Planning a couples wedding shower any ideas?

Question

I am planning a couples shower and I am trying to come up with some theme such as the "honey-do" theme and I am trying to find or come up with some games that would be fun and not like your normal bridal shower games, and food options, any ideas?? This is happening VERY soon and on a budget.

Answer 1

Tips:

The event is usually held within two months of the wedding, up to two weeks before the big day.

Don't invite guests to the shower who have not been invited to the wedding.

Games that can serve as ice breakers for the party are a particularly good idea if a large number of the guests don't already know one another.

Encourage the bride to register for gifts. With so many couples living on their own before getting married, it's difficult for guests to guess which things they still need.

Remind the bride to include a reasonable number of inexpensive items on her registry for guests with limited budgets.

Decide whether the party will be held at a home or in a restaurant or other locale. These days many shower planners now choose activities instead of the traditional finger food/gift opening shower. For example, many bridal parties take the bride out for a day at the spa instead of a shower. Or for an active Jack and Jill shower, the party could be a beach barbecue complete with volleyball, Frisbee, music and dancing.

Unless you feel it's mandatory to surprise the bride, involve her in the planning.

Don't forget to give party favors to all guests. These can be traditional favors such as small boxes of candy. Or they can be something that relates to the theme of the shower, e.g. drawer sachets at a lingerie shower.

Check out:

http://www.bridalshower.com/

http://www.ehow.com/how_16798_host-coupl...

http://www.weddingclipart.com/guide/brid...

http://entertaining.about.com/cs/showers...

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

yes...don't. I don't know ANY man who likes this sort of gathering. Keep it ladies.