Sparkling Sandset
Private celebrations · 2025

A surprise 40th: private dune dinner for thirty

A fully concealed surprise birthday: guests transported ahead of the guest of honour, with a lantern-lit reveal on arrival at the dune ridge.

Client
Private host
Location
Al Khatim, Abu Dhabi
Scale
30 guests

The challenge

Keeping thirty guests and a full production crew invisible until the reveal, on an open desert site with clear sightlines.

What we did

  • Routed the guest of honour on a decoy sunset drive while the camp was dressed
  • Positioned guests behind a dune ridge with a lantern-lit walk-in
  • Plated four-course dinner with a private chef and a live oud player
  • Cake reveal choreographed with a drone and stills photographer

Results

  • Surprise held intact to the moment of reveal
  • Full photo and video gallery delivered within 72 hours
  • Host rebooked for an anniversary dinner the following season
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