My wife turns 40 in September and has made it abundantly clear that she wants a 40th birthday party. The problem is she doesn’t have any ideas for what she wants and has shot down any theme ideas (dress like x person/thing, wear clothes from y decade, etc.). Guest list will be around 50 or so people. Our good friends did a casino night with table games for a 40th, and it was a blast—but the only other in-home entertainment things like that I can find are stripper (sadly, she said no), murder mystery (she thought it was OK, but not great) and kids stuff like a bounce house. Thought about maybe hiring a band or acoustic guitarist to play (what’s your availability, TC?), but eh. Anyone have any ideas?
Find a local wine bar, rent it out, invite her closest friends/family over the age of 21 Have the wine bar do a tasting and have someone talk about the wines before they are poured Or hire a sommelier to do it at your house if need be Tell everyone to dress nice
Yeah, this was my initial plan but place she loves only rents it out on a Sunday. I do like the idea though.
My wife turns 40 in late August. Knowing her, she'll give me no input on what she wants to do despite me asking multiple times. Then a week out, she'll have an idea she's dead set on that will be impossible to book because it's no longer available. Luckily I've already booked a room in Orlando () for Labor Day weekend so she can go to the FSU-LSU game that I know she will want to attend. I also have an alarm set for 3 months out to book different restaurant reservations that weekend.
Does she like fatties? Asking for a friend who could use the stripper money. And by friend I mean me.
How so? She’s made it clear that she wants to be involved in the ideation of the party. If we’re having it at a venue, places book up fast. Also would like to get on friends’ calendars as early as possible. Getting 50 people to all come on one day isn’t like shooting a group text out to come over and watch the game.
Does this night need its own logo? Asking for an e-friend who could use the client. And by e-friend I mean Nandor the Relentless
Thread reminded and inspired me. Booked a murder mystery dinner train for the wife's 40th. Thanks everyone. Good job in here. I think we can shut it down
Just a throw away post, but… At this point in life I may reluctantly, and likely, begrudgingly be social in a bar setting. Zero chance I’d go to a “party.”
The planning 7 months in advance isn’t the issue so much as getting her involved without a plan. But, it sounds like you’ve got it all under control.
I did have a plan and presented several different options. Some she liked, others not so much. Seeing as how she wants to be involved, I’m not sure how or why you think I went wrong here.
And that 50 person guest list will triple. I threw my wife a surprise 39th. I rented out a restaurant, gave them a food budget, hired an acoustic guitarist to play nineties hits, and sent out invitations two months in advance. It went perfectly with about 25% of the effort involved in a super bowl party or summer cookout.
my wife turns 40 in December 2028 and has made it abundantly clear she wants a birthday party. only problem is she doesn’t have any ideas about solving climate change. guest list should be right around 50 but tbh how many of them will be left? she’s also not baking in the race wars anyone have any ideas?
hard to surprise someone who has made it abundantly clear they want a birthday party more than half a year in advance, tegg.
Every year for my wife’s birthday I get her a card that celebrates a birthday she’s five years away from, and we laugh and we laugh.
I recommend starting a global pandemic that will ensure you will be locked down during her 40th bday and you don't have to do much of anything