{"id":433,"date":"2013-04-03T05:00:58","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/decorate\/find-in-focus-alternative-guestbooks-using-typewriters.html"},"modified":"2013-12-27T08:05:55","modified_gmt":"2013-12-27T15:05:55","slug":"find-in-focus-alternative-guestbooks-using-typewriters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/decorate\/find-in-focus-alternative-guestbooks-using-typewriters.html","title":{"rendered":"Find in Focus: Alternative Guestbooks Using Typewriters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/bistro-images\/290\/corona-typewriter.jpg\" alt=\"Alternative guestbook typewriter vintage\" title=\" Wedding guestbook using vintage and retro typewriters\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"290\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Old style typewriters\u2014from retro to vintage\u2014have been used as <a href=\"alternative-guestbooks\" target=\"_blank\">alternative guestbooks<\/a> for the past couple of years. And wedding experts forecast that, despite all the bold, edgy trends that are in right now, these two looks will always have their place. So that poses a challenge! How do you get \u2018something old\u2019 to look fresh, new, and distinct for your own wedding?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/bistro-images\/575\/guestbook-typewriter.jpg\" alt=\"Alternative guestbook typewriter vintage pink\" border=\"0\" height=\"430\" width=\"575\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the case of this retro typewriter \u201cguest book\u201d we found via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diynetwork.com\/decorating\/10-unique-ideas-for-wedding-guest-books\/pictures\/page-2.html\" target=\"_blank\">DIY Network<\/a>, color does the trick! Doesn\u2019t this adorable combo of pink and blue remind you of a 1950s ice cream parlor or diner? The post doesn\u2019t reveal if this is a makeover from a regular grey model. But it does show what you could look out for as you scour antique stores, flea markets, and yard sales for this unique prop for your wedding!<\/p>\n<h2>Where to Look for Them Online<\/h2>\n<p>Here are four examples of where you may be able to find some typewriters:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/bistro-images\/575\/retro-typewriters.jpg\" alt=\"Alternative guestbook typewriter vintage and retro\" border=\"0\" height=\"430\" width=\"575\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1. Vintage typewriter by Olympia, made in Germany before World War II &#8211; via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/35767385\/snow-white-vintage-manual-typewriter\" target=\"_blank\">etsy<\/a><br \/>\n2. Smith-Corona with a turquoise finish &#8211; via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/105488192\/revitalized-blue-smith-corona-corsair?ref=sr_gallery_29&amp;ga_search_query=typewriters&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_ship_to=PH&amp;ga_vintage_rewrite=vintage+typewriters&amp;ga_original_query=2&amp;ga_search_type=vintage&amp;ga_facet=vintagetypewriters\" target=\"_blank\">etsy<\/a><br \/>\n3. Corona Vintage Typewriter &#8211; via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintagetypewritershoppe.com\/Mint_Vintage_Typewriters_14.html\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage Typewriter Shoppe <\/a><br \/>\n4. Vintage working manual typewriter &#8211; Bright Orange (a bit red) Remington Riviera &#8211; via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/126716053\/vintage-working-manual-typewriter-bright?ref=sr_gallery_6&amp;ga_search_query=typewriters&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_ship_to=PH&amp;ga_vintage_rewrite=vintage+typewriters&amp;ga_original_query=2&amp;ga_search_type=vintage&amp;ga_facet=vintagetypewriters\" target=\"_blank\">etsy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Old style typewriters\u2014from retro to vintage\u2014have been used as alternative guestbooks for the past couple of years. And wedding experts forecast that, despite all the bold, edgy trends that are in right now, these two looks will always have their place. So that poses a challenge! How do you get \u2018something old\u2019 to look fresh, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[124,113,225,258,226,134],"class_list":["post-433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-decorate","tag-alternative-guestbooks","tag-diy-weddings","tag-guestbook-typewriters","tag-handmade-weddings","tag-retro-weddings","tag-vintage-weddings"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Find in Focus: Alternative Guestbooks Using Typewriters - Creative and Fun Wedding Ideas Made Simple<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/decorate\/find-in-focus-alternative-guestbooks-using-typewriters.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Find in Focus: Alternative Guestbooks Using Typewriters - Creative and Fun Wedding Ideas Made Simple\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Old style typewriters\u2014from retro to vintage\u2014have been used as alternative guestbooks for the past couple of years. 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