Bridal Shower

[KMac]

Hey Ladies,
Just a quick question, wondering if anyone can help. I have been to a few bridal showers/baby showers where every guest is given something that they can pin on there jackets/shirts. For example...at the baby shower we pinned on small plastic soothers. Every lady gets to have one as a small momento of the day.
Does anyone have ideas for a bridal shower?:bbidea: If so, does anyone know of a web site that I can refer to??
Thanks for yoiur help.
Kmac

[usahgrad]

I don't know about the guests, but I hear tell that there's going to be some big ribbon that flashes and said bride to be attached to me...I have a feeling the location will change from bridal shower to bachelorette party. ;)

If you don't mind Kmac, I was going to ask about games at a bridal shower to give my mother ideas. Just let me know if you want me to move it to another thread or if you don't mind we converse that subject as well in here.

[KMac]

Hey,
Yes this is fine, you can use this thread if you preferr. I will you as best as I can!!! Bounce some ideas off of us!!!

[CindySue]

At my sisters bridal shower my favorite was the toliet paper wedding gown game. You take 2 or 3 people in each group, give them a bunch of tp, and one person is the model while the other(s) design a wedding gown on them out of toliet paper. I thought it was great! You set a certain amount of time - 5 minutes maybe (which is kinda difficult but fun!), and when youre through, the best gown gets a prize.

[StaceyMc]

At my sister's bridal shower - we did recipe cards with their picture on it with "The Recipe for a Happy Marriage" and attached heart cookie cutters to them. I also made heart spearmint candies.

At my friend's recent bridal shower, we gave each guest a blue glass votive holder and a white candle. The bride loves blue glass. It made a beautiful table setting as well.

[Shawna Bride]

My aunt is throwing me a bridal shower, am I suppose to take care of guest gifts, or does she?

[LaceyinPgh]

At my fsil's shower she didn't want any games of any type so what we did is set an egg timer for x amount of minutes and if she was opening your gift at that time then you got to take home a centerpiece. Another favorite is how well do you know the bride and groom. You just ask the guest 10-15 questions about the bride and groom and whoever gets the most right gets a prize. What is the bride and groom's full name and when are their birthdays? What is the bride's favorite movie? What is the groom's favorite color? What movie did they see on their first date? The toilet paper gown making is always fun. What is the bride wearing is great. You have everyone look at the bride then she leaves the room while everyone writes down what she has on as specifically as possible. The person with the most right wins.

[RebeccaW]

the game about who knows the bride and groom the best is really cool. iam helping my MOH plan the bridal shower. kinda tacky since its suppose to be a suprise. but o well now iam thinking of doing that game. cause i dont want to do anything really werid u know?? lol.

[Shawna Bride]

I was under the impression that for showers we didn't do any of the planning? Am I wrong?

[LaceyinPgh]

I was under the impression that for showers we didn't do any of the planning? Am I wrong?
Traditionally the bride wasn't to be involved in any part of the planning. Since the shower is all about getting gifts it looked in poor form if the bride was involved. Also the bride's mother and sister(s) weren't supposed to be invovled because it looked greedy as well. But, things have changed. My mother is cohosting my shower for me and I am very invovled in the planning aspect. I know that if I don't stay on top of things than nothing will get done. Since your aunt has agreed to host your shower, it is entirely up to her how involved you get to be. Some brides are like me and get to be very hands on in all aspects while others just turn in a guest list. Some don't even do that. I have a friend getting married in April who doesn't even know when her shower is going to be. It is in the works and her bridesmaids said they would inform her in enough time for her to be there. The only big no no is hosting the shower yourself.

[ikkin510]

Hey Ladies,
Just a quick question, wondering if anyone can help. I have been to a few bridal showers/baby showers where every guest is given something that they can pin on there jackets/shirts. For example...at the baby shower we pinned on small plastic soothers. Every lady gets to have one as a small momento of the day.
Does anyone have ideas for a bridal shower?:bbidea: If so, does anyone know of a web site that I can refer to??
Thanks for yoiur help.
Kmac

If you are looking for a pin or something like that, you can find a lot of them a wide variety at bible book stores. Otherwise just a small favor will work, like a candle or a small picture frame.

[Teribridetobe]

Hey Ladies,
Just a quick question, wondering if anyone can help. I have been to a few bridal showers/baby showers where every guest is given something that they can pin on there jackets/shirts. For example...at the baby shower we pinned on small plastic soothers. Every lady gets to have one as a small momento of the day.
Does anyone have ideas for a bridal shower?:bbidea: If so, does anyone know of a web site that I can refer to??
Thanks for yoiur help.
Kmac My girlfriends are getting a neutral person to make up a scavanger hunt.(of course something that won't take all day) we are breaking up into a couple of teams. Its a good way to get guest to know one another. The person making up the hunt could get them to find a momento to take home with them. or be instructed to get a momento at the end of the hunt. Taking photos are good. good luck. I hope i gave you an idea.

[RebeccaW]

Yeah my MOH is throwing me the party. i dont think she really knows whats involved in throwing a shower. cause she didnt know that it was suppose to be a suprise for me. cause she told me she was doing it and when she was having and wanted a list of ppl to invite. she also wanted me to ask everyone to bring a dish of food so she didnt have to spend much money. but i told her iam not going to ask ppl to bring food. that just seemed weird to me. so i just asked my mom to make some food. I dont even think my MOH knew that u had to have games and prizes and stuff... Speaking of games does anyone know of any other games that are a good idea. so i can pass it along to my MOH:D

[rainbowtreat]

Instead of pin the tail on the donkey try getting a small poster of a male model and do the same gam ebut with lip stickers or something. Just thinking back from my bridal shower when I marrei dmy ex. They also had a game where some one typed up questions like What is the grooms middle name? and things like that . Also they gave little door prizes to who ever drove the fathest to be there and things like that. My family is good at this stuff.

[usahgrad]

You guys have GREAT ideas! I LOVE the make a tp wedding dress. I hear tell that my bridal shower will be a restaurant, so we can't do anything REALLY silly...I like the how well do you know the bride and groom...it will put shame on everyone for not spending ANY time with us...lol. My family hasn't put a lot of effort into getting to know me and my FH. I had a cousin of mine tell me that three hours was too far to drive to a wedding...oh well.

Anyways, I'm not planning my shower, but I'm leaving it up to my mother, which means I'm helping. My MOH can't do it because she's getting married less than two months after me and just doesn't have the money. Plus she lives an hour from my mother and four hours from me, so it's not even like she's local enough to plan it.