Surprise 30th

d-redser

I dont know if this is in the wrong forum, feel free to move.

Its my boyf 30th soon and I want to plan a surprise party for him. He has had a really tough time the past 8 years and I want to really spoil him and make a fuss over him. This is something that he really deserves.

I am looking for a theme night. His family are very outgoing so they would be up for a laugh too.

Does anyone have any ideas on a theme, a DJ and also where to hold it? North Dublin preferably. When it comes to this type of thing, I am useless!!

Black Swan

Theme? How about a sex comedy skit?
One present: Silk boxer shorts for men, but purchased from Victoria's Secret and in their pink gift wrap?

Victor

Don't.

brown*eyed*girl

Before you go ahead with this party I'd try suss out if he wants a 30th. I turned 30 last year and didn't want a party. Went out with all my friends and family but I didn't want a party. A lot of people I know are sensitive about turning 30 and didn't want a party or any fuss.

d-redser

brown*eyed*girl wrote:

Before you go ahead with this party I'd try suss out if he wants a 30th. I turned 30 last year and didn't want a party. Went out with all my friends and family but I didn't want a party. A lot of people I know are sensitive about turning 30 and didn't want a party or any fuss.

He will be up for it! He is a fun seeker and I know he will have a blast no matter if its themed or not. He will just love having all his family & friends around him! I was just thinking of adding something extra to it!!

manonthemoon

A surprise 30th


Does he not knwo he will be thirty!

d-redser

har har !!

brown*eyed*girl

d-redser wrote:

He will be up for it! He is a fun seeker and I know he will have a blast no matter if its themed or not. He will just love having all his family & friends around him! I was just thinking of adding something extra to it!!

Well thats good then. Would you have a fancy dress with an 80's theme perhaps. I've just turned 31 and if I wanted a theme for a fancy dress I'd pick the 80's as feel it was the decade I grew up in. You could get the DJ to play 80's music or have a karaoke. Thinking of it now I'm going mad I didn't accept my "surprise" 30th birthday offer from my Mam.

Victor

brown*eyed*girl wrote:

Would you have a fancy dress with an 80's theme perhaps.

Why would you have an 80s night for someone born in 1976?

miamee

Victor wrote:

Why would you have an 80s night for someone born in 1976?

Well they were hardly out dancing & living it up before the age of 4!

brown*eyed*girl

Victor wrote:

Why would you have an 80s night for someone born in 1976?

I was born in 1975 and I love the eighties. I grew up in the 80's with the likes of Madonna and Michael Jackson and Dallas and think the 80's theme would be great.

The OP's boyf would have been through the 80's from age 4 to 14 years and myself from 5 to 15 and I have lots of memories of that decade which I'm sure he has too. Plus there is some cool people you can dress up as like Freddy Kruger, Madonna, Michael Jackson, JR Ewing , etc.

d-redser

brown*eyed*girl wrote:

Plus there is some cool people you can dress up as like Freddy Kruger.

I love it!! He's terrified of Freddy Kruger!!

Any other ideas????

brown*eyed*girl

d-redser wrote:

I love it!! He's terrified of Freddy Kruger!!

Any other ideas????

Do you mean on other ideas of who to dress up as or other themes?

I'm not in Dublin but if it was me I'd hire a private function room or sports centre. You'd want to be booking the DJ and room as soon as you can and caterers too. An alternative to the usual cocktail sausages, vol au vents etc. would be ribs and calcannon. We got these for my Grandad's 80th and everyone loved them. We also had some sandwiches. Also remember to write on the invitations that its a surprise.

d-redser

brown*eyed*girl wrote:

Do you mean on other ideas of who to dress up as or other themes?

I'm not in Dublin but if it was me I'd hire a private function room or sports centre. You'd want to be booking the DJ and room as soon as you can and caterers too. An alternative to the usual cocktail sausages, vol au vents etc. would be ribs and calcannon. We got these for my Grandad's 80th and everyone loved them. We also had some sandwiches. Also remember to write on the invitations that its a surprise.

Thanks for that brown eyed girl, hadnt even thought of food yet!!

what other themes are there?

brown*eyed*girl

To save on money you could get family to help out with the food. My uncle did this for his son's christening. Say a couple of family members do sandwiches, another person does cocktails sausages, another does some cakes, another does sausage rolls, another does vol au vents. Also you'll get some great stuff in the Tesco Value Pack range like napkins, forks, plates, peanuts, crisps and other nibbles to have on the table before the buffet food comes.

Personally I probably wouldn't go for any theme and just have a dj and food and plenty of balloons and banners and most importantly drink. That should be enough and with all family and friends there it will be a great night. Just thought of one other thing that my cousin had at her 21st. My uncle (her Dad) did a collage of her with pictures from when she was a baby up to now. It was really good and we all spent ages looking at the pics and remimising back.

Darragh29

brown*eyed*girl wrote:

Before you go ahead with this party I'd try suss out if he wants a 30th. I turned 30 last year and didn't want a party. Went out with all my friends and family but I didn't want a party. A lot of people I know are sensitive about turning 30 and didn't want a party or any fuss.

Yeah, sound advice here. I turned 30 very recently and it has hit me like some kind of fu*kin bolt of lightening. Now I can see that there are so many things that I wanted to achieve by this particular age and I've just realised I've done none of them. There was talk of a party and I knocked this on the head and thankfully people involved heeded me. To me, turning 30 has highlighted failure which I didn't want to celebrate, so be careful your bf isn't thinking along the same lines...

d-redser

Darragh29 wrote:

Yeah, sound advice here. I turned 30 very recently and it has hit me like some kind of fu*kin bolt of lightening. Now I can see that there are so many things that I wanted to achieve by this particular age and I've just realised I've done none of them. There was talk of a party and I knocked this on the head and thankfully people involved heeded me. To me, turning 30 has highlighted failure which I didn't want to celebrate, so be careful your bf isn't thinking along the same lines...

No he wont mind at all. As I posted earlier he's had a tough 8 years and has accomplished quite a number of things for a person his age and I know he will be thrilled with the surprise.

dr.bollocko

Make the theme "My wasted life - an essay, by Adrian Mole."

d-redser

Hey people,

Have you any other ideas for a theme or venue ??

Dave!

My brother's fiancee organised a surprise party for my brother's 29th. He did not enjoy this, despite the fact that everyone thought he would.

BE SURE BEFORE YOU GO AHEAD WITH IT!!!

80's theme sounds good

cee_jay

80s theme sounds very good - but if you are having people dress up in 80s gear, will you not have to tell him?? So he can dress up as well? Hence ruining the surprise?

d-redser

I would arrange for the costumes to be there for us to get changed in...