Bridal Shower Theme Ideas
Bridal shower theme ideas can help turn a boring shower into a fun-filled
party.
In recent years themed showers have become more and more popular.
When choosing a theme, always keep in mind what the bride's interests are and what her needs are.
After you choose a theme, coordinate the invitations, food, decorations and favors.
Make your theme the focal point of the party.
Location
Wedding showers are usually held at one of the hostess or relative's homes.
Having the party at someone's home gives you greater flexibility and saves you money.
However, you will have to clean up before and after, and you may not have room for everyone you would like to invite.
UNIQUE VENUE IDEAS
One way to make your wedding shower unique is to consider holding it at an unusual site.
A Few Suggestions Are:
- Winery
- Spa
- Aboard a yacht or ferry boat
- In a nature preserve or botanical garden
- Historic mansion
- Country inn
- Museum
- Racetrack (car or horse)
Plan your event so that is unpredictable and memorable!
LIST OF THEME IDEAS
Each guest is assigned a letter of the alphabet and asked to bring a gift that corresponds to that letter. For example, the guest with the letter B, could bring a bottle of wine, book, or bath towels.
An Around the Clock Bridal Shower theme idea is a fun and creative shower for your guests. It is a good couples shower and great for a large guest list.
This is a unique variation on the Around the Clock bridal shower theme idea.
It is all about the cultures of different countries and is a great way to emphasize the varied heritages of your guests.
This is a great theme when both men and women are invited.
This is an easy and inexpensive party to plan. It can be formal or informal and is also a great idea when both men and women are invited.
Tea Parties have become increasingly popular. With a guest list of 30 or less, a tea party is an elegant and enjoyable way to spend an afternoon.
By-the-Book
If the bride is a book lover or an aspiring writer, she'll love a By-the-Book Bridal Shower theme idea.
Have the guests bring books from any category or you could assign each guest a certain category - like, cooking, how-to, fiction, mystery, biography, or inspirational.
If the bride has a favorite author, see if you can arrange for an autographed book as a special gift.
Have the invitations be bookmarks or book-shaped that open with the invitation information.
Party favors could be gift certificates to a local bookstore.
Can't Live Without It
As a gift for the bride, have the guests bring something that they have found that they just can't live without.
It is interesting to see what people think they can't live without.
Couples/Coed
Couples/Coed Showers have become increasingly popular in the past few years.
These parties are a great way to involve the groom and his male friends in some of the prewedding festivities.
A couples shower can range from an intimate dinner party to a casual pool party.
Get more information on Jack and Jill showers.
Gift Basket Shower
Have each guest bring a basket or a container with gifts for a certain room of the house.
A few examples are:
- Kitchen Basket - Use a basket, large serving bowl, or a colander for your container. Put small kitchen items, like a grater, potato peeler, potholders, or spices, in it.
- Bath Basket - Use a cute waste paper basket or white wicker basket. Fill it with scented soaps, bath salts and oils, a loofah, scented lotions, and guest towels.
- Herb and Spice Basket - Place bottled spices in a cute wicker basket. Put a potted herb plant, like Rosemary or thyme, with a book on growing herbs inside the basket.
- Picnic Basket - Make up your own picnic basket. Add colorful plastic plates and mugs, food containers, vacuum flask, cloth napkins, a map of local parks, a pair of binoculars and a picnic blanket to the basket.
Holiday Bridal Shower
If you know that the bride has already had several showers or that she really likes a certain holiday, then this is a great idea for her.
You can choose one holiday theme or go with various holidays. Ask the guests to bring gifts that center around the holiday theme you choose.
Decorating Ideas
Decorate around the theme you choose.
For instance, if the theme is Christmas, send out invitations with a Christmas tree or Santa, use Christmas decorations and serve a traditional Christmas meal.
If your bridal shower theme idea includes all the holidays, then decorate different areas throughout the room.
For example, Valentines can be in one corner, a small Christmas tree and stockings on the mantle, and Halloween pumpkins and masks in another corner.
Hang out a sign that says, "Holiday Inn" for the guests to see as they walk in. Serve different foods for each holiday.
Give Christmas balls, small toy turkeys, or American flags as favors.
These are still one of the most popular bridal shower theme ideas - despite the increasing popularity of other themes.
At a kitchen bridal shower, guests are free to choose any type of gift that helps stock the kitchen.
This type of party is for the bride who would like to feel pampered and to get some pretty things to take on her honeymoon.
While most lingerie parties are "Girls Only", these days, some hosts are including the groom.
This is an unforgettable and fun bridal shower theme idea for all your guests.
If the bride-to-be is going to Hawaii for her honeymoon or just likes Hawaii, this is the perfect theme idea. It also works great if you are inviting men and women.
Host a Mardi Gras Wedding Shower and let the good times roll!
Money Tree
If you know that the couple has had several other showers, then give them a Money Tree Shower. Cash is often the most helpful present for a couple just starting out.
Have the guests bring a gift of cash in an envelope.
You can use any decorated potted tree or put a tree branch in a large vase to display the envelopes.
As the guests arrive, they attach their gift of money to the branches of the tree with a clothespin or a ribbon.
Pamper Yourself
At a Pamper Yourself/Spa Shower the bride and the guests get to indulge themselves.
Consider having the shower at a day spa. Or have it around your pool and hire a manicurist or beauty consultant to give facials or makeup tips to the guests.
The guests should bring gifts that pamper the bride. These gifts can be everything from makeup, bubble bath, towels, bath accessories, or a gift certificate for a manicure or facial.
A Western Bridal Shower idea is great, if the bride-to-be is a big fan of country music or has rural roots.
Having a themed party is fun and easier to plan than the traditional wedding shower.
And what could be more fun than a western theme shower?
A Wine Tasting Bridal Shower theme idea is a great way for the bride and groom to build up a wine collection for their new home.
Instead of the traditional wedding gift, have the guests bring a bottle of wine.
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