If you could arrive and be in the function room between 19:00 and 19:20, I will make plans for us to arrive for about 19:30
Please don't be shy about arriving before the host! We all like to be fashionably late to parties, but I'd really appreciate it if you were on time for this one...or dare I say it...early!
There is a bar in the function room and the DJ can play you some tunes until Cheryl arrives. So grab yourself a drink, get warmed up, in the mood for a party, and we'll be seeing you shortly.
Keeping it a surprise until Cheryl walks in to the room is going to be the hardest bit. You really can make all the difference here. I'll make sure that on the evening, somebody lets you know when we are en-route. If you could all go hide quietly in a corner of the function room, and the DJ will stop the music. That way, hopefully Cheryl will be clueless right up to walking in to the room.
Once the birthday girl arrives, as well as the disco and dancing, I have arranged for a few other things to hopefully keep you all entertained through the night. I don't want to give too much away now but this includes a guest book with a difference. I hope it will be a good, fun way of signing the guest book and it would be lovely if you could all let your hair down and help us make a guest book Cheryl will remember for a long long time.