Surprise party planning can be a need for many occasions such as a birthday, wedding anniversary, graduation, retirement, and similar others. When it comes to planning a surprise birthday party or any kind of a surprise party, you need to ensure that the party really turns out to be a surprise for the guest of honor. Many a time, it so happens that party planners design the event appropriately, but the guest of honor is already aware of what is going around. And this can spoil the fun and excitement that a surprise party has to provide.
Ideas
Before you plan and execute a surprise party, you most importantly need to ensure if the guest of honor likes surprise parties. The next step would be to plan the party theme according to the occasion; if it is for a marriage anniversary, retirement, graduation, or a birthday.
You then need to decide a particular date for the party to be held on. Ensure that you set a date when all guests would be able to attend. Plan a particular date well in advance, so that all planning and adjustments can be done accordingly. Also make sure that the guest of honor can attend the party on that day and is not too busy.
The next thing that you need to think about is planning a budget and finances. Consider what venue you would choose, if you would need to pay rent for the venue, decoration charges, music and entertainment, food and drinks, party decorations, etc. If you fall short of the required finances, you can ask for a contribution from close relatives or friends of the guest of honor.
Now, you need to choose an appropriate venue for the surprise party. Select the party place keeping in mind the budget constraints. If you do not want to spend on renting a party venue, the best option is to set the party at the guest of honor's home. You can also choose a restaurant for throwing a surprise party. Whichever venue you choose, simply ensure that the cars of the invitees are not seen parked, so as to not let the guest of honor realize what is going around. Read more on surprise party ideas.
You then need to send out the party invitations in secret; either verbally, or through email, post, or phone. One of the most important points to remember is to let the guests know that it is actually a 'surprise' party. You would need to make decorations to the party venue, order the food and beverages, arrange for dance or some activities, etc. Keep in mind that all these things are supposed to be done in secret.
Checklist
This checklist simply comprises ensuring all things being done according to the party plan. You need to make sure that the party food and beverage order has been confirmed; decorations are made before the party; the venue is booked, confirmed, and decorated; the date is all set; all guests have been invited and are aware of the party as a surprise one and other party supply confirmations. Other components in the checklist may consist of the time the guest of honor is to be brought to the venue and the time party has to start.
Before doing surprise party planning, you necessarily need to check if the guest of honor would really like the party as a surprise and would appreciate the efforts involved. Whatever plans you make for the surprise party, just make sure that they are made in secret without the guest of honor having even a hint of an idea about the party.
