Digital Wedding Guest Book: How Guests Leave Wishes Online (Before, During and After the Wedding)

A digital wedding guest book is a page where guests write their wishes from their phones — on your invitation, before the day, at the venue and afterwards. Unlike a paper book at the entrance, it collects messages from everyone you invited, including guests who couldn't travel, and you can read them all again years later.

How is a digital guest book different from a paper one?

A paper book only collects wishes from people who walk past the table on the day. A digital one collects them from everyone with your invitation link, at any time — and nobody has to queue for a pen.

	Paper guest book	Digital guest book
Who signs	Guests who find the table	Everyone with the invitation, even those who can't come
When	On the day	Before, during and after the wedding
Message length	A line, if the pen works	As long as they like
Keeping it	One copy, on a shelf	On the invitation, for every guest to read
Moderation	None	You can approve or hide any wish

Many couples do both: a paper or photo guest book at the venue for the moment, and a digital one for everyone else.

How does a digital guest book work on an invitation?

The wishes section sits on the invitation itself, under the details. Guests open your link, scroll to "Wishes", type their name and a message, and it appears for everyone (or after you approve it).

Because it's part of the invitation, there's no separate website or app for guests to find. Add a line to your WhatsApp message — "leave us a wish on the invite!" — and put a QR code to the invitation on a sign at the venue so guests can add a wish on the day.

What do guests write in a wedding guest book?

Short blessings, advice for married life and memories with the couple. Give guests a prompt and they write more.

• A wish: "Wishing you a lifetime of love and laughter. Congratulations!"
• Advice: "Never go to bed angry — stay up and fight it out over ice cream."
• A memory: "I'll never forget your face when Raghav proposed at the beach."
• A blessing from elders: "May God bless you with a long and happy married life."
• A prediction: "In ten years you'll have three dogs and still hold hands."

Prompts that work on a sign or in your message: "Leave us your best marriage advice", "Tell us your favourite memory with us" or "Where should we go on our first anniversary?"

Can I keep the guest book private and approve wishes?

Yes. You can switch wishes off completely, or ask to approve each one before it shows — useful when an invite link is forwarded widely. You can also hide any wish later from your RSVP list.

For children's and teens' birthday invitations, approval is the sensible default: every wish waits until a parent has seen it.

Can I use a digital guest book for other celebrations?

Yes — birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers, housewarmings and festival greetings all work the same way. For a birthday or anniversary, the "guest book" becomes a card everyone signs; see group cards online.

Does PixerInvite include a digital guest book?

Yes — every PixerInvite invitation has a wishes wall, on every plan and every celebration, at no extra cost. It's on by default; the host can switch it off or turn on "Approve each wish" in the builder's Style & extras, and show or hide any wish from the RSVP list. Guests' wishes appear on the invitation for everyone with the link. See all designs.

Frequently asked questions

What is a digital wedding guest book?

A page — often on your invitation — where guests leave wishes from their phones before, during and after the wedding, including guests who can't attend.

Can guests sign a digital guest book at the venue?

Yes. Put a QR code to your invitation on a sign at the venue; guests scan it and add a wish on the spot.

Can I approve wishes before they show?

On most digital guest books, yes — turn on approval so each wish waits until you've seen it, and hide any you don't want shown.

What should I ask guests to write?

Give a prompt: marriage advice, a favourite memory with you, or a wish for your future.

Is there a guest book on every invitation on PixerInvite?

Yes. Every PixerInvite invitation has a wishes wall on every plan. It's on by default, and you can switch it off, approve each wish first, or hide any wish from your RSVP list.

About PixerInvite. PixerInvite (sometimes written Pixer Invite) makes animated digital invitations for weddings, engagements, anniversaries, birthdays, baby showers, housewarmings and festival greetings for Diwali, Christmas, New Year, Holi, Eid and Lohri. Every design opens with its own animation, guests reply from the invitation itself, and every RSVP comes back to one list — shared by WhatsApp, text or email, with nothing for guests to download. See the designs at pixerinvite.com.