Mardi Gras Wedding Shower

Host a Mardi Gras wedding shower and let the good times roll!

If the bride has a New Orleans heritage or just a love for the "Big Easy", then a Mardi Gras shower is sure to be a big hit.

PURPLE, GREEN AND GOLD

All Mardi Gras celebrations should have a feeling of joy and excitement.

To help bring that feeling to your shower use the colors of Mardi Gras - purple, green and gold - as much as possible.

CREATIVE WEDDING SHOWER INVITATIONS

Starting with your invitations, let your guests know what your shower theme is. Be creative!

Use purple, green and gold envelopes to incorporate the color scheme into your invitations.

Print out Mardi Gras masks to use as your invitations or print a Mardi Gras Jester on the invitation.

Use metallic card stock. Jazz them up with glitter and sequins.

The ideas are endless to make your shower invitations unique.

MARDI GRAS BRIDAL SHOWER DECORATION IDEAS

If you are using a long table, use a white tablecloth with purple or green runners on top. For several smaller tables use purple and green tablecloths - alternating the colors.

Attach purple, green and gold balloons with streamers to the doors and windows. Or use the balloons as your bridal shower centerpieces.

Treasure chests filled with chocolate doubloons can also be used as centerpieces. Let the gold doubloons spill out onto the table.

Another idea for a table centerpiece is to attach Mardi Gras masks to long wooden sticks. Fill a clear vase with small colored marbles and stick the masks in the vase. Put enough masks in each vase so every guest can have one.

Sprinkle metallic confetti around the vases.

Spread plenty of Mardi Gras beads on the tabletops for your guests to wear.

MARDI GRAS PARTY MUSIC

Image courtesy of Rafael Lopes

Music can really bring the spirit of New Orleans to your bridal shower.

Play plenty of jazz, blues and Cajun music. Throw in some Dixieland swing music to get everyone's feet tapping.

Some well known singers you may want to play are: the Neville brothers, Dr. John, Big Daddy 'O', Buckwheat Zydeco and maybe a little Jimmy Buffet

BRIDAL SHOWER FOODS

Serve New Orleans cuisine.

Appetizers

• Cheese straws
• Small Po' boy sandwiches
• Muffalettas
• Natchitoches meat pies
• Crab cakes
• Cajun chicken bites
• Cajun seasoned pecans

Entrees

• Shrimp gumbo
• Jambalaya
Red beans and rice

Desserts

King cake and pecan pralines.

Beverages

• New Orleans's Hurricanes
• Margaritas
• Mint Juleps
• Ice Tea

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• Purple beaded bags filled with gold chocolate coins.
• Mardi Gras beads and feather masks.
• Chocolates in the shape of Mardi Gras masks.

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