Bridal Shower Ideas - Bridal Shower Favors
Bridal Shower & Bridal shower favors.
Usually, the maid of honor has the honor of hosting the bridal shower for the bride, it can be both planned with the bride or a surprise one, either way, it takes a lot of planning, 2 months before the bridal shower date is usually a good gauge.
If you’re the designated Maid of Honor, best friend or sister to the bride, don’t fret, help is on the way. We’re sure this is not the first time you have heard this before, but we’ll say it again, delegate, delegate and delegate some more. Be sure to enlist the help of your fellow bridesmaids, and close family members like her sisters if she has any or future sister in law, to be sure future sister in laws feel that she is also part of the celebration, sometimes the bride and her friends haven’t had a chance to get to know the “future sister or sisters in laws” and the bridal shower party is a good way to melt away any anxiety or shyness one might have for each other.
Thank goodness, the bridal party usually only last about 3-4 hours, longer if you’re having fun. There is the location, the food, the guest, the games, and the bridal shower favors. That’s it, it’s a short list right?
Location
First and foremost, you must pick the location, which will also decide the date to hold the bridal shower. It can be at many places, a restaurant (the easiest choice) or at a family home, like the bride or the bride’s family member, or even at the maid of honor or one of the bridesmaid’s. If you have it at your house, then you have more control on what goes on, there are certainly some advantages to that option. But let’s say, it’s not a surprise shower and the bride prefers to have it at her home, then great, one decision down, another one to go. Other ideas, spa, art gallery, at a beach, Favorite Park, or any place that the bride likes.
Food
We’re not going to lie to you, food takes planning, good food takes even more planning. If you’re a great cook or one of the other bridesmaids is, lock her down and make sure she commits to being in charge of the food. But everyone is busy and a collective effort usually works out best for everyone, so here are your choices, my favorite choice is pool some money together, the bridesmaid and mother of the bride (she usually will be very happy to help out so long as she doesn’t have to worry about the big stuff) and order food from the brides’ favorite restaurant. Finger foods usually works out best for being cater in, and other supplements can be added like Toss salads and sandwiches. The biggest factor is the presentation of the food, gather up your favorite dishes and trays and make a beautiful presentation with flowers and candles, the ambiances is the key to a successful table display.
Guest
Ah the guest! Actually, believe or not, the guest is one of the easiest tasks, and if you’re already doing most of the planning and work, definitely delegates this task out. The task is making or buying the bridal shower invitation, getting the list from the bride and mailing them out and keeping track of who will be attending. See, its easy right? The rule of thumb is to make sure that those that are invited to the bridal shower are also invited to the wedding.
Games
Let the games begin! Bridal shower games that is. Don’t forget the prizes for the winner and at bridal showers, there are no losers, every one walks away with a little appreciate gifts, just for coming, just for being a good friend. There are many fun games that can be played, research the bridal shower games online or be creative and create your own games. Some games can be bought online, like shower bridal rub off cards to see who will find prince charming.
Bridal Shower Favors
You’re almost done. The final touch is the bridal shower favors. This can be a lot of fun, because it involves shopping… most women like to shop therefore this is a natural. The key to first deciding on the bridal favors is your budget. Once you have decided this, its makes it a lot easier. It’s a good idea to consult the bride with this aspect of gift giving. If you’re budget is tight, she’d probably want to chip or shoulder the cost entirely. So lets say the budget is between $2.50 to $7.50, this is usually the price range of bridal shower favors, depending on how many you need, if you only have a few attending, then perhaps you might want to splurge a little more, it really depends on you. In this price range you many choices, like candle votive favors, travel manicure set, bath and soap favors, personalized mint boxes just to name a few, what ever favor you select, it should reflect the style and personality of the bride.
Usually, the maid of honor has the honor of hosting the bridal shower for the bride, it can be both planned with the bride or a surprise one, either way, it takes a lot of planning, 2 months before the bridal shower date is usually a good gauge.
If you’re the designated Maid of Honor, best friend or sister to the bride, don’t fret, help is on the way. We’re sure this is not the first time you have heard this before, but we’ll say it again, delegate, delegate and delegate some more. Be sure to enlist the help of your fellow bridesmaids, and close family members like her sisters if she has any or future sister in law, to be sure future sister in laws feel that she is also part of the celebration, sometimes the bride and her friends haven’t had a chance to get to know the “future sister or sisters in laws” and the bridal shower party is a good way to melt away any anxiety or shyness one might have for each other.
Thank goodness, the bridal party usually only last about 3-4 hours, longer if you’re having fun. There is the location, the food, the guest, the games, and the bridal shower favors. That’s it, it’s a short list right?
Location
First and foremost, you must pick the location, which will also decide the date to hold the bridal shower. It can be at many places, a restaurant (the easiest choice) or at a family home, like the bride or the bride’s family member, or even at the maid of honor or one of the bridesmaid’s. If you have it at your house, then you have more control on what goes on, there are certainly some advantages to that option. But let’s say, it’s not a surprise shower and the bride prefers to have it at her home, then great, one decision down, another one to go. Other ideas, spa, art gallery, at a beach, Favorite Park, or any place that the bride likes.
Food
We’re not going to lie to you, food takes planning, good food takes even more planning. If you’re a great cook or one of the other bridesmaids is, lock her down and make sure she commits to being in charge of the food. But everyone is busy and a collective effort usually works out best for everyone, so here are your choices, my favorite choice is pool some money together, the bridesmaid and mother of the bride (she usually will be very happy to help out so long as she doesn’t have to worry about the big stuff) and order food from the brides’ favorite restaurant. Finger foods usually works out best for being cater in, and other supplements can be added like Toss salads and sandwiches. The biggest factor is the presentation of the food, gather up your favorite dishes and trays and make a beautiful presentation with flowers and candles, the ambiances is the key to a successful table display.
Guest
Ah the guest! Actually, believe or not, the guest is one of the easiest tasks, and if you’re already doing most of the planning and work, definitely delegates this task out. The task is making or buying the bridal shower invitation, getting the list from the bride and mailing them out and keeping track of who will be attending. See, its easy right? The rule of thumb is to make sure that those that are invited to the bridal shower are also invited to the wedding.
Games
Let the games begin! Bridal shower games that is. Don’t forget the prizes for the winner and at bridal showers, there are no losers, every one walks away with a little appreciate gifts, just for coming, just for being a good friend. There are many fun games that can be played, research the bridal shower games online or be creative and create your own games. Some games can be bought online, like shower bridal rub off cards to see who will find prince charming.
Bridal Shower Favors
You’re almost done. The final touch is the bridal shower favors. This can be a lot of fun, because it involves shopping… most women like to shop therefore this is a natural. The key to first deciding on the bridal favors is your budget. Once you have decided this, its makes it a lot easier. It’s a good idea to consult the bride with this aspect of gift giving. If you’re budget is tight, she’d probably want to chip or shoulder the cost entirely. So lets say the budget is between $2.50 to $7.50, this is usually the price range of bridal shower favors, depending on how many you need, if you only have a few attending, then perhaps you might want to splurge a little more, it really depends on you. In this price range you many choices, like candle votive favors, travel manicure set, bath and soap favors, personalized mint boxes just to name a few, what ever favor you select, it should reflect the style and personality of the bride.
