birthday help

my cousin will be 50, next year.

she's the best cousin a girl could ever dream of. in many ways, we've been like sisters.

i am planning to reach out to her husband, a close friend, and a cousin on her father's side to start planning a 50th birthday party... not sure if we'll want to keep it a surprise.

aside from the blip/craziness that has been the world with a pandemic, what are the most up-to-date party trends to consider? are photobooths our of fashion? etc.

i would like to avoid doing "dated" things for this party.

i want to start planning early because i believe all good venues will be booked for parties that were postponed.

also, any other non-party ideas would be great.

thanks.

Re: birthday help

Is there something she's into?
For DH's 40th I did a "beer" theme party with different beers, beer glasses, pretzels,, mini hot dogs, etc.

it's been a while since I've been to a party, but I do think the photobooths are still cute.
Last party I went to we did Cards Against Humanity. That was a lot of laughs.
I went to a food truck party, but it was so nice. They paired all the wines with the courses.

I'm always a big fan of Hors d'oeuvres at parties.

Re: birthday help

I think food trucks are pretty big now.
Or those campers they convert to mobile bars
Also, I saw this and thought it was so cute...
a champagne cart!

Message edited 1/5/2021 3:04:44 PM.