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Planning A Bridal Shower Party Made Easy

Here's How to Put Together a Fun Shower Party to Remember

We've put everything you need for a bridal shower party together right here to help you make all arrangements.  We've got the checklists and guest lists, to ensure you become the perfect hostess with the mostest. Our first piece of advice - leave at least 3 weeks for planning, sending out the invitations, and buying in all you need. In fact if you are already leading rather a busy life, you might find that three periods of 10 days gives you more space and less stress - it's your choice!

1st Week: Getting the Bridal Shower Organized
What will be Expected?  -  Traditionally, a bridal shower is a daytime event, and brings together in the one place the bride-to-be's friends and family from all sides and aspects of her life. So one of the principal targets is breaking and melting the ice.  This is a fairly standard sort of procedure you can use for your bridal shower that does exactly that:

  • Welcome your friends and guests
  • An ice-breaking activity such as a game
  • Circulate and introduce friends by serving drinks first
  • Do the same with trays or plates of food; alternatively you could have a buffet service
  • Another activating game or communicating activity
  • Open the gifts and cards
  • Serve a dessert or cake

Of course, you should be ready to throw in some extra games, mix things around, even leave some planned things out if one particular activity is going very well.  This is where you have to go with the flow!  These are the sort of games that really help you and your guests get your creativity flowing:


And The Bride Wore...
$6.99

The Bride-to-be is the center of attention today...but how well were your guests paying attention to her? Find out when the Bride leaves the room and you surprise your guests with this pop quiz!
Bridal Bingo Card Generator
$6.99

We've taken the Classic Game of Bingo and pre-filled the Bingo card with Wedding items. And with our Game Card Generator, you get a different Bridal Bingo Card for each guest - even if you have 200 guests!


Who Am I? Bridal Shower Survey
$6.99

How well do you really know each other? Take this secret survey and have the Bride-to-be read the answers as the guests try to figure out Who's Who! A great ice-breaker, even for groups who think they know everything about each other!


Bridal Shower Charades
$6.99

Everyone loves charades! Keep your guests laughing as they act out and try to guess these songs, movies, TV shows, and books that all have one thing in common. the word LOVE, WEDDING, and BRIDE.


Things In Bride's Purse
$6.99

Do you know who brought the biggest purse? She could be the big winner! Use this fun checklist to see who has the most - and the most unusual - items in her purse!
Bridal Shower Raffle Tickets
$6.99

Having a raffle? Don't miss these fun tickets that make it easy for guests to participate! Raffle off a prize and contribute the proceeds to the couple's honeymoon fund! Start printing as soon as you order


Sketch The Bride
$6.99

This humorous activity is sure to make it into the bride's scrapbook! Have each guest try to draw a picture of the bride, then list 5 things they like about her. What a great way to get to know the bride better, and even share some sentimental moments with the girls.


Finish The Bride's Phrase
$6.99

Guests compete to find out who is the best mind-reader as they try to finish the Bride's phrase! You'll get lots of laughs as guests try to out-wit and out-guess the Bride when she's given a phrase such as "White _______" Was it White Wedding, White Dress, White Doves? Anything goes in this bridal mind-reading game!


What Will The Bride Say?
$6.99

Only the bride and groom know what goes on on their honeymoon night.but we can get a sneak peak as we listen to what the Bride might say!

Counting the costs
These are the 8 major crunches you should have in your budget planning for the bridal shower:

  • Invitations
  • Favors
  • Pictures and film developing
  • Food and beverages
  • Dessert and/or Cake
  • Disposable plates, cups, serviettes, cutlery, etc.
  • Decorating with: flowers, streamers, balloons, fireworks, sparklers, etc - really choose what you like.
  • Competitions, games and prizes

Making the Guest List
Not everyone on the wedding guest list should be included, but it's a good list to work with. Make sure you invite your close friends and family that are in town - or at least - the women.

Now you've got something to get on with and can leave reading about the next stages of your bridal shower party Week 2 and Week 3 till later if you like - if you can resist!