Friendship book for adults: one book for your whole group
A friendship book for adults, a grown-up version of the German Freundebuch from school, is filled in by the whole group at once: everyone gets their own double-page spread with two photos and their answers, and the book is printed as a hardcover for all. It suits a group of friends, a team at work, a group from university or an apprenticeship, and celebrations such as hen and stag dos, milestone birthdays or weddings. 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.
Everything is personalised: we adapt the title and questions to your group, and you all appear together on the cover. Everyone fills it in online on their phone, and Flashbooks does the design. You do not have to craft or lay out anything yourselves.
For occasions centred on one person, such as a farewell or a birthday, remember that 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. For other quantities and special requests, just send us an enquiry. If you definitely only want a single book, you will find other options in Make your own friendship book or have one made?
The book, the questionnaire and our WhatsApp support are in German. Other languages and shipping to other countries on request.
What goes into a friendship book for adults?
Everyone talks about themselves and your group. Each spread also has a name, a signature and four short details with icons. A photo from back then and one from today show how long you have known each other. For a group of friends, the questionnaire might include prompts like these:
- How I joined the group
- Our running joke
- What I wanted to be back then
- What I do now
- The story about us I most like to tell
- What I wish us for the next ten years
For farewells, birthdays, weddings and hen or stag dos, the questions are about the person being celebrated. We adapt the title and questions to your group. You will find more ideas in our friendship book questions, with a section just for adults.
The pages for the whole group
Your whole group is on the cover: the photos are cut out and combined into one cover image. You choose the background, for example a picture of your favourite place. Inside, you also get:
- the group photo
- four awards, for which everyone nominates someone from the group, such as “most creative excuse” or “cooks for everyone”
- a double-page spread for special moments
- two double-page spreads for signatures and messages
- at least 4 blank double-page spreads to write in, for anyone who joins you at the next get-together
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” (friendship book) or a title of your own.
Having your friendship book designed online: how it works
Only one person needs to organise it. Everyone does the rest on their own phone.
- Enquiring takes 2 minutes. You then get the link via WhatsApp.
- You share the link in your group. 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.
- 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.
Flashbooks has already made over 5,000 books.
Friendship book for university, flatshares, apprenticeships and voluntary service
A friendship book fits wherever a group has spent time together and then goes separate ways.
Friendship book for university
Whether it is a study group, a student council or your whole year: when you graduate, the book records who got through the exams together. Ask about the longest night in the library and about plans for afterwards.
Flatshare friendship book
If your flatshare has fewer than 8 people, bring in everyone who has ever lived with you, plus neighbours and regular visitors. That way the book becomes the story of your flat.
Friendship book for your apprentice year group
If you start an apprenticeship together, you share vocational school, exams and your first projects of your own. At the end, everyone gets a double-page spread, and the company can pay for the books by invoice.
Leaving gift for German voluntary service (FSJ, FÖJ and Bundesfreiwilligendienst)
In voluntary service seminar groups, people from different places grow close. A book for the last seminar is a leaving gift for everyone, because everyone in it can get a copy.
How much does a friendship book for adults cost?
The price per book depends on how many groups take part in one order. Design, printing and shipping to Germany and Austria are always included.
- 1 to 2 groups
- €24.90
- from 3 groups
- €22.90
- from 5 groups
- €19.90
The book holds 8 to 42 people, and larger groups can have a special book on request. The minimum order is 10 books, and not everyone has to buy one. Everyone pays for themselves by payment link, or one person pays for everyone by invoice within 14 days. Because each book is designed individually, orders cannot be cancelled.
Frequently asked questions about the friendship book for adults
Can I get a friendship book for adults as a single copy?
No. 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. If you definitely only want a single book, you will find other options under Make your own friendship book or have one made?
Where do the photos come from?
Everyone uploads their own two photos on their phone, for example one from back then and one from today. Flashbooks takes care of the design, which is included in the price.
Can friends who live far away take part?
Yes. Everyone fills in the questionnaire on their own phone. Shipping to Germany and Austria is included, and shipping to other countries is available on request.
Can children be in the book too?
Yes. For children, the parents fill in the questionnaire. Photos and answers are only used for the book; find out more under children's photos and data protection.
How is it different from a photo book?
A photo book is usually put together by one person for someone else. In the friendship book, everyone has their own double-page spread with photos and answers, and everyone can get the same book.
For your team at work
- Company yearbook
A company yearbook in which the team introduces itself, at the end of the year, for an anniversary or as a get-to-know-you book.
- Leaving book for a colleague
A leaving book from the whole team when someone leaves or retires, or when the boss moves on.
For celebrations among friends
- Hen do book or stag do book
A hen do book or stag do book: the group writes about the bride or groom, as a gift for the do or the wedding.
- Birthday memory book
A birthday memory book from all the guests for an 18th, 30th, 50th or 60th.
- Wedding guest book alternative
An alternative to the wedding guest book: family and friends fill it in before the wedding, and everyone in the book can get a copy to keep.
For goodbyes and reunions
- Going away book for a year abroad
A going away book for school exchanges, au pairs and work and travel.
- Class reunion memory book
A memory book for when the class meets up again after years.
Guides for friends, celebrations and companies
- Friendship book questions
Ideas for every age, with questions for adults and colleagues.
- Make your own friendship book or have one made?
Template, your own design or a finished book compared.
- Leaving gifts for colleagues
Personal ideas for a new job, retirement or the boss.
- Christmas gifts for colleagues
Ideas for colleagues and staff at the end of the year.
- Class reunion ideas
Planning, invitations, programme and games.
- Team gifts
Ideas for sports teams, clubs, school classes and offices.