Anyone amazing with birthdays?

[blancaw]

Its DP 30th birthday in December.

For my 30 birthday in Jan this year he took me to my dads where we had a surprise party with all the family and friends, he then surprised me with a week long trip abroad, planned the most amazing activities over there, proposed to me, had friends come from abroad to greet me when i arrived back at the airport, friends stayed for 3 days and we all did activities together, and then he hand made a two tier cake.

I am honestly so so grateful to him! He did this because its a big birthday.

It's his birthday in 3 weeks and i want to make it so special for him. Now were engaged were pooling finances and are saving up for a wedding and honeymoon so he asked me not to spend for the sake of it. None of his friends can come visit as they all live abroad, his family live in Asia and don't really do anything big for birthdays. He doesn't have any friends really where we live as they have moved on and my family live away.

I have booked his favourite restaurant but that feels so pathetic compared to what he did for mine. Any ideas?

Are you in touch with his friends and family? Given that they can't be there, you could ask them to secretly send you photos of him with them over the years and happy birthday messages, and have them printed into a book.

Make a cake.

Write him a love letter.

@OrangeFlowerWatering i think i have to get his friends and fmaily involved from afar some how!

How about 30 promises? Coffee out at a favourite venue a trip to the cinema, a massage - anything and everything. Some don't need to cost anything, but any cost incurred will thus be spread over the year.

Take photos of each thing as it happens and make them into an album.

Take him to stay somewhere really unusual in the UK? The Landmark Trust has some fantastic places - The Martello tower in Suffolk as just one example, we loved it. You can do short breaks in their properties.

Or how about taking a flight from Glasgow to Barra? You land on the beach! Then you could explore the Outer Hebrides, or just stay on Barra for a couple of days.

His was also a proposal so not just a birthday surprise, that might by why he went all out. Obviously you cant propose again so try not to match it. Just make the day special, a weekend away, nice meal out and maybe a nice present like a keepsake watch if he wears them.

i love the 30 promises! @Floristian i will have a look, hes. very busy with work so has to be somewhere we can easily get to :)

A photo collage or video messages from friends and family. You can apps to help you edit them together