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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. That would really hurt her feelings if this is the type of thing she likes.

It doesn’t have to be a lot of work. If you have the means, rent a side room at a restaurant for her and her friends/family. Make it a brunch for even more cost savings. [/quote]

This.  We did a brunch for a family members big birthday and had a private patio (early summer) and even had unlimited make your own mimosas too.  The food was excellent, it was early so no one was getting trashed and the menu was good but you didn’t have people ordering expensive steaks or whatnot.  I also had it booked for 2.5 hours but they let us stay for 3.  People have stuff in the day so people don’t hang around. It also wasn’t that expensive as we had a minimum spend (that was not that much imo) and didn’t go over that.

If you can’t spend that or don’t want to you could always have appetizers and a signature drink at your place.  Say it on the invite.  Some people might stay too long so have something else planned so people leave.  Can get appetizers at Trader Joe’s, cheese at Costco, cheap wine or champagne.  Something really simple. We did this for my MIL when she retired and people seemed to like it.

If you do it I don’t think you need to do it again at 75 or 80 though.  I think it would be a nice thing to do if your mom wants it.  Someone like me wouldn’t want a surprise party, I rather have a night in or a mini trip or something to celebrate.   [/quote]

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