We don’t often talk about how we want to be celebrated. The details—the music, the flowers, the words—those are usually left for our loved ones to decide when we’re gone. But why wait until then? Why not take the time, now, to shape how you want your love to be felt for generations to come?
The After Party Planner isn’t just a workbook—it’s an invitation to deeply honor your existence. It’s a place where you can pause, reflect, and weave together the elements of a celebration that feels as uniquely you as your heartbeat.
The idea for the After Party was born from a deeply personal experience—a reminder that love doesn’t end, it evolves. When we lose someone, the weight of the decision-making falls to those left behind. The conversations can be hard, emotional, and complex. The After Party Planner offers a way for you to make your own decisions now, so your loved ones won’t have to bear that burden later. This isn’t just about logistics; it’s about the intentionality of love, creating something lasting and meaningful that continues to connect people, even after you're gone.
The After Party Planner invites you to dive deep into the essence of how you want to be remembered. This 60-page digital workbook is filled with reflective prompts, beautiful designs, and space for you to shape the details. From your favorite songs, stories, and moments, to the legacy you want to leave behind, this planner guides you in crafting a celebration that reflects your true self.
This isn’t a rushed, to-do list. This is a space for reflection, for connection, for honoring your journey. Set the scene—pour a favorite drink, light a candle, play the music that moves you. These pages are here for you to engage with at your own pace, with room to pause and breathe. It’s a process, a journey of its own. Each time you open it, it’s a sacred moment of honoring the life you’ve lived and the love you’ve shared.
The details you put into this planner are more than just plans—they are seeds. Seeds of connection, of comfort, of love. The conversations you have with your loved ones now will leave a lasting imprint on them, giving them the peace of knowing exactly how to honor you when the time comes. And when they pass it on to the next generation, your love will continue to evolve.
The After Party Planner is a beautiful way to celebrate your uniqueness, to craft a future celebration that feels as intentional and full of love as the life you’ve lived. It’s a gift not just to yourself, but to those who will carry your love forward.
My Journey with to the creation of the After Party
The idea for the After Party Planner was born years ago, amidst ongoing loss in our families. We attended beautiful celebrations of life, each one a tribute to someone deeply loved. But behind the beauty, I saw something else—the pressure on grieving families to make decisions, coordinate everything, and hold it all together while their hearts were still breaking.
I remember thinking,
"What if we could decide all of these things ahead of time—so our loved ones wouldn’t have to?"
What if there was a way to hold our wishes in a roadmap of love, a guide for the future?
At that time, I hadn’t yet experienced intimate loss. But then… I lost my sister.
Everything changed.
It wasn’t just about making decisions—it was about the ache that lingers long after the celebration ends, the yearning for connection. That’s when I realized this wasn’t just a practical idea—it was a sacred one.
The After Party Planner is that sacred guide: a workbook wrapped in my words, my insights, my heart. It’s designed to empower you to create your one-of-a-kind celebration, while you’re still here to shape it. Because you are a once-in-a-lifetime presence, and the After Party that celebrates your existence is too!
Peace Be the Journey,
Dre | Andrea Ybarra