There’s a great deal of fun involved in throwing a party for someone, but throwing a surprise party can make the experience that much sweeter. This is especially true if you play up the fact that the celebratory event, be that a birthday, promotion or other milestone isn’t that big of a deal. Your partner or friend might think you’ve forgotten, or dismissed the importance of the event, only to be shown that you cared about it so deeply you were willing to conduct devious subterfuge to celebrate it.
That being said, throwing a surprise party can be a tough ask. Getting everything together without a sniff of suspicion, enlisting people in the effort, and of course, decorating a home space isn’t going to be easy. In fact, some might argue this is quite a tough task. However, as JFK once said, we do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Sure, he was talking about reaching the moon then, but the spirit is the same.
So, without further ado, let’s consider how to nail that surprise party without giving the game away.
Create A Simple Group Chat
A dedicated group chat through social media or WhatsApp makes it easier to plan details with other party planners without the guest of honor catching on. Just be sure to give it a simple name like “Book Club” and mute those notifications so no surprise-ruining messages slip through. This gives you the chance to cooperate without oddly suspicious phone calls or weird pings coming from your phone at all hours.
Store Party Supplies At A Friend’s Place
Stashes of decorations, wrappings, baked goods or party supplies will easily be spotted if you live with the person you’re throwing a party for. Instead, ask a friend or family member to be the secret party supplies keeper until the day rolls around. They can collect and hide everything at their house to avoid spoiling the surprise spectacle you’re planning.
Get Friends To Decorate Quickly
You can’t reasonably transform your entire home into a party space alone without drawing a huge amount of attention and suspicion. Plan in advance, and then set aside an hour with that small team of trusty pals to swoop in and deck out the designated party areas while you “run interference” with the unsuspecting guest of honor. Yes, everything you ever learned from a spy movie comes in clutch here.
Plan Schedules Well In Advance
The key to pulling this super-secret mission off is preparing out a helpful timeline and cover story well ahead of time. Plan fake appointments, work overtime or errands on the calendar for the day of so you have a built-in reason to be out of the house while the setup happens. But this way, you can also let the people you care about know when to be at your house, so you can more easily ask them to park around the corner and let them in through the back carefully. Then, they just have to hide until the lucky guest returns.
With this advice, you’re sure to nail that surprise party. Have fun!
