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Whether you choose a store-bought invite, create one yourself or send one via email, be sure to keep make it clear the party is a surprise and that the guest of honor should be keep in the dark!A quick way to invite a lot of people, especially old friends of the guest of honor, is with online invitation. Check out the free selection at the Plan Your Party section on Celebrations.com.
If you'd rather send an invite via regular mail, be sure to give guests important details such as their arrival time, as well as the arrival time of the guest of honor.
Also, include any other important details that often come up with a surprise party, such as where to park (around the corner to keep familiar cars out of sight).
If you're tech-savvy and plan to make your own invite, a "then-and-now" theme calls for photos from the birthday guy or girl's childhood and one from present day.
If you'd rather send an invite via regular mail, be sure to give guests important details such as their arrival time, as well as the arrival time of the guest of honor.
Also, include any other important details that often come up with a surprise party, such as where to park (around the corner to keep familiar cars out of sight).
If you're tech-savvy and plan to make your own invite, a "then-and-now" theme calls for photos from the birthday guy or girl's childhood and one from present day.
A surprise party is all about letting the guest of honor know how much he or she is loved.
Photo Collage: Incorporating photos of friends and family and other memorabilia into the decorations, makes for a special, personal party.
Centerpieces: Grab the birthday guy or gal's collection of school days photos. Use a photo from a different grade and frame it to place on the center of each table. You could also incorporate other milestone photos such as from graduations, a wedding or other special occassion.
Fresh Flowers. Choose the guest of honor's favorite blooms and add them to the tables. Keep the arrangements low to encourage conversation, especially if you're gathering friends and family that haven't seen each other in awhile. Set an intimate mood with tea lights on the table.
Photo Confetti. What could be more fun? Photo confetti makes for a festive and personal touch for tables. Choose a clear, updated photo and spread confetti across all of the tables.
Hanging Decor. If your theme takes you back to say the 80's or 90's, decorate accordingly. In her teens, was she a "Beverly Hills,90210" fan? Unpack or buy posters from back in the day and hang them around the room.
Nothing will get a bigger laugh than a bunch of 3-0's hanging in the room!
Photo Collage: Incorporating photos of friends and family and other memorabilia into the decorations, makes for a special, personal party.
Centerpieces: Grab the birthday guy or gal's collection of school days photos. Use a photo from a different grade and frame it to place on the center of each table. You could also incorporate other milestone photos such as from graduations, a wedding or other special occassion.
Fresh Flowers. Choose the guest of honor's favorite blooms and add them to the tables. Keep the arrangements low to encourage conversation, especially if you're gathering friends and family that haven't seen each other in awhile. Set an intimate mood with tea lights on the table.
Photo Confetti. What could be more fun? Photo confetti makes for a festive and personal touch for tables. Choose a clear, updated photo and spread confetti across all of the tables.
Hanging Decor. If your theme takes you back to say the 80's or 90's, decorate accordingly. In her teens, was she a "Beverly Hills,90210" fan? Unpack or buy posters from back in the day and hang them around the room.
Nothing will get a bigger laugh than a bunch of 3-0's hanging in the room!
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