Where can I buy a wedding guestbook in Los Angeles?

June 16, 2015 9:24 PM

I'm the maid of honor in a wedding on Saturday, and the bride has just tasked me with finding a guestbook. I am in Los Angeles and the only day I can go shopping for this is tomorrow.

The wedding will have a midsummer night's dream/rustic elegant/pinterest-y vibe to it. So I'm looking for something that's more classic and less of a super flowery scrapbook from Michaels type thing. The bride linked to this as an example of something that's okay, but maybe a little too plain for her taste. Honestly, I'm not entirely sure what she wants, so any and all suggestions are welcome.

I need to get this tomorrow, so shopping online is not an option. I am in Mid-City Los Angeles, so shop suggestions nearby would be great, but please suggest any shop you can think of in the LA area.

posted by kitty teeth to Shopping (14 answers total)

You might be underestimating the offerings at Michael's, or Jo Ann's, both of which have large wedding supply sections, and while there is some cheesy stuff there is also all kinds of stuff that caters to the Pinterest crowd.
posted by Lyn Never at 9:35 PM on June 16, 2015 [3 favorites]

There's some stationary stores listed here. Lula Mae sounds promising. Maybe call around and see who has something suitable - blank books might give you more interesting options rather than just searching for wedding guest books.
posted by Beti at 9:37 PM on June 16, 2015 [1 favorite]

Vroman's in Pasadena.
posted by Ideefixe at 9:41 PM on June 16, 2015 [1 favorite]

Try Pulp, a store on La Brea near Wilshire that sells cards and stationery.
posted by chicainthecity at 9:52 PM on June 16, 2015

Pulp Cards and Paper
452 S La Brea Ave
Los Angeles, California
[phone]

or

Paper Source — 3rd & Fairfax
175 South Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-934-4791
posted by calgirl at 9:52 PM on June 16, 2015

blank books might give you more interesting options rather than just searching for wedding guest books.

So much this. You may find some very nice thematic matches with blank journals or sketchbooks from a good bookstore, too.
posted by mochapickle at 9:55 PM on June 16, 2015 [1 favorite]

Urbanic on Abbot Kinney in Venice do lovely wedding stationery.
posted by tardigrade at 9:57 PM on June 16, 2015

I hit up my social network - they also suggested Pulp and Paper Source, plus Papyrus, Things Remembered, David's Bridal, William Ernest Brown in BH, Francis Orr on Camden, Soolip Stationary at the Pacific Design Center, and Alfred Angelos.

Good luck!
posted by vignettist at 10:38 PM on June 16, 2015

Pulp is great; Paper Source might have something; Jonathan Wright has lovely cards and maybe books; Francis Orr for fancy options. I feel like there are a couple of other stores on Beverly that might have options! There's also a Blick Art Supplies, if you wanted to adapt a sketchbook. (They sell incredibly lovely papers by the sheet if you needed to make a cover, though if you're not into arts and crafts, there are always other options.)
posted by jetlagaddict at 10:50 PM on June 16, 2015

Seconding the suggestion to just buy a blank (well, lined) notebook. It will look much better (and probably be cheaper) than a "wedding" specific one.
posted by quaking fajita at 5:37 AM on June 17, 2015

We found our wedding guestbook at a stationary store -- they had a variety of lovely, non-cheesy options, both lined and unlined. We ended up going with unlined because we had a large kid contingent at our wedding, and were hoping for cool doodles (we got a few from kids, but more from adults -- it was charming!). So, if you think the bride would like that type of thing, you might want to go for something unlined.
posted by rainbowbrite at 6:18 AM on June 17, 2015

Nthing Paper Source. I've had luck finding nice guest books there, even though they are a bit on the pricey side.
posted by rivtintin at 7:04 AM on June 17, 2015

Flax Pen & Paper on Gayley in Westwood might be another good choice.
posted by culfinglin at 8:26 AM on June 17, 2015

Response by poster: Everyone, thank you so, so much for your replies. I was near Paper Source, and they had a suitable guestbook, so that was my first and only stop since I was/am a bit short on time today. I will be checking out all of these other shops soon, though. Thanks again!
posted by kitty teeth at 3:39 PM on June 17, 2015