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Personalized Oak Guest Book | Last Name Script Engraving

$69.80 $41.88
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Free Digital Design Proof Receive a preview within 12-24h. We only start production after your approval.

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Custom Layout on Request — Free Don't see your idea among the layouts? We'll draw it for you — a favorite place, a hobby, your pets, any scene you can describe. Choose "Custom layout" in the options above and tell us your idea, or message us first. You'll get a proof of the drawing before we engrave.
Description

One Line. Your Name. That's the Whole Design ✒️

The most confident covers are the quietest ones. Here, your new last name is engraved in a flowing lowercase script that begins as a single line, curls through every letter, and trails off the other side — one unbroken stroke across the warm oak-tone cover, with your date set small beneath it. No wreaths, no borders. Just the name you'll share from now on.

Why This Design Gets Chosen:

  • A signature, not a label: the continuous-line script feels handwritten — like the first time you sign your new name, made permanent in wood.
  • Modern without being cold: lowercase lettering keeps it relaxed; the warm oak tone keeps it inviting. It fits a city loft reception and a vineyard table equally well.
  • Contrast you can read across the room: the engraving cuts deeper and darker than the surrounding finish, so "the [your name]'s" is legible from the welcome-table line.
  • Works after the wedding too: on a console or a shelf, it reads as a bound family volume — the kind guests pull down and flip through at every housewarming.

🎁 Arrives Ready for the Welcome Table:

  • 2 wooden pens, engraved with your names and date.
  • 2 A5 guest book table signs — unpack, place, done.
  • You approve before we engrave: a digital preview of your exact cover reaches you within 12–24 hours, and production starts only on your confirmation.
  • Different flourish in mind? Longer tail, no underline, another arrangement — we'll adjust or design a custom layout for free.

✍️ In the ENGRAVING field, type your last name and date character-for-character as you want them on the cover ("the cody's", "The Codys" — your call on style and punctuation). Size, cover color, layout, font, and pages you select right on this page.

🇺🇸 Free shipping across the USA

Materials

📖 Binding First — Because Guests Feel It

  • The covers are joined by a genuine leather spine on metal screw posts.
  • Open, the book lies perfectly flat — a one-handed signing surface, no spine fighting back.

🪵 The Cover Under the Script

  • 3-layer Baltic birch, dense enough that a single flowing line engraves clean from edge to edge without fraying.
  • Finished with a protective, non-toxic coating in the warm oak tone — one of 7 available finishes.
  • Prefer another composition? There are 24 cover layouts and 20 fonts across the range.

📄 Paper That Takes More Than Ink

  • 230 g/m² acid-free sheets — built for glued Polaroids, taped photo strips, and heavy-handed markers alike.
  • 30, 45, or 60 sheets per book; white, ivory, or black paper.
  • White and ivory can be printed with one of 10 personalized page layouts or your own custom design (one layout for all sheets); black pages stay blank on purpose — striking with a white or metallic pen.

📐 Two Sizes

  • Small 6″ × 8.5″ (15 × 21 cm) | Medium 8.5″ × 12″ (21 × 30 cm).

Built to order in our family-owned workshopover 11 years of woodworking expertise.

Shipping & Returns

If your location isn’t listed or you’re unsure whether we ship to your area, please feel free to Contact Us — we’re always happy to help.

🌍 Global Shipping & Delivery

We are proud to offer worldwide delivery for our handcrafted wooden collections. Whether you are in our primary market, the USA, or ordering from Canada, Australia, the UK, or Europe (including Germany, France, and all EU countries), we ensure your custom piece reaches you safely.

Destination Delivery Time
USA 5–8 business days
UK / Europe 9–15 business days
Australia / Canada 10–18 business days

🛠 Design & Production Time

Each personalized order is carefully made to order.

      • ✅ Digital design proof within 12–24 hours
        ✅ Production begins only after your approval
        ✅ 5–7 business days of handcrafted production after approval
        ✅ Quality inspection and careful packaging

Requested design revisions or delayed approval may extend the overall processing time.

We take the time needed to ensure every detail is perfect before your order leaves our workshop.

💰 Shipping Costs

  • 🏠 Free shipping on all orders within the USA.
  • ✈️ International shipping starts from $15 USD (calculated at checkout).

🌍 Customs & Duties

  • 🇺🇸 United States: No customs or import duties apply.
  • 🌍 EU, UK, Canada & International: Customs fees or import taxes may apply per your local regulations.
  • Please note: These charges are the responsibility of the buyer; we have no control over these local fees.

🤍 Our Promise to You

Over the past 10 years, we’ve proudly completed tens of thousands of orders, and we can honestly say that no customer has ever wanted to return their order due to dissatisfaction.

Before your piece is shipped, we make sure it is exactly what you expect — from the design details to the final finish. Your approval and satisfaction are our top priority. Even if something unexpected happens during shipping, we never leave our customers alone.

Our main goal is simple: for you to love your order and feel confident choosing us.

🔄 Returns & Exchanges

We gladly accept returns or exchanges within 30 days of delivery for items that are:

  • Not personalized
  • Not custom-made
  • Not purchased on clearance

Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs and any additional shipping fees related to exchanges.

FAQ

✒️Script Name Guest Book FAQ

"the cody's" or "The Codys" — which is correct for the cover?

Whichever feels like you — we engrave your name letter-for-letter as you type it, apostrophe or not, lowercase or capitalized. The relaxed all-lowercase look (like the photos) is this design's signature, but "The Codys", "The Cody Family", or classic capitals all work. If you're torn, mention it with your order — the free preview is the place to compare before anything is engraved.

Does the flowing line work with every font?

The unbroken line that runs into the first letter and trails out of the last is a feature of the connected script styles — several of our 20 fonts carry it naturally. Choose a non-script font and we'll adapt the composition so the cover keeps its clean, modern balance. Your 12–24 hour preview shows the exact result.

Our last name is long — will the script still fit across the cover?

Yes. The lettering is scaled to your exact name: a long name flows in a slightly finer line, a short one sits larger and bolder — the layout is redrawn either way, never squeezed. Hyphenated and two-word names work too; you'll see the true proportions in the preview.

Is the Oak color the actual wood?

Oak here is the finish color — a warm honey tone applied to our 3-layer Baltic birch cover (see the Materials tab for the full build). The script is laser-engraved through that finish, cutting deeper and darker than the surface, which is why the name reads so clearly across a room. The same design is available in all 7 cover colors.

What page count should we pick?

Sheets are used on both sides: photo layouts take 1-2 guest entries per side, lined and blank pages 2-3. 30 sheets fit a small celebration, 45 an average guest list, 60 a big reception — and blank leftovers quietly become the family album this cover was made to be.

Can we see the script before it's cut?

Always: a digital preview within 12–24 hours shows your name in the flowing script, with the date beneath, exactly as it will be engraved. We only start cutting after you approve — and tweaks at the preview stage (a longer tail, different capitalization) are free.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask us anything about this guest book — personalization, layouts, shipping to your country. Contact us — we reply quickly and are happy to help.

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Jesse Windt

Our guest book turned out perfectly and Vlad was incredibly responsive and made sure it got to us so quickly so we would have it in time for our wedding. I’m so happy with this purchase! Thank you so much. Definitely order from this Etsy store, you will not be disappointed.

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Mindy Allender

We used this as our wedding guestbook and it was amazing quality! The cover was stunning and definitely unique.

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Megan Stacy

Absolutely beautiful! Quality durable material and arrived relatively timely.

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Lydia White

From the moment I inquired, Vlad was quick to reply, professional, and had our book made and shipped to us very fast! I highly recommend this shop

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Etsy customer

This guestbook is just want I wanted and I absolutely love it!

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Taylor Haar

This wedding guest book is something that will last forever it is beautifully made with highly quality wood. This is 6 x 8.5 with 20 blank sheets natural wood cover and font #19. The wedding guest book included 2 personalized pens and 2 sheets that say “sign our guest book” we had no clue this came with the book and was a pleasant surprise we are beyond happy with the outcome of this product. Thank you!

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Etsy customer

Arrived on time and good quality! I would recommend getting the larger size!

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Etsy customer

This is the perfect guest book we were looking for! Customer service was amazing and would definitely suggest ordering from here!

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Morgan O'Connell

Exactly what we were hoping for! The quality is fantastic and can't wait to have this at our wedding.

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Hilary Walker

We love this book it exceeded expectations and the seller was very helpful! Highly recommend

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Courtney

Love it! Item is as it was described

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Cheryl Gittings

We absolutely love our guest book! Thank you for the wonderful touch for our special day.

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Caleb Wood

Every thing went smooth and looks nice. The only thing we don’t like is there binding is just the key rings that snap together in the middle. Seller was awesome and responsive

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Ana Haas

Better than we expected! Perfect ❤️

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Zach Little

GREAT! Thank you. Would recommend it!

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Jessie Stone

Exactly what we were looking for

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McKenzie Coder

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rachael stemple

Such a beautiful book! It came so quickly, and I was shown a mock up before production started, because I requested a custom design. It was done so beautifully, that when we ended up having to change the date of our wedding, we reordered the same book with the new date!

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Stacey T

Seller was easy and friendly to work with, appreciated reviewing the draft before production; it came out beautifully, absolutely love it!

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Anna Maher

Great quality! Good communication with the seller, they evern included some personalized pens!

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Arlys

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The quality of what we ordered was excellent and was exactly what we were looking for.

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Etsy customer

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Tracey Adams

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Etsy customer

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Breanne

My guest book turned out beautiful!! Super excited to be able to use on my wedding day and keep it for years to come!

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Tammy La Starza

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Naomi Hiticas

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vivi weaver

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Doug Delashmutt

Our guest book was better than we expected! Beautiful, well-made and unique for our latest business venture. Can't wait to fill it up with guest comments so we can order another one from Vlad! Great customer service and great product.