subject: Advice On Planning A Bridal Shower [print this page] Bridal showers can be the most fun and exciting part of the activities that precede a wedding. They are an opportunity for the bride and her friends to share special moments with each other before she moves on to her new life with her husband to be.
The following guidelines will help you plan an unforgettable bridal shower...
1) Be prepared. To reduce the stress involved, begin making arrangements as early as possible. Do not think you will be able to do everything in a few days. Most aspects of it should be taken care of at least four weeks before so that you have the best possible chance of getting all the supplies you need and that all prospective guests will be available.
Create a list of things that need to be arranged and aim to tick off a few of them every week in the run up to the bridal shower. Involve as many people as possible as others will love to help.
2) Keep it simple. Try not to go overboard and have too much going on to the extent that the focus is drawn away from the future bride. Also, avoid doing anything that would make her feel uncomfortable, such as telling overly embarrassing stories from her past.
As for decorations and activities / games, utilize them reasonably so as to keep the event elegant and classy. You want to avoid the look and feel of a teenage birthday party at all costs.
3) Opt for an indoor venue. Although the outside can be pretty, you are laying the success of the bridal shower at the hands of the often unreliable weather which is not something that you want to rely on for such an important occasion.
It is best to use the home of one of the guests or hire somewhere, for instance, a restaurant or bar. If cost is an issue, you do not even need to hire the whole of a place - just a room or corner of a large venue will do just fine.
4) Select a theme. Decide on a theme, such as commitment or love, and base the activities, decorations, and possibly even the food, around that theme. You can get plenty of ideas for this by simply looking around the Internet.
Picking out a special color as a theme will also add to the occasion and result in the photos being even better. There is no need to automatically choose red or pink though, unless they happen to be one of the brides favorite colors.
by: Mark Thomas Walters
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