Having a surprise party can be one of the most fun, and trying, types of parties you can host. When you pull it off and the guest of honor is truly surprised it is a great moment for everyone. Keeping it a secret up until party time is the challenge. I hope these surprise party planning tips will help you have fun without having stress.
Of course, the first thing you will need to do is to decide when the guest of honor will be available, there’s no point in planning a party for them if they will be out of town that week. There are several ways you can do this. The first method involves asking their spouse, mother, roommate, best friend, etc. to discretely find out when they will be available.
When using this method, you always run the risk of the guest of honor becoming suspicious, particularly if it’s going to be a birthday surprise party. If their birthday is coming up, they will be on high alert for party plans. Another way to find out when they will be available is to pretend to invite them to another party for someone else. That way they will know there is a party so they won’t get suspicious of everything that is going on, but they won’t realize it’s all for them!
Once you’ve picked the date you will need to make out your guest list and send invitations. Make sure you clearly state on the invitations that the party is a surprise party and include the name of the guest of honor, by taking this step you can avoid someone letting it slip.
Enlist the help of a friend to take the guest of honor somewhere on the day of the party and keep them busy. They will then make sure to have the guest of honor at the party location when the party is set to start. Of course, this step won’t be necessary if you’ve led the guest of honor to believe there will be a party for someone else. They will just show up at the location and be surprised that the party is actually for them!
Use these surprise party planning tips to throw a truly memorable surprise party for the guest of honor. If you can pull it off and keep it a complete surprise you will all have a great time and have many great memories to share for years to come.
