A Wedding Day Time Capsule
Sealed Guest Letters for Your First Anniversary
The guest book that actually gets read — one year later.
Wedding guest books get one page each, are signed at 11 PM, and sit on a shelf forever. A wedding time capsule does the opposite: each guest writes a real letter, seals it, and we mail them back to the couple one year later — one letter at a time, across the weeks of their first anniversary.
The first anniversary is the paper anniversary on purpose. Now you have the paper.
How It Works
Four steps. We do the holding.
One
Set up the station
A small table at the reception with stationery, pens, envelopes, and our prompt card. Looks better than the photo booth.
Two
Guests write & seal
Each guest writes a short letter and seals it in our cream envelope. We never read it. Aunt Karen never reads it.
Three
Mail the stack to us
The couple (or planner) bundles the stack and ships it to our PO box. We log each letter and put it in storage.
Four
We mail them back
Across the weeks of your first anniversary (or all on one day, your call), we mail each letter to your address. One envelope at a time.
Prompt Card for Guests
What to suggest they write
Most guests freeze in front of a blank page. A prompt card on the station fixes that. Sample prompts:
- — What you noticed about the couple tonight that they probably did not
- — The exact moment you knew they belonged together
- — What you hope they fight about (and what you hope they do not)
- — A piece of advice from your own marriage you are not sure you should give
- — A story about one of them that you will never tell to their face
- — What you wish you had been told before your own first anniversary
- — A movie, song, or place that the two of them should associate with year one
Pricing
$19 per handwritten letter
Each guest writes their own; each is stored sealed and mailed back on schedule.
50-guest wedding
$950
50 sealed letters returned across the first-anniversary window. Roughly the cost of a premium guest book.
100-guest wedding
$1,900
100 sealed letters returned. Similar to the cost of a photo booth, with letters instead of strips of pictures.
Frequently Asked
For planners and couples
How does this work for a wedding with 100 guests?
Set up a writing station at the reception with our prompt cards, envelopes, and our PO box pre-addressed. Each guest writes a letter and seals it. The couple (or the planner) mails the stack to us afterward. Each letter is a separate order — typically the handwritten $19 per letter — and we mail each one back to the couple on the first anniversary.
Do guests pay or does the couple cover it?
Usually the couple covers it as part of the wedding budget — like a guest book, but better. For a 100-guest wedding that's roughly $1900 in letters, which puts it in line with what couples spend on a photo booth or premium guest book. Some couples ask guests to contribute the $19 in lieu of a gift.
When should the letters arrive?
First anniversary is the strongest pick — the traditional paper anniversary, exactly one year after the day. We can also do the second anniversary (two-year delivery cap). Some couples set delivery for specific dates like the bride's 30th birthday or a year out from a deployment.
What if the couple's address changes?
Email support before the delivery date and we'll update the mailing address at no charge. Newly married couples move; we plan for that.
Can we set it up as a corporate or large-event gift program?
Yes — for weddings over 50 letters or recurring events, contact support and we'll set up a bulk workflow with a single shipping address and your custom delivery date logic.
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