Why a Bridal Shower is Important for Your Wedding - So what is a bridal shower anyway? A bridal shower is a party for the bride that takes place before a wedding. The bride's family or friends usually coordinate the shower. At the bridal shower, guests bring gifts for the home of the new couple. Traditionally, the groom doesn't attend and it turns out to be a party for women only. A groom would usually feel pretty out of place at a bridal shower anyhow as it is typically dedicated to all things female and "girly." Usually the mother of the bride hosts the bridal shower and it takes place about 4 weeks before the weeding. A bridal shower is an important part of the whole wedding and should not be overlooked. In addition to being a great time for the bride to get gifts (and who doesn't love gifts?) the bridal shower serves as a chance for a bride's friends to come together and have a fun time. At the wedding itself, the bride often doesn't get enough time to spend relaxing with her friends. Therefore, if you are a bride-to-be, it is important to realize that some of your best wedding memories will happen at your bridal shower.
Planning a Bridal Shower - Just like the wedding itself, there is a lot that goes into planning a bridal shower. In fact, you may want to create a wedding checklist for planning your bridal shower. Wedding checklists can come in handy to help you with many aspects of your wedding from setting the date, to handling all the arrangements and also even make sure everything is in place the day of the wedding. Without a wedding checklist, you could definitely overlook something obvious (accidentally), like inviting your wedding minister or officiant. Don't laugh, I have actually heard of that happening! Often people can get overwhelmed with wedding arrangements and forget necessary details. You can see resources on Amazon for wedding checklists and bridal shower checklists here. The checklist will break your bridal shower responsibilities down into increments including picking a date, making a list, choosing a theme, choosing invitations. It will even help you with setting up the room the day of the shower.
Bridal Shower Themes:
Of course, you can make your wedding shower as small scale or large scale as you prefer. However, be sure to choose a theme for your wedding shower. This can be a traditional theme or something new and fun. We looked at Real Simple magazine for their suggestions for bridal showers. Real Simple has some very creative suggestions including a yoga shower, a spa shower and a wine and cheese tasting shower. Bridal shower themes could also be something seasonal, like a winter theme for a December or January wedding. Or perhaps the theme could be black tie if you are planning a very elegant wedding. Martha Stewart, on the other hand, suggests doing something like an all-pink bridal shower theme. Once you have chosen your theme, you can make all of your bridal shower details match up with the theme for a nice unified presentation. For example, if your theme was all-pink, your bridal shower invitations would be pink and decorations at the shower would also be pink. You may even want to serve pink cupcakes and pink cocktails. Your bridal shower favors could also be something pink like the Kate Aspen Pink Polka Flip Flop Five Piece Pedicure Set with with Matching Thank You Tag.
Bridal Shower Necessities:
Aside from setting the date for your bridal shower, the next step is, of course, the invitations. Amazon sells a wide variety of invitations you can see here. You can usually get about 25 invitations for $40. Remember to make sure that your invitations match your theme. For example, if your wedding is formal, this might be a good bridal shower invitation. Similarly, you can also get bridal shower thank you cards to thank people for the gifts after the wedding.
You likely want to deck out a lavish environment at the bridal shower to get people ready for the big day. Favors and bridal shower decorations are expected. You can see a wide variety of bridal shower favors here. These gifts can range from everything to candy, to journals, to pedicure sets. Your friends will appreciate a small gift as a token of your appreciation. Now, of course, your guests are going to need something to do at the bridal shower, and that is where bridal shower games come in. The wedding website The Knot lists 17 of their favorite bridal shower games. Included in this very creative list are games like bridal bingo where instead of spelling the word bingo you spell the word "BRIDE." The Knot also recommends fun activities like making arts and crafts projects, and, of course, the drinking game "I Never." If you are still looking for bridal shower game suggestions, here are some more ideas. Ehow suggests scavenger hunts. Real Simple magazine suggests karaoke, fortune telling and temporary tattoos. The main thing is to choose a bridal shower activity that matches your style and personality. The most important order of business is to have fun and set up a memorable bridal shower party.
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. The checklist will break your bridal shower responsibilities down into increments including picking a date, making a list, choosing a theme, choosing invitations. It will even help you with setting up the room the day of the shower.
with with Matching Thank You Tag.
. Similarly, you can also get bridal shower thank you cards to thank people for the gifts after the wedding.
You likely want to deck out a lavish environment at the bridal shower to get people ready for the big day. Favors and bridal shower decorations are expected. You can see a wide variety of