bridal shower?

Question

I am throwing my friends bridal shower and I need some ideas. What to serve and games to play, how to decorate.

Answer 1

Its best to start with a theme!
Once you idneitfed a theme you can go from there!
For example I hosted a Bridal Shower and the theme was These are a few of my favoritest thing. The bride provide me a ten of her favorites things. Each person was invited and they had to provide the Bride a gift that was one of there favorite things( it had to be marriage related) and the games were games that reveal the ten of the Brides favorite things and each prize was one of her things for example if the Bride said her favorite fragance was Heavenly we put the ladies to the test and they would have to sniff and guest and who ever w as able to guest the three fragance one and the one who was able to idneitfed out of the three what was her favorite one they one an actual bottle of the fragance. You have to be creative! I use her favorte color, flowers for decoration- the food I prepared was some of her favorite items!! Everyone love it and she love it!!

Answer 2

It really depends on the kind of statement you want to make. Is this an elegant affair or casual? What time of day is the event? How well do you know the bride? All of these play a role in preparing for a bridal shower.

1. Brunches are always a good choice for a bridal shower, especially if there will be guests not everyone knows.

If you are having the event in the afternoon, consider having a tea party. The food is really easy to prepare. Finger sandwiches, scones, lemon curd, devonshire cream, fresh fruit, and for the cake you can have cheesecake topped however you want.

You can also just serve cake, punch and coffee with some mixed nuts and melt away mints.

2. Use the wedding colors as a theme to decorate the room you are using. Crepe paper and balloons are the common decorations, but use your imagination. You want the event to be one the bride remembers fondly.

3. Games should only be played if that's something the bride wants to do. It has been my experience that most people dread games at bridal showers. That being said, here are some games that I've used at past bridal showers.

1. Find out how well the guests know the bride. Write out ten questions about the bride. What is her favorite color? Who is her favorite musical group? What kind of cuisine does she like? ect. make enough photocopies that every guest has a questionnaire. Have the bride fill out the questionnaire at the same time as the guests. When everyone is finished have the bride read off her answers. The guest with the most correct answers wins. (Make sure you have gifts to give out to the winners of the games you play.)

2. Gather ten common baking ingredients. ie. sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, basil, and thyme. Put each ingredient in a separate ziplock bag. Number each bag. On a separate sheet of paper write down which ingredient is in each bag. Pass the bags around and give everyone 4 min. to guess what is in each bag. Have the guests write their answers down on a piece of paper. When the 4 min are up, read off the answers. The person with the most correct answers wins.

If you want to play more games your local hallmark store has a booklet you can purchase or you can use the internet to find more games.

As the hostess of the party, it is your job to make sure that you take all the ribbons and bows from the bridal shower presents and fashion a "practice bridal bouquet" out of them. I take a large paper plate, cut slits to tie the ribbons to the plate, and tape the bows on the plate so they resemble flowers. The bride then uses this "bouquet" during the rehearsal.

Assign someone with good handwriting to write down all the shower presents and whom they are from. After the shower, the attendents should pick a day to get together and help the bride fill out thank you notes.

Last, but not least, have fun. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

Wedding showers and Bridal showers are the same thing I think the only difference that a wedding shower you can invite guys You really do not need a wedding and bridal showers The same people go to both except for guys, and most guys do not want to go to a shower That also go by Jack and Jill shower I had two showers, one for my family in one state and one for my husband family in a different state You can have two showers if the families live in to different area or the Having the same thing calling it a different thing is just odd, you are not inviting the same people are you? Wedding/Bridal shower food You could have a seat meal at a restaurant This way everything is done for you They are fine, you pick food from the menu you can have a house/backyard shower This with food like: deli patter(meat or sandwich), ziti, meatballs, Pasta salad, sauges and peppers, ham, turkey, potato salad. etc It's what you will have at any family party These are more fun, more lay back Bachelorette party's are different from showers They are normal friends and young family member Most are over 21, drinking involved If it's at home, a stripper shows up a lot They go out to night clubs and stuff More like appetizers and party food You only need a shower and a bachelorette party

Answer 4

I went to a tea party bridal shower once. The girl that threw it bought everyone different antique tea cups that they got to keep as favors. It was very cute and classy. It was nice because the bride had many relatives there (grandmothers, nieces, etc.) This was tasteful and appropriate for all ages.

Answer 5

If this is a home shower, a light lunch would be nice--finger foods, etc...decorate simply and using her colors, if your know them, and keep the games to a minimum-most people don't really like them, and don't ask your guests to play anything embarrassing-they are guests, not sorority pledges.

Answer 6

Have punch, little rolled up sandwiches in wraps, rigatoni (the staple food), maybe some chicken...

I'd stick with simple floral arrangements.

For games, you could always play "bridal bingo" when she opens the gifts.

Good luck!

Answer 7

orientaltradingcompany.com has a lot of stuff for bridal showers!!!! have fun

Answer 8

Here's an idea. DON'T INVITE THE MEN. Trust me, we won't want to be there and some of us won't even be courteous enough to act like we want to be there. We won't be offended if you don't invite us. Also if you absolutely must invite us give us good food and something to do. We don't want to play your stupid games.

Answer 9

keep the food simple sandwhiches, soda chips etc., one really good game is the how well do you know the bride to be(a page of questions about her likes and dislikes) like What's her favorite band or color.

Answer 10

These sites have ideas for themes, food, games, invitations, decorations etc.
http://www.evite.com/app/party/ideas.do
http://www.party411.com/index.htm/