I'm planning my mother's 50th birthday party! Any advice?!
Her birthday is May 25th, but I want to go ahead and get a head start on things because my family isn't exactly known for their ability to plan things well in advance and, since this is a big birthday, I want it to go really well.
The party is going to be held at my house and I have a good idea of what I want do when it comes to decorations, favors, and food, but what I really need are some websites and any extra info you could give me to help me along over the next few months.
The only thing I'm really having "trouble" with is trying to decide whether I want this to be a surprise party or not. I've always told her she's going to have a big 50th birthday party, and I want her to look great on her big day rather than telling her she’s coming over to help me clean and have her show up in some ratty sweats and stuff, know what I mean?
Any advice you could give me is totally appreciated! Thanks in advance!
Answers: My lovely mother is turning the big fabulous 50 this year and I plan on throwing her a party for it because she's my best friend in the whole world and she totally deserves it =D.
Her birthday is May 25th, but I want to go ahead and get a head start on things because my family isn't exactly known for their ability to plan things well in advance and, since this is a big birthday, I want it to go really well.
The party is going to be held at my house and I have a good idea of what I want do when it comes to decorations, favors, and food, but what I really need are some websites and any extra info you could give me to help me along over the next few months.
The only thing I'm really having "trouble" with is trying to decide whether I want this to be a surprise party or not. I've always told her she's going to have a big 50th birthday party, and I want her to look great on her big day rather than telling her she’s coming over to help me clean and have her show up in some ratty sweats and stuff, know what I mean?
Any advice you could give me is totally appreciated! Thanks in advance!
It's great that you want to plan a big party. I did the same for my mom.
I think your mom will enjoy anticipating the party more then she'll enjoy the surprise. Surprise parties are fun for the people hosting them and for the guests, but not always great for the recipient. Plus she might get a little "down" when nothing is special planned. You don't want her to be upset or depressed for the weeks leading up to her birthday. There's already enough emotion and drama around turning 50.
Surpise her with a day at a hair and spa salon. Make sure you tell her that she needs to get dressed up for a dinner with you at her choice of resturant and that should set her for a birthday party surpise.
GET HER A STRIPPER MAKE HER BELEIVE IS A "GET TOGETHER"
Do what I did...trick her.
I invited her to very nice restaurant for her birthday. I told her that I made reservations and that I was going to dress up in this new outfit. Tell her to wear something new or that she has to get dressed up for it. A couple of hours before meeting her, you call and tell her that YOUR CAR BROKE DOWN...please come pick me up at my home. When she arrives..."SURPRISE". Just make sure someones behind her in case she faints....
HAVE FUN!!
just tell her that you've planned a dinner somewhere fancy
tell her just family but she has to doll up
but then take her to her surprise party/bash
i have to suggest that decorations should be in gold theme (50th right?)
make a flash presentation (or just a powerpoint/slide presentation) showing her pictures; to tell her lifestory so far
invite some friends or family members that she was close to before but lost contact with over time (i.e. college friends, sorority sisses, highschool mates)
or maybe do it like a "debutante's party" with cotillion, if you have the time
good luck!!
tell me how it went : )
If you want to make it a surprise and have her show up ready for the party.... give her an indulgence day... make an appointment for her to have a facial, a massage, get her hair done and a make-up artist do her face up just a little, have a sister or a friend take her out to buy a new dress and then head to your place for the party... she'll be feeling and looking a million, and even if she isn't exactly dressed for the pary, that new dress in the bag will be handy!!!
Here's a better idea.
Why don't you step up to the plate?
Be a woman.
only thing about having the "surprise party" is that she's going to be expecting it around her birthday time since you told her allready that you'd be having a party for her- and she'll really know something is up if you tell her to dress up for a dinner out around that time. I'd suggest to throw the party some other time like either a few weeks before her big day or even the week or two after- that way she won't be expecting it! tell her "I'm sorry I just didn't have enough money to throw you a great party- maybe next year!" or something like that. if doing it after her birthday, still have a little party at her house with close family and a cake and stuff- that way she'll have absolutly no clue that she will be having a big party later! or maybe have someone else in the family tell her they are taking her out to dinner, and they can pick her up and say they have to stop at your house for something (have all the guests park around the block too) then they pull up in the driveway and "SURPRISE!"
I had a surprise 60th for my mom last summer- it went very well. we had it at a restaurant close to my house and the family and friends were all there waiting for us- she met at our house cuz we said we were taking her out for her birthday dinner. she had no clue what-so-ever about the party! it was a great surprise.
make a picture board too- we did that for my mom- and she had the best time showing off her pics to everyone at ther party!