Personal Bridal Shower Ideas

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What makes a good event? It’s the little touches. The things that make it truly personal and unique! If you’re planning a bridal shower, make it personal to add major impact to the event. The bride will be thrilled you went to the trouble of personalizing the event, and the guests will enjoy the shower because it will be one-of-a-kind – just like the bride!

Pick a Personality

Think about the bride you’re throwing the shower for – what are her interests? Does she love to bake? Is she an outdoors girl who can be found in hiking boots any day of the week? Or does she love to curl up with a good book and a cup of tea? Whatever her interests and hobbies, you can turn it into a theme that she’ll love! Choose your theme carefully, and then select stationery, games, décor, food, and gifts to match. Bingo! You’ve got a shower with a theme – and loads of personality! Some popular themes that stem from hobbies and interests include teacups, gardening, spa-day, cooking, baking, sports, travel, or even a personal obsession, such as kittens, music, or stationery! Whether your friend is a diva or a sportswoman, or somewhere in between, there’s some interest that can be turned into a fun shower theme!

A Fabulous Photo

Make the shower extra customized by finding some old childhood photos of the bride-to-be. Mix and match with some more recent photos to decorate a buffet or cake table. Or, bring a photo to a local bakery and have them create a cake that features the bride’s picture on it! You can also blow photos up to create posters, which can be used to decorate the shower.

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Games with Gusto

Once all of the guests have arrived and it’s time to play a few games, introduce some fun antics that will make the bride blush with delight. Come up with a list of questions about the bride and have friends shout out the answers – whoever get the most right, wins the prize! Remember, there will likely be some aunties and grandmothers in the room, so keep things suitable! Some questions could include “Where did the bride and groom go on their first date?” or, “How did Suzie get a broken arm in elementary school?”

Favorite Foods

Keep the personality going strong while planning your shower by designing a menu all around the future bride. Does she love chocolate? Is she known around the office for being a coffee addict? If there’s a particular food she loves, showcase it! Maybe her family is from another country, or she has always adored a specific culture. Introduce some unique foods that will have special meaning to the bride!

Be a Doll

Want to truly be the hostess with the mostess? Provide your bride with a stack of pre-addressed thank you cards. It will save her a lot of work when it’s time to write her shower thank yous! Be sure to choose a set of cards that you know she’ll love, and either print the guests’ address using a printer or provide her with a list of names and addresses. Either way, it will make her thank you card writing a breeze!

Infusing a shower with the bride’s personality is really quite simple! Just choose one aspect at a time, such as food, games, music, or décor, and make sure that it has her name written all over it!

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