The best video guestbook questions are short, specific and easy to answer in 30 seconds — for example "What's your best advice for our first year of marriage?", "What's your favourite memory of us?", or "What do you hope we're doing in 10 years?" Give guests one question at a time rather than a list, mix heartfelt and funny prompts, and tailor a few for kids, grandparents and old friends.
"Leave us a message" is the hardest prompt there is. Guests panic, say "Congratulations! Love you!" and stop recording. A good prompt gives them something to say. Below are sixty, grouped by mood.
Marriage advice
- What's your best advice for our first year of marriage?
- What's the secret to a happy marriage?
- What should we never go to bed without doing?
- What's one thing we should always make time for?
- What's the best argument-ending line you know?
- What do you wish someone had told you on your wedding day?
- What's the best thing about being married? (Or: the best thing about staying single?)
- What should we do on our first anniversary?
- What rule should every couple live by?
- How do you keep the romance alive after the kids / the dog / the mortgage?
Memories of the couple
- What's your favourite memory of us?
- How did you first meet one of us?
- What was your first impression of [partner] when you met them?
- When did you know these two were serious?
- What's the funniest thing you've seen one of us do?
- What's a story about us that should be told at every anniversary?
- What's one thing about [name] that [partner] should know?
- Which of us is the better cook — and why?
- Describe us as a couple in three words.
- What's a trip or night out with us you'll never forget?
Today
- What's been your favourite moment of the day so far?
- What did you think when you saw them walk down the aisle?
- Give us your review of the wedding in 30 seconds.
- Who's going to win the dance floor tonight?
- What's the best thing you've eaten or drunk today?
- Rate the speeches. Honestly.
- What's one thing you'll remember from today in 20 years?
- Who cried first?
Hopes and wishes
- What do you hope we're doing in 10 years?
- What's your wish for our marriage?
- Where should we go on holiday together this year?
- What's one adventure we absolutely have to have together?
- What do you hope we never change about ourselves?
- What are you most looking forward to seeing us do next?
Funny prompts
- Predict our future: how many kids, pets, and arguments about the thermostat?
- Which of us will be the first to forget our anniversary?
- Give us your best dad joke.
- What song should be our fight-ending song?
- Do your best impression of one of us.
- Who's more likely to get lost on the way home?
- What should we name our first pet?
- Make a toast in 10 seconds — go!
Time capsule prompts (to watch later)
These work especially well if the messages will be opened on an anniversary — something Wedding Reels can do with its time capsule feature.
- What do you want to say to us on our first anniversary?
- Make a prediction we can check in five years.
- What's happening in your own life right now?
- What would you like to say to our future kids?
- What do you think we'll be arguing about in 10 years?
- Tell us something about today that we'll have forgotten by next year.
For grandparents and older relatives
- What was your own wedding day like?
- What's the one thing that kept your marriage strong?
- What were we like as children?
- What advice would your younger self want to hear?
For kids
- What do you think married people do all day?
- What's the best thing about [name]?
- Draw us something — or dance for us!
- What should we have for dinner every night?
For old friends
- What's the most embarrassing story you're allowed to tell on camera?
- What did [name] say about [partner] after their first date?
- What's one thing you promise to do for us this year?
- Tell us something you've never told us before.
How to use prompts so guests actually record
Show one question at a time. A list of 60 on a sign is overwhelming. One question on screen is an invitation. In Wedding Reels, guests see a single prompt when they open the recorder and can tap to shuffle to another if it doesn't suit them.
Change prompts through the day. "What did you think of the ceremony?" works in the afternoon; "Rate the dance moves" works at 11 p.m. Wedding Reels' smart prompts can switch automatically by time of day.
Keep it to about 30 seconds. Short messages are less intimidating and much easier to watch back. Nobody needs a ten-minute monologue.
Match your tone. If you're a sentimental couple, lean on memories and wishes. If your crowd is loud, go heavier on the funny prompts. Most weddings do best with a mix.
Put one prompt on the sign. "What's your advice for our first year? Scan and tell us" gets more scans than "Leave us a message." More ideas in our QR sign wording guide.
Ask a few guests to go first. Guests copy guests. If the best man records a message during dinner, the table follows.
What to do with the messages afterwards
Watch them together the day after — it's often the most emotional hour of the whole wedding weekend. Download the full set, share a highlight montage with the guests who took part, and save a few to rewatch on your anniversary.
Frequently asked questions
How many prompts should we use? Around five to ten active at a time, rotated or shuffled, is plenty.
How long should a video guestbook message be? 15–30 seconds is the sweet spot. Wedding Reels caps messages at 30 seconds so guests aren't put on the spot.
What if a guest doesn't want to be on camera? Offer an alternative — a written note or a photo. Wedding Reels lets guests do any of the three from the same QR code.
Want to see the prompts in action? Try it as a guest, or set up your own video guestbook free.
