Invitations your guests open on their phone
Turn an invitation PDF into a flipbook with its own link — one per guest if you want, with their name and table number on it.
A paper invitation costs money to print and post, and an image in a group chat gets lost within a day. A flipbook gives every guest a link that opens straight in the browser: no app, no download, and it still looks like a card rather than a document.
It works for a single invitation shared with everyone, and just as well for a personal copy per guest.
Who it's for
- Weddings and engagements — invitation, programme, directions and RSVP in one place.
- Quinceañeras, sweet sixteens and birthdays — a designed card per guest, with their name on it.
- Business events — launches, openings and anniversaries, with a seat or table reference.
- Baby showers, communions and anniversaries — anything where the design matters as much as the date.
One invitation, one link per guest
Most invitation tools give you a single link for everyone. If your design already has room for a name — "reserved for you, table 19" — you can give every guest their own:
- Make the invitation in Canva, Word or InDesign with the name and table number as fields.
- Use a mail merge to export one PDF per guest into a Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive folder.
- Set the folder to "anyone with the link", and create a flipbook for each file.
- Send each guest their own link over WhatsApp, SMS or email.
Every link is separate, so you can see how many guests actually opened theirs — useful when the RSVPs are slow.
Tips
- Keep it short. One or two pages is plenty; the invitation is the whole point.
- Make the RSVP clickable. Links in the PDF stay clickable in the flipbook, so a WhatsApp, form or maps link works with one tap.
- Leave it private. A flipbook is only public if you say so. An invitation with guest names on it should stay unlisted — it will not appear in the gallery or in search results.
- Add a PIN for a surprise party or a guest list you would rather not have forwarded.
- Set an expiry date for the week after the event; the link stops working by itself and cleans up after you.
- Watch the file size. Invitation designs are image-heavy and easily run into megabytes. See reducing PDF file size — your guests are on mobile data.
What to include
- The names, the date and the time, large enough to read on a phone.
- The venue, with a clickable maps link.
- How to RSVP, and by when.
- Dress code, gift list or registry, and parking or transport notes.
Turn your invitation into a flipbook →
Try a live example
This is a real Toombler flipbook — our own user manual, generated from a plain PDF in Google Drive. Click or drag the page corners to flip through it.
Frequently asked questions
Can each guest get their own invitation?
Yes. Make one PDF per guest with a mail merge, put them in a shared folder, and create a flipbook for each. Every guest gets a link with their own name and table number on it.
Will my invitation show up in Google or in the gallery?
Only if you mark it public yourself. Flipbooks are unlisted by default, which is what you want for an invitation carrying guest names.
Do my guests need an app or an account?
No. The link opens in any browser on any phone, tablet or computer. Nobody has to install or sign up for anything.
Can I stop the link working after the party?
Yes. Set an expiry date in the flipbook settings and it stops opening after that day.
Is there a limit on how many I can make?
You can create up to 200 new flipbooks per account per day, which covers a large guest list in one sitting. For a bigger list, spread it over two days.