Here at Jackson Fish Market, there aren’t many things that Jenny, Walter, and I love more than shipping new software. So today makes us very happy. Last July, our own Jenny Lam got married. While there was a professional photographer, several amateur photographers, and a professional videographer (all of whom did a great job), there was still an opportunity for a different kind of documentation – the personal wish for the new couple spoken straight into the camera. The tradition of having a guestbook for guests to sign has been around for sometime. Jenny brought this idea into the 21st century by having guests record personal video messages instead of asking them to sign a physical book.

Today we’re taking the software created expressly for Jenny’s wedding and shipping it to the rest of the world. Thrilled For You™ — Wedding Video Guestbook is a modern take on the traditional guestbook. Instead of signing a physical book, guests walk up to a kiosk running the Thrilled for You software, and record a video congratulations to the happy couple.

Each copy of Thrilled for You is customized just for your celebration with the names of the couple tying the knot, the date, and one of 21 custom backgrounds. There are enough for everyone to find something that fits with their wedding palette. The software runs silently and automatically as guests can record an unlimited number of warm, heartfelt, and often humorous congratulations messages. The videos produced can be uploaded to video sharing services such as YouTube and Vimeo and even incorporated into the official wedding video by the videographer hired for the event. (Videographers, photographers, and other wedding professionals should get in touch about special pricing packages for multiple wedding events.)

Here are four of the over twenty custom themes:

Thrilled for You runs on MacOS only. It requires either Leopard or Snow Leopard versions to operate. Your Macintosh computer will also need a webcam (either built-in or attached) to run the Thrilled for You software.

Thrilled for You costs $99. Go to the Thrilled for You — Wedding Video Guestbook website, choose “customize“, enter the names of the two people getting married, the date of the event, and choose a theme. We’ll send you a link to download your own customized version of Thrilled for You within 24 hours.

We hope you make Thrilled for You a part of your special day. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, don’t hesitate to let us know. We’re always looking to improve the experience so that on your wedding day, the only thing you have to worry about is having wonderful time. After your wedding day, we hope that Thrilled for You – Wedding Video Guestbook played a small but important role in making your memories come to life.

And of course, if you are getting married soon, congratulations on your upcoming nuptials. We are thrilled for you.