A vintage phone booth & audio guest book rental for weddings and events. Your guests pick up the handset, hear your greeting, and leave messages you'll keep forever.
Serving NYC · Long Island · Westchester · Rockland · Hudson Valley · Northern New Jersey
How it works
No pens, no awkward blank pages. Just voices.
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A 1950s payphone, a classic rotary, or a full walk-in booth. Black or white, matched to your event.
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They lift the handset, hear your personalized voicemail greeting, and speak after the tone. It runs itself all night.
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Every recording delivered digitally after the event. Add a 4K video montage if you want the faces too.
Our phones
Every phone uses a vintage handset and plays your personalized greeting.
The showpiece. A full-size walk-in booth in white that guests step into to leave their message.
Headliner & VIP
An authentic New York City payphone, rescued and rebuilt. Pure city nostalgia for your reception.
Headliner & VIP
A 1950s payphone or classic rotary, black or white, on a skirted cocktail table. No booth needed.
All packages
Not sure which fits your venue? Ask when you check your date.
About
Milestone Messages is a locally owned rental serving wedding venues across NYC, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland, the Hudson Valley, and Northern New Jersey. We arrive early, set up, and test your greeting before the first guest picks up the handset. Want florals on the booth? We coordinate directly with your florist. And when the night ends, we pack up quietly. You never lift a finger.
Gallery
Real setups from real events.
Packages
Every package includes setup, breakdown, and digital delivery of all recordings.
$450
Tabletop setup
Most popular
$1,000
Everything in Basic, plus your choice of booth
$1,500
Everything in Headliner, plus the red-carpet treatment
A 4K video montage of your guests leaving their messages, delivered in 16:9 and made for sharing. Included with The VIP.
$200
Add videoEvery rental includes
We bring it, place it, and break it down. You never touch the equipment.
Your voice or ours, recorded and tested before the first guest arrives.
The “Leave a Message” sign makes sure nobody walks past without noticing.
Every recording sent to you after the event, yours to keep and share.
FAQ
An audio guest book is a modern twist on the traditional wedding guest book: instead of signing a page, guests pick up a vintage phone, hear a personalized greeting, and record a voice message. After the event you receive every message as an audio file — real voices and real emotions you can replay forever, instead of a book that sits in a drawer.
They pick up the handset, hear your greeting, and speak after the tone. Hang up, done. The neon "Leave a Message" sign and your greeting explain everything — no apps, no QR codes, no instructions needed.
Our packages run $450 to $1,500. The Basic ($450) is a tabletop vintage phone setup, The Headliner ($1,000) adds a full-size walk-in British phone booth or an authentic NYC street payphone, and The VIP ($1,500) adds the red-carpet treatment with the 4K video package included. Every package includes delivery, setup, breakdown, and digital delivery of all recordings.
The Basic is the tabletop setup with a 1950s payphone or rotary. The Headliner and VIP add your choice of the walk-in British booth or the NYC street payphone.
Most couples book 3 to 6 months ahead. Popular dates — especially spring and fall Saturdays — go first, so once your venue is locked in, check your date with us. Last-minute openings do happen; it never hurts to ask.
Yes — a 50% deposit reserves your date, with the balance due before the event. We confirm everything in writing when you book.
Five hours of recording time is standard with every package. Need longer? Ask when you book.
Yes, weather permitting. We need a covered area — a tent, pavilion, or awning — with a standard power outlet nearby. We confirm placement details with you and your venue ahead of time.
Yes. We're fully insured and can provide a certificate of insurance (COI) directly to your venue on request — just tell us where to send it.
Absolutely — florals on the booth are stunning. We coordinate directly with your florist so the phone booth or payphone matches your event's look, from garlands to signage.
A standard power outlet and a spot near the action. The footprint is small, and we confirm placement details with your venue before the event.
Every message is delivered digitally after your event as individual files — easy to save, share, and replay.
Yes. Use your own voice, or tell us what to say and we'll record it for you. Either way, it's set up and tested before guests arrive.
A 4K video montage of guests leaving their messages, delivered in 16:9 for easy sharing. $200 with any package, included with The VIP.
We serve wedding venues within about a 50-mile radius: all five NYC boroughs, Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk counties), Westchester and Rockland, the Hudson Valley (Orange and Sullivan counties), and Northern New Jersey (Bergen and Passaic counties). Tell us where your event is when you check your date and we'll confirm.
Check your date
We'll confirm availability and send a quote, usually within one business day.