forget the guest book

i bought this beautiful poster instead, from etsy seller fancyprints.  guests sign the leaves, and then you put it in a frame and hang it up in your house.  hooray!  i can't wait for it to arrive. 

the kids were nice enough to come with me to the party store yesterday and pick out decorations for the reception.  today i'm hoping to put together a "sample" table and then decide once for all if i'm going with the brown or green tablecloths.  i'll be honest: i am not doing real linen.  i'm not even doing paper.  i'm going plastic.  i know it's not as nice at paper or fabric, but it's also a million times cheaper, doesn't have to be returned (if rented), and can all be thrown away at the end.  the plan is for us to do the clean-up the day after the wedding, and i don't want to spend all day doing it.  i think i've come up with a way to make plastic look cute, so we'll see!