Woman has epic divorce party to celebrate the end of her marriage

By Katie Pearson via SWNS

A woman was thrown an "epic" surprise divorce party to celebrate the end of her marriage.

Allison Radford, 33, got a shock when friends threw her a bash with cake, champagne wall, and balloon arch.

Her divorce was finalized in May 2023, so close friend Steph Murphy, 30, got to work organizing an event to celebrate, and invited eight of their closest friends.

The black cake was made for free by a friend, as were the bespoke cookies, which were decorated with divorce-related phrases like: ‘I’ve got 99 problems, but a husband isn’t one’ and
"divorced AF."

Allison, who had no idea the planned for the night, was told to wear white and arrived at her friend Megan's house blindfolded to find all her friends wearing black dresses - to "celebrate" the end of her marriage.

Her supportive pal booked a party bus for the end of the evening but - a school bus turned up instead.

The friends rounded off the night dancing and drinking fire shots at Martini Bar on George Street, Newfoundland, Canada.

Allison, a housing coordinator, from Newfoundland, Canada, said: “I was so shocked and thrilled - the idea of a divorce party never occurred to me.

‘’All of the little touches were so special – the cookies were amazing.

“They even decorated the wine bottles with the date of my divorce.

“I’m very lucky to have some very supportive friends.

"It was better than any birthday party I've ever had.

“I had a really fun night – it was definitely a big surprise.”

Allison had been with her ex-partner for six years and married for three, when the pair decided to separate in 2021, and she said there were two more years of proceedings.

She added: “We’re still on good terms, but we were better off apart.

“I was more relieved than anything when it was all finalized – it was exciting to start a new chapter.”

The friends organized the event on 24 June 2023 using a secret group chat.

Allison was led into the room blinded-folded by the girls to reveal the big surprise.

She says she was “thrilled” with everything the girls had planned for the party.

A clip of Allison's "epic" divorce party was posted on TikTok and received 10k views and lots of positive comments.

Allison said: "There were so many nice comments on the video.

“I was so overwhelmed by the work they put, especially Steph.

“She was the main ideas lady.

"I'm the first one to get divorce and the first to have a party.

"Hopefully no one else will - but it's great to know how supportive my friends are."