How to Throw the Greatest 40th Birthday Party of All Time

By Shannon C , last updated September 23, 2011

Finding great birthday party ideas for how to throw the greatest 40th birthday party of all time is not difficult when you sit down for a moment to think about the special person's interests and sense of fun. Your success will arrive in large part from how well you plan and execute the overall theme of your 40th birthday party, when you are throwing the party for yourself, for a spouse, for a friend, or for a colleague. The greatest 40th birthday party of all time will be remembered more for the guest list and the conviviality than any perfection found in every detail, and yet you will still want to make sure to pre-plan the entire event so that you, too, can have some fun on the big day. Learn from party planning experts about great ideas and strategies for how to throw the greatest 40th birthday party of all time and use the ideas that work best for you.

The Greatest 40th Birthday Party Planning Tips

The first place you will want to begin when figuring out how to throw the greatest 40th birthday party of all time is to set your budget. You may want to invite friends to go in with you to share the costs. Once you have an idea of your budget, you should assemble the guest list next to make sure that your budget is in line with the number of guests you want to invite, and include more people in the planning process if necessary to share costs. Next, you can get to work on the theme and logistics, issue your invitations, and be on your way to throwing the greatest 40th birthday party of all time.

When it comes to issuing invitations, the sooner the better since a 40th birthday party is a landmark birthday year and you want to make sure you have a full house for the special night. Use online invitations and social media to make RSVPs fast and easy for invitees, and follow up with printed invitations closer to the date.

The Greatest 40th Birthday Party Themes

Finding the greatest 40th birthday party themes of all time is as much a matter of matching the proposed theme with the birthday guy or gal as it is landing on a fantastic theme that has never been tried before. You might plan and execute the perfect casino party, but if the guest of honor hates gambling, you will not be winning the "greatest 40th birthday party of all time" award in their book. Rather, assemble a "short list" of great themes and run it by those closest to the guest of honor or (if it is not a surprise party) the birthday guy or gal themselves, and then set the theme.

Some great 40th birthday party themes you can consider include a pub crawl, a birth-year bash, having a "sayings" party where everyone wears or designs a t-shirt with a special saying about the guest of honor, a roller skating party, a "40 is the new 20" party where you subtract 20 years from the date and throw the party in the style of that era, and much more.

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