Wedding guestbook (bat) question...

[GormanHarvey]

So I'm getting hitched in just over a month and instead of having a regular guestbook to sign at the reception, we are going to have a wood baseball bat (or 2) to sign instead. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for a good place to order the bat(s) from. Obviously looking for a nice bat at a decent price. Thanks in advance...

[monkeyman343434]

I'm not sure how much this would cost, but I think it would be neat, you could contact Louisville Slugger and have your name and your wife's name engraved into the bats.
http://www.sluggergifts.com/

[monkeyman343434]

looks like the full size would be $57. Not sure how much you can get engraved on there, or how much S&H would be, and not sure if that's about the price you're looking for but figured I'd throw it out there.

[GormanHarvey]

That is a very cool suggestion! I just sent the link to my fiance. Thanks!

[Patrick425]

I'm very jeolous. Wish I would have thought of this 16 years ago! Then you get bat displays and hang them on a wall at home. Very cool.

[Buckylovesbeer]

I got married in Madison last summer. Through Nedrobos formalwear, if you order anything through them, you can get a huge discount on Rawlings official baseball bats engraved, which are in their product catalog. On the bats themselves, you can get up to thirty items per line - 3 lines total on the barrel.

 

I ordered 12 - one for me, all of the guys standing up, ushers, dads, etc. They looked awesome.

 

Final price was $42 per bat. They order them directly through the bat company. Orignal price (without their discount) was quoted at $58.

 

It was perfect. Worth every penny.....so if your still looking to order, please try through who your getting your tuxes from.

 

By the way, the bat that I ordered for my wife and I reads on the barrel

 

Joe and Alyssa (our names)

Our biggest Day

August 1st, 2009

 

They turned out great. Best of luck and congrats!

[jjkoestler]

Awesome idea. I just sent the info to a buddy who is getting married at the end of the summer.

 

Gorman - Congrats on getting married and for finding a woman who will let you have bats in place of the guestbook!

[GormanHarvey]

Hey thanks for the input and the congrats guys! I ordered the tuxes through Men's Wearhouse so I am going to check with them because I remember a mention of 25% discount on wedding party gifts through them.

 

jjkoestler - I lucked out!

[berniebrewer4life]

Hey thanks for the input and the congrats guys! I ordered the tuxes through Men's Wearhouse so I am going to check with them because I remember a mention of 25% discount on wedding party gifts through them.

 

jjkoestler - I lucked out!

If you have 6 people getting tuxes with them, you get a free tux, or $400 off a suit of your choosing. I went with them for my wedding(june) as well.

[dadofandrew]

Personally, I'd hate to ruin a nice bat with a bunch of signatures.

[burniebrewer]

Personally, I'd hate to ruin a nice bat with a bunch of signatures.

He's not ordering these bats to take batting practice, Al.

 

Is your wedding guest book prominently displayed in your home? If it is, I apologize, but I'm guessing most couples have theirs in a box or cabinet somewhere. These bats will be displayed, look great and remind them of the memories of their wedding day. Great idea!

[GormanHarvey]

Again, thanks for all of your help guys! I really appreciate it and I will post what I end up going with

[bball123h]

I had one signed by everybody in our wedding party, and gave each of my groomsmen a personalized bat as their gift. Made for some awesome pictures too!

[tristarscoop]

Anyone know what the prices are to get the personalized bats at Miller Park? That tent is set up at the Friday's corner for every game. Taking away shipping, the price might even out...

[Buckylovesbeer]

When I ordered from the tux place, they did not charge shipping......but I too am curious to know how much one of the personalized bats at Miller park cost.

[burniebrewer]

I'm sure the cost has gone up some, but I had a personalized bat made a few years ago and I think it cost me about $40.

[Jimbo]

I'm not sure how much this would cost, but I think it would be neat, you could contact Louisville Slugger and have your name and your wife's name engraved into the bats.

http://www.sluggergifts.com/

I was in Louisville last week and had one made up. Very cool.

 

 

[beno78]

We had "home plate" and small bases at our wedding for guests to sign. Bought them at the Fan Zone. Big home plate and 8" bases (roughly). Displayed on the rec room wall like a baseball diamond. We also had a regular guest book at the church (and again at the reception) in case people weren't going to make both and for those that felt more traditional. Congrats and good luck.

[John Brew]

Anyone know what the prices are to get the personalized bats at Miller Park? That tent is set up at the Friday's corner for every game. Taking away shipping, the price might even out...

I checked last night, they're $75 at Miller Park. Pretty steep.

[GormanHarvey]

Here is a link to a preview of the bat we chose. Hopefully it works:

 

http://www.sluggergifts.c...&f4=B&sku=PEROLD

 

We also ordered a horizontal bat holder to display it in our home. Thanks again for all the suggestions/help!!

 

EDIT: The link works for the most part, except for some reason in only displays my name - haha! It should say Chad & Stephanie, but you get the gist...