Voice-note guestbook
An audio guestbook on your guests’ own phones
Sparkle’s guestbook lets every guest leave you a written line with a voice note of up to three minutes, or a photo, from their own phone in the Sparkle wedding app. There’s no handset to hire, charge or post back. Only you, your co-hosts and a guestbook helper you name hear the voice notes. Download the whole book to keep.
- Digital guestbook · £39 add-on
Updated · Josh Jahans, founder of Sparkle
At a glance
| Where guests sign | In the Sparkle wedding app on their phone, or with a written line in their browser |
|---|---|
| What they leave | A line of up to 1,000 characters, with a voice note of up to three minutes or a photo |
| Who hears the voice notes | The two of you, your co-hosts, a guestbook helper you name, and the guest who left it |
| Who reads the lines | Every guest, unless you show them just a line saying who signed |
| Keeping it | Download the whole book: a page to open or print, the photos in place and every voice note ready to play |
| Price | A £39 add-on, paid once |
How it works
How the voice-note guestbook works
Add the guestbook to your wedding
Guests find it beside the photos in your app, ready from the moment they join.
Guests leave a line and a voice note
They write a line for you, then record a voice note of up to three minutes, or add a photo instead.
The voices come to you
Guests can read each other’s lines, but a voice note or photo goes only to the two of you, your co-hosts and a guestbook helper you name. Other guests see only that one was left.
Keep the book
After the day, download the whole book, voices and all: a page to open or print, the photos in place and every voice note ready to play. A big book comes in several zips: unzip them all into one folder.
Honest limits
Good to know before you choose
What it does and what it doesn’t, so there are no surprises on the day.
Voice notes are recorded in the app
In their browser, guests can leave a written line. To record a voice note or add a photo, they need the Sparkle wedding app on an iPhone or Android phone.
Nothing to pick up at the venue
There’s no handset on a table to remind people, so tell guests it’s there: a line on the invitation, a card on the tables or a word in the speeches.
Voice notes need signal
A written line made without signal is saved and sent when it returns. Voice notes and photos need signal or Wi-Fi at the time.
An open book
Lines go into the book straight away, with no approval step. You can hide or delete any line afterwards, or show guests just a line saying who signed.
Questions
What couples ask
What is an audio guestbook?
A guestbook of recorded messages, instead of or as well as written ones. Traditionally it’s a telephone handset at the venue. With Sparkle, guests record a voice note on their own phone and it comes straight to you.
How long can a voice note be?
Up to three minutes: long enough for a toast, a story or a verse of your song.
Can other guests hear the voice notes?
No. Other guests can read the written lines, but only the two of you, your co-hosts, a guestbook helper you name and the guest who recorded it can play a voice note.
Can guests sign it without the app?
A guest who can’t install the app can leave a written line from their browser. Voice notes and photos need the Sparkle wedding app, which is the full wedding.
How do we keep the recordings?
Download the whole book from your dashboard, or from the app after the day: a page to open or print, with the photos in place and every voice note ready to play, and a plain-text copy. A big book comes in several zips (up to 250 MB each from the dashboard, 100 MB from the app): unzip them all into one folder.
How much does it cost?
The guestbook is a £39 add-on, paid once per wedding, on the web. Voice notes, photos and the download are included.
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