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Birthday memory book: a gift from all the guests

A birthday memory book is a gift from all the guests: friends, family, neighbours and other guests each get their own double-page spread with two photos and answers about the birthday person, printed as a hardcover. It is a shared book rather than a book just for the birthday person: everyone in it can get a copy, and the minimum order is 10 books. It suits an 18th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th or any birthday that is celebrated in style. A book costs €24.90 including design, printing and shipping, and the books arrive 5 to 7 working days after the last answers and payments.

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The book, the questionnaire and our WhatsApp support are in German. Other languages and shipping to other countries on request.

Left half of a sample double-page spread for a neighbour's 50th birthday, in German: drawn portrait of a neighbour with a grey beard and glasses in a running shirt with a race number, answers to prompts such as our first party together, Sandra's best advice and what we still laugh about, four awards with nominations such as longest friendship, and a birthday wish for Sandra Right half of the sample double-page spread, in German: a second drawn portrait in a light shirt, answers to prompts such as my dream present for Sandra and our birthday ritual, how Sandra changed my life, what Sandra should try in the year ahead, a signature, name and four details: since 1998, Libra, neighbour and birthday
Sample page. The names and answers are made up; the background and the icons are design examples.

What goes into a birthday memory book?

On each spread, one person writes about the birthday person. Each spread also has a name, a signature and four short details with icons. We adapt the title and questions to your group. For a Sandra turning 50, the questionnaire might include these prompts:

Laugh with the birthday person, not at them: leave out questions about age or looks. You will find more ideas in our friendship book questions.

The pages for all the guests

Everyone who wrote in the book is on the cover: the photos are cut out and combined into one cover image. You choose the background, for example the birthday person's favourite place. Inside, you also get:

The book is a landscape A5 hardcover on 170 g/m² paper that you can write on with a ballpoint pen. The cover says “Freundebuch” (the German word for a book in which friends each fill in a page) or a title of your own, such as “Sandra 50”.

A group birthday gift: who it suits

A Flashbook is a shared book. It holds 8 to 42 people, everyone in it can get a copy, and the minimum order is 10 books. It isn't meant to be a single copy just for the birthday person. For other quantities and special requests, just send us an enquiry.

For a birthday that works well: the birthday person gets their book, and friends, siblings or neighbours get the same book as a memento of the party. Not everyone in the book has to buy one.

It is not the right choice if only a few people are writing or you definitely only want a single book. Other options are covered in Make your own friendship book or have one made?

A memory book for an 18th, 30th, 50th or 60th birthday

For an 18th. Instead of “how we will celebrate the next milestone”, try “what we will do first at 18”. Leave out questions that assume alcohol.

For a 30th or 40th. Friends from school, university, work and clubs often do not know each other. In the book, each circle gets to know the others' stories.

For a 50th, 60th and beyond. Several generations often write, from the neighbours to the grandchildren. For children, the parents fill in the questionnaire; find out more under children's photos and data protection.

Birthday memory book: how it works

One person needs to organise it, for example someone from the family or a best friend. Ideally the birthday person knows nothing about it.

  1. Enquiring takes 2 minutes. You then get the link via WhatsApp.
  2. You share the link with everyone who is writing, without the birthday person. Everyone answers the questions on their phone in about 5 minutes and uploads two photos. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays you get an overview via WhatsApp of who is still missing.
  3. Once all the answers are in and all the books are paid for, we design and print. The books reach you 5 to 7 working days later.

Everyone fills in the questionnaire before the party. Whether it is there on the day depends on how early everyone answers and pays, and it is not promised. So plan backwards and start a few weeks beforehand. If the book only arrives after the party, it is just as much a gift from everyone.

How much does the memory book cost?

A book costs €24.90 including design, printing and shipping to Germany and Austria. The lower prices apply when several groups order together.

1 to 2 groups
€24.90
from 3 groups
€22.90
from 5 groups
€19.90

Everyone pays for their book by payment link, or one person pays for everyone by invoice within 14 days. Who pays for the birthday person's book is up to you. Because each book is designed individually, orders cannot be cancelled.

Frequently asked questions about the birthday memory book

Can the book stay a surprise?

Yes. Share the link in a group without the birthday person. They do not have to fill anything in themselves.

Can guests write in it who are not coming to the party?

Yes. Everyone fills in the questionnaire on their own phone, wherever they live. Shipping to Germany and Austria is included, and to other countries on request.

What if we have more than 42 guests?

Then a special book is possible: just send us an enquiry. Or you choose the inner circle for the book.

Will the book be there on the day of the party?

That is not promised. The books arrive 5 to 7 working days after everyone has answered and paid. So start a few weeks beforehand; as a gift after the party, the book works just as well.

Who else gets a book apart from the birthday person?

Everyone who orders one. Everyone in the book can get a copy, and the minimum order is 10. Anyone who does not want one does not have to buy one.

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