Hello Ladies,
I was wondering if you guys could help me out with a birthday party I am planning for my husband. We are going to a wine bar that serves sandwiches, appetizers, and other nibbles.
I plan on hosting the event by paying for all beverages and food items. However, in order to accomplish this I need to have a small guest list of about 10 people. I want to invite one of my girl friends (which should be fine as she is engaged to one of my husband's friends) so that leaves a small list left to fill with his friends. Is this selfish? If I invite my girl friend, it will prevent me from inviting his brother and my brother whom his relationship with are similar to that of my girl friend's fiance. Since I am intending for this to be a bit of a surprise, I have not included my hubby in on the plans but told him to keep a day open so that we can celebrate his bday. My hubby suspects I am hosting a party for him.. would it be weird if I shared the guest list with him?
Also, the venue has offered to extend their happy hour prices to me for the first hour of our event and I was wondering if it would be appropriate if I limited the bar menu to these options throughout the night? Sparkling water and fresh ginger beer are non alcoholic options available to those who prefer not to drink or don't like wine or beer.
We will be seated in our own private area, but its a small venue and there is no way to block the bar from our event. As a result, there is a bar that can provide other options not on the menu that I would be paying for. Is there any way I can make this work without being rude to our guests?
Thanks fellow knotties.