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Kelly
Super June 2016

Alternative Cookbook Guestbook is Here!!

Kelly, on June 12, 2016 at 8:59 AM Posted in Community Conversations 0 19

So, FH and i wanted to do something a little different for our guestbook. We love to cook so we asked all of our invited guests to send us a recipe so we could make it into a cookbook. We were originally going to do the formatting and printing all on our own, but then I found a site that formatted all the recipes for me and allowed me to have it professionally printed and bound. That was such a lifesaver! The photo on the cover is a picture of our venue. Also, since most of the recipes we got did not have pictures of the food, we decided to substitute the food photo with a picture of the family or individual who submitted the recipe. There are some quirks with way the cookbook company formatted everything, but it's pretty minor.


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Latest activity by Kelly, on June 12, 2016 at 4:14 PM
  • Kelly
    Super June 2016
    Kelly ·
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    This is a sample of the recipe pages. The guests will sign right on their page!


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  • Ashley
    Super September 2019
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    I love that idea. Do you have the website?

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  • LuvBeingMarried2Him!
    VIP July 2016
    LuvBeingMarried2Him! ·
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    WOWW!!!!! That idea is AMAZING!!! How original!!!! Love it!! Where did you get it formatted?

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  • Kelly
    Super June 2016
    Kelly ·
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    The website is called Cookbook Create. There are a few other websites that have similar products, but this one has the prettiest formatting in my opinion.

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  • LuvBeingMarried2Him!
    VIP July 2016
    LuvBeingMarried2Him! ·
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    Looks great!!!!

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  • Kelly
    Super June 2016
    Kelly ·
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    If you're going to do this, I have a few words of advise:

    1. It takes about 4-6 weeks to print and ship. Plan ahead! We didn't find this website early in the process so we had a mad dash to collect recipes and enter them into the system.

    2. Be ready to track people down for their recipes. We told people about the cookbook on our STDs, but lots of people procrastinated.

    3. Understand that not everyone cooks. We added a few blank pages for people to sign even if they didn't submit a recipe.

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  • VC
    Master May 2017
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    Wow that's a fantastic idea! So creative.

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  • LuvBeingMarried2Him!
    VIP July 2016
    LuvBeingMarried2Him! ·
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    Great idea!

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  • A
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    Along10 ·
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    Okay, this is a freaking awesome idea!!

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  • FutureMrs.DCT
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    Kelly this is sooo awesome. FH and I have just decided to do something similar. I was going to send recipe cards in everyone's invites for them to bring to the wedding (hoping they remember). I haven't sent STDs yet, so maybe we'll do this instead. Thanks for the name of the site!

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
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    Love this idea!!!

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  • T&T Mrs C
    Master August 2016
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    This is such a unique idea. I love it.

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  • Fall bride 17 - 2.0
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    Fall bride 17 - 2.0 ·
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    Love it!

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  • Bethany0821
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    I was planning on doing the recipe gathering at the bridal shower, but I like this so much better! Super creative!

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  • Nicolemarie90
    Savvy May 2017
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    Love this!!! We are having a DW and feel guilty of asking our guests for gifts at my shower so wanted to ask for recipes instead! This would be a great way to compile them!

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  • MizzzCara
    Master June 2017
    MizzzCara ·
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    I love this idea. I actually could really use something like this! Ha

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  • Mrs.Hawks
    Master October 2016
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    This idea is awesome!

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  • Ladylove30047
    VIP September 2016
    Ladylove30047 ·
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    Nice! I like how this looks. My FH is a cook but the idea is great.

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  • Kelly
    Super June 2016
    Kelly ·
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    Thanks everyone! We're very happy with how it turned out. Hopefully you guys have a similar good experience with it!

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