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HELP me word a surprise party invitation
Hey there 
So as some of you may know, I am throwing my mom a 50th surprise birthday party.
What are some cute ways to word my invitation? Also, how do I "ask people to bring food", or say something like feel free to bring a dish. lol I don't want people to feel pressured too!! But I think it would help me out A LOT! Thanks everyone!
Re: HELP me word a surprise party invitation
I think that's going to be tough. What if everyone brings a dessert? .. you get the hint. I think if you want people to bring something you may want to reach out to them. But now it sounds like a pot luck.
Whenever we have get togethers most immediate - in this case, aunts, uncles, children, bring something and ask to bring something.
If I received an invite like that, no matter what I would feel pressured to bring something.
I'm confused about the food thing also -- are you asking them to bring food instead of gifts? I received an invite recently that said: "No gifts are requested or desired; If you would like to bring something, make it something we can all share at the table during the event." I'm thinking of bringing a bottle of wine, just to give you an idea of my response to that.
I agree with PP; either make it a pot luck or just ask specific people individually, off invite.
One possible way to word it if you did want to include everyone might be:
Shhhhhh! It's a Surprise Party for [Mom's Name]! Join us on [date] to celebrate [name's] 50th birthday! Please arrive at [time] so you're here for the big surprise reveal. [More party details, like beginning and end time, address, parking, etc.] In addition to surprising [name] with everyone's presence, we'd love to surprise her with some new and exciting dishes to try. If you'd like, please bring a dish to share with the guests at the party.
Instead of "a dish" you could always leave it blank and fill it in (please bring ___a dessert____ to share...), giving each guest a different item/part of the meal.
I also agree with PP that if it's written anywhere on the invite, people will feel pressured. If you don't want that, I think your best bet is to just ask specific family members or close friends for help directly.
I would personally never ask anyone to bring a dish (or anything) to a gift giving type party. I have done pot lucks before but only for bbq type events. If you know of a couple people who wouldn't mind bringing a dish that you could ask personally, do that, but I definitely would not print it on an invitation.
If you really cant afford to serve food, then change the party time to after 8pm so people will have eaten dinner and just have some light apps/desserts.