In the past, bridal showers were created to ensure the bride would
be fully prepared for marriage, with guests offering gifts centered on
the kitchen and other home necessities. Fast-forward to the
twenty-first century and you'll find that most brides and grooms have
well stocked kitchens and more furniture than any single household can
contain. That's why many of today's bridal showers are meant to prepare
couples for romantic honeymoons, trendy game rooms and bars . . . even
complete sets of tools and lawn equipment.
Bridal showers
should be creative and reflect the personalities of the bride and
groom. Here are just a few fun bridal shower themes:
Lingerie shower
Gifts
for this party will, of course, be lingerie. If it will be a couple’s
shower, sexy lingerie for him is a must as well. As far as themes go,
have all the guests come dressed in pajamas!
Mehndi shower
Practiced by Indian brides, mehndi showers bring together the bride’s
female friends and members of her family the night before the wedding
to apply bridal henna. During this ritual—which is an integral part of
a traditional Indian wedding ceremony—a henna paint is used to draw
special designs on the bride from head to toe.
Honeymoon shower
Gifts
for this party will center on the couple’s honeymoon. If the couple is
going on a cruise, gifts could include suntan lotion, beach towels and
coordinating bathing suites. If they are touring Europe, some great
gifts would be travel books and journals, travel alarm clocks, adapters
for electronics and foreign language phrase books. Serve food from the
countries the couple will visit.
Making Memories shower
Picture frames and photo albums are some of the most popular gifts to
give. Close friends of the bride and groom can bring famed pictures of
the happy couple to help decorate their new home.
Stock the Bar shower
This
is another great couple’s shower theme. Guests can bring various types
of beer, wine and liquor. Glassware, blenders and other bar equipment
is also good.
Spa shower
Brides and guests meet at a
local day spa or have a mobile spa come to the shower venue to treat
everyone to massages, manicures, pedicures and facials.
Kitchen shower
Guests
bring kitchen and cookware items for the bride to stock the kitchen. At
this shower guests often bring over homemade dishes and recipes for the
bride to use.
Allow your imagination to run wild when coming
up with your own fun bridal shower themes. Also, remember to consider
the couple's hobbies and backgrounds to cater a shower just right for
their needs.