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Wedding guest book alternative: your guests, each on their own double-page spread

This wedding guest book alternative is not laid out at the party: your guests fill in a questionnaire on their phones beforehand, and the book is then printed as a hardcover. Each guest gets their own double-page spread with two photos and answers for the couple, the way friends each fill in a page in a German Freundebuch. The book holds 8 to 42 people, so it suits family and close friends more than the whole wedding party. It is a shared book rather than a book just for the two of you: everyone in it can get a copy, and the minimum order is 10 books. 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 wedding, in German: drawn portrait of the bride's grandmother with a grey bun, glasses and a flower in her hair, answers to prompts such as my song for your dance, which of you cooks better and my tip for the honeymoon, four awards with nominations such as longest journey, and a wish for the years ahead Right half of the sample double-page spread, in German: a second drawn portrait in a pink jumper, answers to prompts such as what you do better than we did and in 50 years you will be, my favourite story with you, my advice for your marriage, a signature, name and four details: guest of the bride, since 1996, waltz and Musterdorf
Sample page. The names and answers are made up; the background and the icons are design examples.

What goes into this wedding guest book alternative?

Everyone writes to the two of you. Each spread also has a name, a signature and four short details with icons. We adapt the title and questions to your group. The questionnaire might include prompts like these:

The “which of you …?” questions are the wedding game in book form. You will find more ideas in our friendship book questions.

The pages for all the guests in the book

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 wedding venue. 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 “Gästebuch” (guest book), your first names or a title of your own.

Which weddings the book 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 couple. For other quantities and special requests, just send us an enquiry.

It suits a small wedding, the inner circle of a big one, meaning family, best man, maid of honour and close friends, and the crowd from the pre-wedding party. You get your book, and everyone in it can get the same book as a keepsake. You can also pay for the books yourselves by invoice and give them as gifts. Not everyone in the book has to buy one.

If every guest at a big wedding should get their own spread, please send us an enquiry. That is a special book; the enquiry clarifies features, price and delivery time.

It is not the right choice if you are looking for a classic guest book to lay out on the wedding day, or if you definitely only want one copy. Other options are covered in Make your own friendship book or have one made?

Filling it in before the wedding: how it works

You can organise it yourselves, or the best man, maid of honour and friends can turn it into a surprise.

  1. Enquiring takes 2 minutes. You then get the link via WhatsApp.
  2. You share the link with the guests who will be in the book. 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 wedding. Whether it is there on the wedding 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 wedding, it works just as well: as a keepsake for you and a thank you to everyone who wrote in it.

A memory book for a silver or golden wedding anniversary

Here children, grandchildren, friends and neighbours write to the couple. Instead of the honeymoon, ask about their next trip together, and instead of advice for the marriage, ask what the couple has shown everyone. For children, the parents fill in the questionnaire; find out more under children's photos and data protection.

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, for example you as the couple. Because each book is designed individually, orders cannot be cancelled.

Frequently asked questions about the wedding guest book alternative

Will the book already be printed on the wedding day?

That is not promised. The books arrive 5 to 7 working days after everyone has answered and paid, and how quickly that happens is up to your guests. So start a few weeks before the wedding. As a gift after the celebration, the book works just as well.

We have more than 42 guests. Is that possible?

The book suits an inner circle of up to 42 people. If every guest at a big wedding should get their own spread, that is a special book, arranged through an enquiry.

Do couples among the guests share a double-page spread?

In the book, everyone has their own double-page spread, including both halves of a couple. If you would like something different, mention it in your enquiry.

Can guests from abroad write in it?

Yes, it is filled in on the phone, wherever you are. The book and questionnaire are in German, and other languages and shipping to other countries are available on request.

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