There is nothing more exciting for people than getting together, eating and drinking, dancing and singing. This is usually done during special occasions and is done in honour of people – if you want to celebrate someone’s life, you need to show them appreciation. The arguably best form of this is to surprise someone and make sure they feel loved when they least expect it. Throwing a surprise is not easy; there is a lot of meticulous planning that goes on. Read on for a detailed list of things you need to do if you want your surprise to be successful.
Picking a Place
The first thing you will need to do is find somewhere large enough and suitable to host your event. If you want a place close to home, there is sure to be at least a few birthday party venues around town that you can call ahead, ask about availability and book for your convenience. The key here is time – if you wait around until the last minute, you may not be able to secure any good spots for the intended date.
Making the Guest List
The next thing you need to do is make a list of people that need to be there – people that you know and do not know. If the person whom the surprise is for is someone with many friends and acquaintances, you need to make a call whether you will invite everyone or a selected bunch of people. To have the best chances of including everyone, try to communicate with at least one person from a circle of friends and ask them whom to invite. This list may also vary depending on the amount of people that can be accommodated by wherever you will have the surprise. A family restaurant Newcastle, for example, is ideal for something intimate and personal that you want to have; this would also require only the important or the closest people in the “surprisee’s” life to be there and will be relatively less costly and cosier.
Timing it Right
The final step is to make sure everyone turns up on time i.e. before the “surprisee” gets to the place. This is crucial, because seeing someone that isn’t meant to be there can reveal and ruin an otherwise carefully organized surprise. This may not be very upsetting, but it definitely will take away the element of surprise that you are banking on. Make sure everyone gets there early – tell them an earlier time to be there. Also, make sure everyone is in place before the intended person is brought in to the place.
All in all, throwing a surprise is not easy – it requires teamwork, but most importantly, it requires a leader. If you are a leader, you need to make sure to follow the above given steps to make your surprise successful and memorable.