Funeral Memorial Guest Books

At a funeral service or wake, you may find the grieving family has placed a guest book at the entrance of the room or chapel in which the funeral ceremony will take place. This is customary because families often extend their appreciation to the attendees by capturing those names and sending thank you notes.

As with any big event or occasion, you will often find a guest book signin. The signin pages generally consists of your name, address, and other information such as email, phone number or relationship to the deceased. Typical guest books appear in a simple cover and sometimes a photo of the deceased may be inserted into a outside front cover frame.

There is a new type of guest book on the horizon! These guest books are absolutely amazing in design and quality. They are actual glossy hardcover bound books and personalized with a photo of the deceased embedded on the front cover in front of a beautiful landscape background. They are very unique and serves as more than just a signin register book.

Often there is an obituary, special photo memory collages, and other pertinent and important data regarding the deceased life and service. It is certainly a keepsake to behold. What will they think of next?? The nice thing about these is that they can be given as a great gift to a grieving family before, during or even after a funeral memorial service.

Even their sizing is unique from the typical guest book you'll find at a party supply store. There are two sizes available in 8" x 10" and 8" x 8", both equally as popular. Guest books contain more information than before and it is similar to having a personalized book created for a loved one who has recently passed.

Actually, these types of books are a wonderful tribute of a deceased person and the family is sure to treasure every page. The best part is that the creation turnaround time is not long at all. The custom book ships within 24 hours and delivered right to your door. Hurray for internet shopping!

You can match the designs for the guest books to your funeral printed material such as funeral programs, bookmarks or prayer cards. This way it keeps a theme going and everything matches so perfectly. Having a book created is not a unique idea however, since many big companies such as Apple and Kodak create photo books for you as well.

Some guest books have a 3-ring binder effect but I find that the pages can easily rip off over time and the ring binder presentation eventually breaks down. I don't think the quality is quite as good. Either that or I've just had some bad luck with 3 ring binders in general. It is good to know there are various alternatives in guest book purchasing. The cost is also very reasonable and ranges from $39.95 to $99.95, depending on customization.

Having a hardbound guest book is a great place to tuck away the programs and other printed materials from the ceremony so its all located in one place. Then the book itself can be placed on a shelf for safe keeping or so others can view it. You can even keep it on top of a coffee table.

The inside is just as lovely since it is all presented in color and the background matches the design of the exterior cover and back of the book. It is a great thing to pass down to other and future generations within your family tree.