing for them to sign up for.
What it costs
With EMCO Booth, the Audio Guest Book is $399 for the whole day on its own, or $299 when you add it to any photo booth.
Optional extras:
- Vintage phone: $200
- Artificial flowers around the phone: $100
- LED light display: $200
- Red carpet: $200
Why couples love it
- You hear voices, not just names. Laughter, accents and happy tears all make it onto the recording.
- Older guests use it. Picking up a phone is easier for many grandparents than a touchscreen.
- It stays out all day. Guests can leave messages during cocktail hour, dinner and dancing.
Tips for getting great messages
- Put it somewhere quiet. Near the entrance or a hallway works better than next to the speakers.
- Add a sign. Something like "Pick up the phone and leave us a message" tells guests what to do.
- Record a short greeting. Ten seconds is plenty. Tell people who they're talking to and when to start.
- Ask your MC to mention it. One announcement after dinner brings a wave of messages.
- Leave a prompt card. Ideas like "your best marriage advice" or "a memory with the couple" help shy guests.
Not just for weddings
Audio guest books work for anniversaries, retirement parties and baby showers too. Anywhere people want to say something sweet, it fits.
Questions people ask
How long is the audio guest book rental?
All day. It stays out from setup until your event ends.
How do we get the messages?
We send you every message as an audio file after the event.
Can I add it to a photo booth?
Yes. It's $299 when added to any EMCO Booth photo booth, instead of $399 on its own.
Want it at your wedding? Add the Audio Guest Book when you build your package.
