Have you ever planned a surprise party for someone and it has ended in disaster? Or perhaps you would like to hold a surprise party but have no idea how to go about it? If this sounds familiar, then you have come to the right place. With some guidance, anyone can plan a surprise party that will be the talk of the town, and both you and the surprise will be guaranteed to have a truly memorable experience. Planning a surprise party takes a lot of planning, organization and knows how. It’s also a bigger challenge to host a surprise party while also sticking to a budget. For some people, planning a surprise party is an incredibly fun affair, but for other’s it is their worst nightmare come true.

The aim is for everyone to experience the fun that won’t break the bank and by following these 5 simple steps, it will be just that.

You need a reliable accomplice

First is to think of who’s in charge of bringing the celebrant in the event. He or she is a crucial element in making the surprise party a success. Just one slip of the tongue from this person and you can kiss your surprise party goodbye. Who to choose? This must be somebody close to your celebrant or someone that he or she trusts a lot! Aside from a good keeper of secrets, the accomplice must also be a good actor. Well, it’s because every surprise party needs a fake activity.

Plan way ahead

If you left too much until the last minute, you are most likely to spend too much money and will be rushing to put everything together. If you later realize on the big day that you’ve forgotten to clean the house or to bake a cake, you might be frustrated to go out and buy a cake or hire someone else to do some house cleaning.

Find a suitable location for the surprise party

The location can often be the trickiest detail to organise when planning a surprise party. So, you have to avoid a place which will cost you extra money. Instead of you renting a hall or bringing down everyone at a fancy restaurant, you can use your home or the home of a friend.

Make a budget for decorations and gifts

Consider the party theme you have chosen when organising your decorations. You want the decorations to be visible only on the inside of the venue because you don’t want the surprisee to rock up and find balloons tied to the letter box. So you have to plan your budget and try to make do with things you already have or items that are on sale.

Capture the surprise

Make sure that either yourself or a designated other has a camera at the ready to capture the moment of the “surprise.” Make sure this moment has been captured, and it would be wonderful for the surprisee also to see the look on their face when they walk into the party.

So there you have it. We have discussed 5 party checklist tips for planning a surprise party, especially if you are trying to stick to a budget. The most important thing is that you plan a party that suits the suprisee.