Reasons We Love You

“To avoid everyone highlighting similar—perhaps a little obvious—things they love about the guest of honor , you might consider giving some gentle guidance to help steer people in the right direction.

This idea works best when there’s a mix of the profound; e.g .’You always believe in me more than I do myself’, the lighthearted; e.g. ‘That you tell Starbucks baristas your name is Beyoncé’, and the sentimental; e.g. ‘You’ve seen me at my worst and you still love me’.

Consider asking a certain group of people to contribute profound reasons, another group to contribute lighthearted ones, and another to focus on sentimental ones. That way you’ll achieve a good mix.

Decide whether you want to attribute each reason to the person who submitted it by including their name afterwards, like a quote.”