The Digital Guestbook: Written and Video Messages
Alongside photos, family and friends can leave a message in the digital guestbook. It sits beside, or in place of, a traditional paper guest book, and keeps every message together with the photos.
What can people leave?
- A written message: a memory, a few words of comfort, or what their loved one meant to them.
- A video message: a short recording made on their phone.
Written and video messages are included in every paid plan. Free galleries include written messages only.
Why families value it
The guestbook gives people who can't attend the service a way to share their condolences and memories. Many families also find it comforting to read and watch these messages in the weeks and months afterwards.
Some gentle prompts you could suggest
- A favorite memory of your loved one
- Something they taught you
- What you'll always remember about them
Privacy
The family can keep guestbook messages private, visible only to the family, or allow everyone with access to the gallery to see them.
All guestbook messages are included when you download the gallery from your host dashboard.