Making a surprise party a surprise…

Perhaps, it’s familiar to many of us when having put much effort into organizing a secret party our guest of honour turns out to have known about everything before… Thus, it is not a secret any more and the effect is not that one you expected.

More guests you invite, more chances that the secret will be revealed before the appropriate time. It doesn’t mean that you should invite very few people – it will hardly be interesting. Invite your guests in person, desirable without any invitation cards. If you do consider them to be important send them via email only. In case the invitation is written on a card, it is sure to meet the guest of honour’s eye. And this doesn’t correspond to our plans!

Speaking with one of the potential guests, remember to say the word-combination “secret party” for at least three times. Having heard the necessary words the person is sure to remember them unconsciously and you’ll rid yourself of unnecessary warring.

In every party there are always some late-comers. And it goes without saying, that if such a guest enters the house together with the guest of honour, nothing good will come out of it. Ask them to come an hour before the appointed time. Not half an hour, not a quarter of an hour, but only the whole hour will be enough to get together, park somewhere nearby and arrange everything properly!

Another problem is that there are such people who cannot keep their tongue between their teeth. If you invite some of such chatterboxes do it a couple of days before the party and don’t give many details! Tell only time, date and place. More details – more space for gossip.

And don’t be too nervous; avoid making a fuss of the whole business. Everything is going to be fine – you did your best! And if even something goes wrong, don’t take it too close to your heart – your guest of honour (unless snobbish and egoistic) will evaluate your desire to make a holiday for him/her!