Bridal Showers...When it rains, it pours!
Yep, that shower can turn into a downpour! Ask me! At my daughter's Bridal Shower, on a hot, humid day in August, the air conditioning in the restaurant broke! Yep, God's honest truth! So when I go to Bridal Showers now, I have to take a prozac on the way! J/K - LOL - (Cute mint tin Shower favor though...no?)
Okay, even though that is a true story, let's get down to business here - the business of the infamous shower. Traditionally, bridal showers are given by the maid/matron of honor or the entire bridal party or even close friends. It usually is not given by the family. They have enough to worry about with the wedding!
To be perfectly frank, there is great purpose for a Bridal Shower. They help the couple furnish their new home with many useful household items. And showers nowadays, are centered around a theme. You can have a kitchen shower, lingerie shower, greenback shower (all money), etc...the possibilities are endless.
It is the job of the hostess (whoever that is) to decide on a theme and then plan (hopefully with help from the bride's friends) the entire day. If there is more than one shower, those that are the hosts need to check with each other not to duplicate the theme and guests. What is very popular in many parts of the country is to have one large Bridal Shower and then, for closer friends and family, have a 'personal' Bridal Shower where the bride receives gifts of lingerie and more intimate gifts.
Showers, more often than not, are informal get-togethers that take place during lunchtime on Saturday or Sunday, or even during a mid-afternoon tea. (Speaking of an "afternoon tea," take a look at this very unique wedding favor that is just yummy for just that!)
Recently, what has come into vogue is a co-ed evening shower, called "Jack and Jill," which consists mostly of and other single men and women.During many shower, games are played which can be a lot of fun. One of my daughters loved having games. The other one made it known that she really dislikes that, and asked if we could pass on playing games. So, to each his own in that case.
Because shower gifts are usually very practical and for the home, it is wise to register at your favorite department or gift store. Just make sure that you choose items that are all prices from inexpensive to expensive, allowing all kinds of gifts for women to purchase, or join together to get a larger gift. My daughter's wedding party knew of a dinnerware set that she really wanted, so instead of all of them buying her smaller gifts, they put their money together and purchase the service for 8 dinnerware.
Oh yeah, and don't forget the Bridal Shower favor and thank you cards. Both of these (oh my, you should see the cutie shower favors we have...I really love them!) are available on my website http://designstoremember.com. That is the link to the shower favor and from that site you can link to the site with the invitations.And regarding thank you cards - one very cute idea for getting addresses for sending out thank you cards is giving away a door prize. What happens is this. At the door, everyone is given a card where they have to fill out their name and mailing address. They are all put in a hat and at the end of the shower, one card is picked. That person wins the prize and now the bride has all the addresses for thank you cards!
Also please remember, whoever you invite to the shower, should really be invited to the wedding.
That's it for this post. Hope you got the Bridal Shower thingy down! Have a wonderful day!
Much happiness coming your way!
Bella
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