Bridal shower tips

Why have bridal showers?

A bridal shower is a fun filled way for the bride and her friends to celebrate the wedding, bridal showers were traditionally given to women whose families refused to co-operate in any part of the wedding due to the groom being unsuitable. Friends chipped in to help the bride and shower her with gifts to make up for the families lack of help, these days the shower is thrown by the bride to be`s maid of honour or chief bridesmaid. The bridal shower can be held anywhere from

Ideas for the bridal shower

It is becoming more and more popular for friends of the bride to give her a bridal shower before her big day; the secret to throwing a successful shower is in the little details. Here are some great and some unusual ideas for throwing a bridal shower to remember.

Traditional bridal shower ideas

The traditional bridal shower is a party without a theme, where the bride to be and some of her closest friends get together to talk, play games and give the bride to be presents.

Here are some tips to help get the shower started

* Make or buy invitations and send them to the brides friends.

* Decorate the room where you are holding the shower, ideas could be balloons, a guest of honour chair for the bride to be, bows, hearts, ribbons or flowers.

* Arrange to lay bridal shower games such as the toilet paper wedding dress, two truths and a lie, the clothespin game or who am I.

* Serve tea, coffee and non alcoholic drinks with hors d`oeuvres, small sandwiches, pasta salad and pastries.

* Surprise the bride to be gifts taken from her wedding list.

Spa bridal shower ideas

* Have the bridal shower at the spa itself.

* Before opening the presents each have a manicure or pedicure.

* Serve food which is easy to nibble on while having the manicure.

* Give presents which will help the bride and groom to relax, such as candles, aromatherapy or club together and get a spa day for the two of them.

Have a chocolate bridal shower

* Make or buy chocolate themed invitations for the bride to be`s friends.

* Arrange activities around chocolate, for example you could make chocolate apples, arrange chocolates on pretty doily covered plates and get guests to taste them from mildest to strongest, darkest to lightest.

* Make as many different nibbles and party foods from chocolate.

* Give the brides chocolates, candies and tools for making candy.the home to a spa, restaurant, favourite park or the local pub.