DIY Sharpie Wedding Guest Book Trays

2 min read September 13, 2026 Jen Causey
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These DIY Guest Book trays are the cutest and the easiest project to add to your list of wedding to-dos! Easily customize them to your wedding theme or your home decor and get excited to have a super creative and extra special keepsake, personalized by your loved ones. Feel free to put out a rainbow of Sharpies or only your favorite colors so that your trays are perfectly suited to you and your style. With these darling trays displayed in your home, you're sure to get a few butterflies each time you walk past them and read your special notes!

Project Time
50 to 60 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Step
1

Prepare your trays for painting. Mask off the inside of the tray using painters tape and card stock to leave an area of unfinished wood for your guests to sign. The design is completely up to you!

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Step
2

Paint your trays! The color can match your home decor or your wedding theme... get creative or keep it simple!

DIY Sharpie Wedding Guest Book Trays step 2
Step
3

Remove the mask paper and tape to reveal where your guests will sign these darling trays!

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Step
4

Display the trays at your reception for your guests to sign with Sharpies! At the end of the event if there are gaps in signatures, fill them in yourselves with notes to each other or cute little drawings.

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Step
5

Ensure that all your special little notes will last a lifetime and seal your signatures with Mod Podge. Apply 2 coats of Mod Podge Decoupage Glue over the finished trays with at least an hour of dry time in between each coat. Let sit for at least 72 hours before you place anything on the trays... done!

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