The more people you invite to attend your event in person the better.
There's something great about being part of a group of like-minded people who are experiencing something special.
I remember when I was a teenager, a very long time ago, and I went to my first Star Trek convention in New York City. I was a huge Star Trek fan and this was after the original series was cancelled and long before the The Next Generation series started, or the first movie. In fact, this was only the 2nd Star Trek convention ever.
Anyway, at the convention they played some of the TV episodes on a large screen. A movie screen. It was in front of a large audience of a few hundred people. During the showings I could here cheering and boos and applause and people yelling things. Up to that point I had only seen Star Trek at home. And only with 1 or 2 brothers and/or maybe my father. Many times I watched reruns alone.
The experience of sharing what felt like a very personal memory with hundreds of people, many of whom were acting out, was amazing. It was like I had just joined a lost tribe of several hundred family members at a giant reunion party!
So, my point is that the larger the group of people you can gather together to honor your guest and share in the emotions elicited from reading the tributes, the better. This experience will be something they will always remember and have in common.
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.