KissMeGoodnight
eRomance Series:
Throwing a Bridal Shower
A
Bridal Shower for Young and Old
Let’s
face it, if you are a woman there is a good chance that at
one point or another you have been invited to a bridal
shower that left you scratching your head or ready to gnaw
off your
arm just to get out of the room. Do you remember the dreaded
bridal shower game of dressing up one or more of the ladies
in the room with a mock wedding dress made from toilet paper?
Perhaps you are more familiar with the embarrassing questionnaire
that the guests were to fill out, only then to have to stand
up and read answers to questions you wouldn’t even spell out
in the Sunday confessional. Perhaps it is for this reason that
bridal showers have become a bit of a bad reputation, and why
so many invitees are sending their regrets and a gift certificate.
Fortunately there is a movement underfoot to breathe
some new life into the borderline dead tradition of the bridal shower
that has so many women roll their eyes at the thought of actually
attending. The times of embarrassing games and activities are
coming to an end and instead new and improved activities ensure
that the bride still receives her shower, guests still bring
lots of presents to help the new couple start out their life
together in style, and games are still being played - but with
new twists! Follow these easy tips and you too will be able
to throw a bridal shower for a young or more seasoned bride
with easy boredom-free ideas!
Decide
on a theme and run with it. Just because presents are
involved, this should not make everything else about the occasion
melt into the background. Instead, you may wish to contact
your local jewelry sales lady, candle gal, or make up aficionado
and see if their companies offer some kind of party package.
Most of them do, and this will go a long way to allow the girls
to sample some make up, try on some jewelry, and sniff the
soothing smells of sweet candle wax. You may want to serve
some finger foods so that nobody will be stuck in the kitchen,
and everyone will be able to participate. Maybe a student masseuse
could be hired for a couple of hours to give foot massages
or a student cosmetologist for manicures and pedicures.
Food should be kept simple if at all possible.
Nobody should be in the kitchen cooking, heating up, or assembling,
while
at the same time a mess for the hostess should be avoided altogether.
A good idea is the potluck, or if you have the funds, have
some finger foods catered. Gourmet cheeses and crackers, some
wine, canapés, petit fours, crab cakes and grilled vegetable
foccacias make for a wonderful spread that is easily put together
and does not require much in terms of reheating.
Advice is a big part of the party. Especially if the bride
is walking down the isle for the first time, many well-meaning
ladies have oodles of ideas and tips on how to keep the marriage
blissful. Usually a book is sent around to capture those pearls
of wisdom, but how about trying a new twist? Instead of putting
together a book, why not all each guest to write out their
advice on a piece of parchment paper and then affix it to a
bottle of wine. Both the wine and the advice can then be enjoyed
together by the married couple and make for great conversation
starters. If the bride or groom happens to be teetotalers,
the paper can easily be affixed to chocolate bars or any other
food or drink item the couple will be able to enjoy together.
So go ahead and allow yourself to enjoy the celebration of
the bridal shower again. Revel in the changes, and allow your
ideas to roam free, and no longer feel the obligation to follow
in the footsteps of boring old games that are long past their
prime. Have fun with the shower and during the shower! The
bride will thank you for years to come for the thoughtful afternoon
or evening you put together for her.
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: 2006
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