Wedding Shower Advice?

Question

I have to throw a shower for my best friend from high school. Don't get me wrong, I love her to death, but throwing showers isn't really my thing. I was waiting for one of her mom's friends to volunteer, but no such luck. So I'm going to do it.

I need advice on EVERYTHING!

And do you have any original ideas in place of the games. I despise the stuipd games. Especially those that involved TP wedding dresses.

I think I will do the "bring your favorite recipies" thing. What else?

Thanks so much!

Answer 1

It's poor etiquette for the mom's to throw the bridal shower, so it's a good thing you stepped up. Are there other bridesmaids whose help you can enlist?

A lot of people are getting away from games, because really, a shower is boring for EVERYone except the honoree and the people throwing it.  You can do BINGO... every guest gets a blank bingo card, they fill it in with gifts they think the couple may get.  They check them off as they're opened.  That way they have something to do while the bride opens gifts.

You can do anything you want with food, depending on the time of day.  If money is tight, have it at 2 or 3 and just do appetizers or desserts.  Or have it at 11 on a sunday and do brunch.

good luck!

Answer 2

   Yes, the games are terrible!  Instead you could bring a timer- while the bride is opening her gifts, set the timer for five minutes- when the timer goes off who ever gave the gift that she is opening wins the prize. Repeat setting the timer until gifts are done.

   Instead of buying prizes you could get small flower centerpieces for each table and tell the winner to take the centerpiece as their prize.  The tables look good and it's one less shopping trip!  Or skip the games all together ;)

  

Another nice thing for the bride is to purchase her thank you cards for her.  Place just the envelope to the thank you card at each seat and have the guests fill in their addresses, that way the bride doesn't have to address all the envelopes later.

  

For food, having it catered is obviously the easiest if you have the money.  If not have the bridesmaids and family members of the bride bring a dish. Close friends, aunts, grandmothers are usually happy to bring something.

Best of luck to ya!  It's a lot of work, but worth it in the end.  Have fun :)

Answer 3

Ideas could be more plentiful if you state how many guests in attendance.

Answer 4

my cousins shower was alot of fun and one thing to do is have the bride walk around and talk to everyone and then she slips off into the "bathroom" and someon announces that on a sheet of paper they have to write down what she was wearing, what her wedding colors are, wheres the honeymoon and things like that.

Answer 5

Here are two really good websites that I have found. The first one has lots of ideas, and the second one has discount items for purchase plus some ideas. I hope this helps.

http://www.weddingchannel.com/wedding-pl...

http://www.simplyweddingstuff.com/

Answer 6

I agree many games are silly, but depending on the crowd they often get people to mix and mingle.

I like the Bring your Favorite Recipe idea maybe you could spin that into a theme

Bring your Favorite Recipe for:

- Dinner

- Romance

- Making Up

- Saving Money

- etc...

Instead of games, you could go through the process having guests complete their recipe for each topic. Then through out the shower Share the Recipes.

Then randomly pick one slip to win a gift.

If you want to tie in a game - Play "Bake Us a Cake"

http://partygameideas.com/bridal-shower/...

Where the Bride has to bake a cake without a recipe. This way it will tie into your theme and the importance of "using Recipes" to make things turn out right.

And take a scrapbook and place all the recipes and place in a scrapbook for the bride to be.

I found more games here if you need them.

http://partygameideas.com/bridal-shower/...

Answer 7

Before the shower ask the groom some questions...his favorite restaurant, favorite food, most fun date memory with the bride to be, favorite sport, movie...etc.  Then at the shower ask the bride the questions and for every wrong answer she has to chew a piece of gum. At the end the bride will probably have a mouth full.  It's fun, doesn't cost much and helps the guests to know the couple a little better.  Just have simple food...fruit tray, cheese & crackers, cake!  It doesn't have to be elaborate to be nice!  Your friend will appreciate all your work no matter how fancy or simple.  Have fun!