Next idea? We'd send the cookbooks to our guests as a unique thank you. Still our working plan. We'd envisioned that they'd follow personalized thank yous for gifts. Again we thought the design should be coordinate with our wedding - now to our Thank You notes.
But let's take a step back. Why do the favors need to be coordinated (aka "matchy matchy") with our wedding? We'd always planned on a vintage photo for the cover - us in 1950s era clothes with a 1940s stove. That's a consistent feel. So why not go a little further and design the insides of the cookbook with a retro feel? I love all things from the 1950s and have been playing with new Retro themes for this blog. (What got me thinking of a design overhaul was the look and feel of {this is glamorous}'s Table for Two series. Their theme is simple elegance - not Retro - but the way their blog and recipes complemented each other is what caught my eye.)
Weigh In: What do you prefer - (1) a cookbook that reminds you of a one day event - our wedding - or (2) a cookbook that ties to an ongoing blog?
Here are some layouts and design elements that have caught my attention for the blog (and for a retro cookbooklet design).
![Retro 1950s OUTDOOR COOKING WITH REYNOLDS WRAP Recipes Tips - Vintage Cookbook - Advertising Ephemera](http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.190560673.jpg)
![Retro 1950s OUTDOOR COOKING WITH REYNOLDS WRAP Recipes Tips - Vintage Cookbook - Advertising Ephemera](http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.190560997.jpg)
Images courtesy of Cookbook Maven (Etsy)
![1954 Modern Cake Decorating Book](http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.182935461.jpg)
Images courtesy of HiKoo (Etsy)
![Vintage 1950s A Childs First Cook Book](http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.161958706.jpg)
![Vintage 1950s A Childs First Cook Book](http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.161958659.jpg)
Images courtesy of Grandmother's Attic (Etsy)
![13 Vintage Recipe Cards 1950s or 1960's](http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.174678555.jpg)
Image courtesy of The Old South Junker (Etsy)
![Lot of 2 Vintage Cookbooks](http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.184820167.jpg)
![Lot of 2 Vintage Cookbooks](http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.184820263.jpg)
Images courtesy of Burgermeisterin (Etsy)
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