This Is Your Life (for dh)

[Chloe55]

Dh is turning 30 in October. After watching the Cowell This Is Your Life on Sunday he commented that he would love somthing like that to happen to him. The lightbulb switched on and as we are having a surprise party for him for his 30th I have decided to try and recreate a This Is Your Life for him too.

Any ideas on how might be best to do this? Do you reckon a power point presentation might be best? Has anyone ever done anything like this? If so, how did it go down and can I steal your ideas

Any tips, ideas all welcome. No idea where to start really.

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Oh how funny, good luck with it. It's a very sweet idea.

is he a huge extrovert because I think otherwise most people would be mortified? Do you know any very amusing friends who can kind of script it and present it because this is the kind of thing that could be very tedious if not done awfully well

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What a lovely idea. However I should warn you that this is really really hard work and takes a lot of planning. Would you be wheeling out the guests one by one like on the show? How will you keep them secret? Will you be able to track down all the people from his past without them giving the game away?

Powerpoint is a good way of going it, though you'll also need a projector (obviously)

Also, when I did this for my dad's 60th, I did a combination of events from his life and major news events - try here for inspiration.
hth and good luck.

would send something round really early to all the people who would talk about him and ask what they would say, dig out some photos and accumliate everyhtign and then make a schedule and a plan.

Will be great!

Variation: I know someone (well a couple, both extroverts) who organised for her dh a night out - a sort of pub crawl. In every place he met old friends and had a wonderful time...it took him ages to click, apparentyl, that she had set up the whole thing. I thought it was lovely.
THis was in Sweden in summer so I imagine lots of slim beers in funky cafes rather than downing pints in a series of sweaty locals

Thanks everyone, yes he is a huge extrovert Franny!

I have emailed firends for photos and tales, and have said I may call upon them to say a few words, so to get thinking!

I have emailed his sis for baby pics/funny stories of childhood.

I was thinkiing of maybe not getting a load of folk up to 'greet' him, prob more just do a presentation with him sat up on stage, and a big OHP!

Oooh I'm all excited now but it is just dawning on me how much work will be involved to pull it off!

I'm wanting kids there too Pruuni so although that's a great idea for future reference, it wouldn't really work this time.