Maids of Honor/(family): what did you plan for the bridal shower?

Answer 1

I am the maid of honor in my best friend's upcoming wedding. Myself and the groom's mother are planning a co-ed shower for early summer. We personally do not see anything wrong with this and it is the groom's family's way of showing they want to make the day special. It is going to be outside at their home. They have a pool so we are either going to be doing a beach party theme or a fiesta theme. We are planning on having a lot of food and a cheap DJ we know playing. There is also going to be a volleyball net and boccee ball for anyone who wants to do this. If you don't have someone's house to host something like this at there is always local park shelters. Most cities let you reserve them for parties and special occasions for little to no cost.

Answer 2

I am the future sister-in-law and I am hosting the shower.

Oops... that's an etiquette mistake...wait..no...I don't care. I care about her a lot and her closest friend is out of the country. I am in a position to do it, and I want to, and no one else was stepping up. I can't stand it when people get so wrapped up with "etiquette" they lose sight of what is "right."

Now - off my high horse....
I am doing a "Pamper the Bride" shower. The don't need or want a lot of things for their home. They have the basics, don't have room for more than that, and don't want a lot of things in colors that may not work for their house when the get it. And the other theme ideas just didn't work for them for various reasons.

So the shower said we were "showering" the bride with things to make her feel pampered, make her home more special, and keep the romance alive. Hopefully she'll get the frilly pretty things every bride likes.

And I'm not the type of personality that likes to assign people things to bring. I want people to not feel like that have to bring a particular this or that. But that is just me. So that theme seemed to direct people towards the type of gifts, but not be too specific to take the fun out of shopping. Also there will be everyone there from the grandmother to the single friends. The gifts they might wish to give may be vastly different and I wanted to make sure all felt comfortable.

I also am having a "Honeymoon Bag". I invited guests to bring a small item or note of advice to be placed in a sack that the bride and groom won't get to see until their honeymoon. I'm anxious to see what comes in :).

As far as games, I'm doing a few ice breaker games, but not too many as I find most of them cheesy. I thought I do Bridal Gift Bingo, and a Bride/Groom trivia.

Hope that helps!

Answer 3

Some ideas

Tea Party-sip on tea
Night at a male strip club
Ladies night out-last one for her with the girls as a single woman; Hop from club to club in a limo where the bridesmaid split the cost
Dance Lessons-learning the dance for the wedding reception maybe a Salsa, Hustle, Tango, etc
Honey Moon Theme-know where they are going Request that guests give a gift related to the theme give some ideas but let them be creative
Memories- Ask everyone to bring something that relates to how they know the bride.

Also have a book where people can write well wishes to the couple.Make sure it makes it to the wedding as well

I hope this helps

Answer 4

For my friend who had already been married but never had a shower I planed a dinner shower. Trying to avoid the boring games and to work with every ones schedules. I gave a grocery shower.Everyone had to bring groceries and wrap in plan brown paper bags. A Gift was given for the best wrapped gift. Invitations were cut out of paper bags and hand written. We served lasagna and salads for dinner and had a really nice time. No entertaining. It was on a week night after work everyone enjoyed them self's and looked forward to the next one.

Answer 5

you want to get on correct of this NOW. The Maid of Honor would not ought to do something yet get the gown and take position for the practice consultation and the rite. you want to have a communication - in individual - consisting of your buddy and communicate precisely what she expects. some anticipate their MOH to flow to each and each venue, refer to each and each seller, help p.c.. out invitations, decorations, throw a bath and a bachelorette, etc. She won't be able to plan her own bathe. that is in simple terms not finished. Is it possible she's reserving this venue for yet another bathe some different person is throwing for her? per chance her church or an aunt or cousin or someone from the groom's facet? If not, and she or he's reserving venues for the bathe she's assuming you'll throw, then she is way off-base. you want to get expectancies sparkling NOW. the coolest information is, you've a large number of time to save up some money, and also you may completely throw a bath without spending a ton of money. p.c.. a subject and elect it. One buddy of mine loved to scrapbook, and she or he had a ton of scrapbook stuff. So we threw her a scrapbook bathe. It replaced into held at a bridesmaids living house. all of us cooked a pair dishes of foodstuff, and all the visitors made scrapbook pages we blended for the bride to save. My bridesmaids are throwing me a bath. The MOH is information superhighway hosting, yet she lately were given divorced. She instructed me some weeks in the past that she couldn't have the funds for to do all she had planned because her funds are nonetheless tied up because of the divorce. So i'm assisting her out. we are having a recipe social gathering (bc i respect cooking). similar as above, anybody is bringing a dish (that is the South. My kinfolk ought to deliver foodstuff regardless of if I instructed them now to not) and recipe for me to save. the in effortless words money we are spending is on decorations, social gathering favors, and the invitations. it could be finished cheaply and actual. I actual have by no skill heard of a bridal bathe the position a venue replaced into booked 10 months ahead. that is loopy. you want to consult this lady now and discern out what she needs.

Answer 6

What my maid of honor did for me is she ordered sandwich trays and a fruit tray.Also other finger foods.And made some punch made of 7-up with sherbet.And we plaid games that she found online or at your local party favor store.Also I had a dancer.

Answer 7

Family (as well as future family) are actually not supposed to host showers. That's an etiquette faux pas.