Surprise Birthday Party - WoW theme!Follow

I need some help. My husband is turning 40 and I am planning a surprise birthday party for him. He doesn't have any hobbies other than volleyball and being a HUGE gamer. He's been playing WoW for the last 7+ years (we've been married 10). Because he plays it so much (3+ hours a night)I have nick-named it "the widow maker". I don't mind because it's what he does for relaxation. Heck, I've signed up and joined this forum just to get help for this party! :) Anway... I thought that I could try to incorporate some ideas from WoW into the party in terms of decorations and such. I am having the party at a local restuarant's private room with a hot buffet, about 50 or so people. I know nothing about the game. I want to keep it somewhat simple (and not overly expensive) since I cannot do any of this in our home for preparation. Any ideas of what I could use as centerpieces, wall hangings, etc.? Any and all ideas would be great. I will be having this party in April as his birthday is right before Easter. I'm looking forward to some input!

Ought to have at least one volleyball with a murloc painted on it in red paint or you're doing it wrong. Beyond that, more information could help us customize our recommendations to your husband. What faction does he play? What race is his primary character? Has he mentioned a particular zone or storyline he really enjoys?

Some basic ideas: Each race has a crest. Simple posters with the crest of the race of his primary character might be a good idea. Check out here for some images of them. Consider this link for some custom posters. You can even get them with images of his character(or get one for each of his heavily played characters).

Additionally, how much help do you have? Anyone with any kind of decorating or art skills?

I like this one, try it out!

The blizzard store is a good option. Nothing says 'I love you' more than a new flying mount :D

Wow...inuendos galore!

How do I get an image of this murloc?

You need to play this at the party:

I linked the Horde wrapping paper - here is the Alliance.

His official city as a human is Stormwind; if you Google it or look on Blizzard's store or Jinx you'll find several Alliance and Stormwind related items. If you're doing music, it's my humble opinion (as a Horde person, no less) that Stormwind has THE coolest theme song. :)

And if you like the action figure cake topper idea, I believe there is a Human Warrior. I have to run at the moment but will see if I can edit this post to add a link later.

You are expected to report back to us and let us know what you did for your cool WoW party. :)

Edit: Here is the human warrior action figure. Don't know how inexpensively you'd be able to find it. There are plenty of other Alliance themed action figures as well.

Edited, Mar 1st 2012 3:36pm by teacake

A wow character that should be a female one,you know, you can cosplay one of these female character and at late night ,give him a surprise, and...you know what to do next

Your best bet is to either make a toon on the realm (of course, requiring you to either get the game or sneak onto his account and talk to them directly from his character) and search their guild roster to talk to the members there to see who lives closer to you, or if you're lucky, someone here can try to message someone in his guild for it =)

Edited, Mar 6th 2012 8:31am by xNocturnalSunx

Why not encourage him to meet them in the next week or two? Then you can meet them, and let them know about the party.
There's no guarantee that the friends in your area are actually in his guild, and the more people knowing about it may ***** with your plans.

Glad to hear preparations are going well. You should totally post some pics of the decorations come party time. I'm sure we'd all love to see how it all turns out.

Planning is going well. I found some shields at Toys R Us to use as part of the decor. there is a lion in the middle that I can remove. I will replace that with a piece of wood with a sticker on it showing the crest for "human" and "alliance", maybe one or two more. The wood will be painted to match the sticker.

I have ordered a couple custom made posters with his character Chevenga. I'm getting them framed and will display them at the party. He can them use them for his man cave.

I can't really figure out how to tie the cupcakes (no actual cake) into the WoW theme so I'm just making a couple of his favorite flavors - pineapple upside down cupcake and a rum & coke cupcake (his all time favorite drink).

I make the final choices on the catered hot buffet this week. So far he has NO clue. I hope it stays that way - only 2 1/2 weeks left!