Encourage a slow pace when the tributes are being read. You want to savor each one.
These will be important to the guest of honor. Its unlikely they will want to rush through them. Each one will seem like a sweet piece of candy.
So don't let anyone rush things along too much. If a guest gets bored send them to the TV or let them leave. "Gee, I see you are in a hurry, if you have to leave I understand. This reading is important and I think its going to take a little longer."
About Me
- Tribute A Gift
- I wanted to do something special for my father's 80th birthday. I decided to make a tribute to him like my sister-in-law Robin did for her mother. Robin collected thoughts and good wishes from people who knew her mother Shirley and printed them on decorated paper.
Lots of us gathered at Shirley's house and we had a very special time. Shirley read them aloud and our hearts were touched in a powerful way. Especially Robin and Shirley.
This is what I wanted for my father. Except I did it on the web. And it could not have worked out better. My mother caught my eye while my father was reading his tributes and mouthed the words "this is the best thing you've done IN YOUR LIFE".
We occasionally laughed and cried as dad read each of his tributes. We had an evening we'll never forget. I was happy I could make my father feel so special, and proud of myself for putting it together.
Weeks later, my mother suggested I might help other people experience the same profound and warm emotions that we enjoyed with my father. And that's why I created "Tribute A Gift".
See TributeAGift.com for more.