Bridal shower theme ideas

Hurray it is planning time. My sister-in-law is engaged! So my other sister-in-law and I get to plan a bridal shower. I thought as we planned I would blog about it and show you the process we take and the ideas we have. So join us as we plan!

First, we need to pick a theme.

I like to let the bride choose the theme. This way she will enjoy her party. And perhaps the gifts will be some things she is in need of and wants.

Here is a list of some theme ideas. Feel free to leave a comment if you have another theme to add to the list.

Alphabet: inspired by bride-to-be's name

Around the clock: each guest is assigned a time of the day

Beauty: spa, salon

Candy

Cooking

Favorite color

Favorite memories

Garden

Holiday

Honeymoon

Jack and Jill: for men and women

Library: have guest bring a book or something to decorate the library

Lingerie

Linens shower

Month of the year: each guest is assigned a month

Outdoors

Room of the house: each guest is assigned a room

Slumber party

Sports

Stock the pantry

Tea party

Travel

Tissue paper pom-poms tutorial

Today we will be making tissue paper pom-poms!

You will need:

tissue paper (any color!)

scissors

wire

fishing line or curling ribbon

For 1/2 a pom-pom you will need 8 sheets of tissue paper.

Fold them accordion style about 2 inches wide.

Wrap your wire around the middle. I used two twist ties.

Round the edges of both ends.

Add your fishing line or curling ribbon. This will be used to hang your pom-pom.

Gently pull apart the tissue paper layers.

Ta Da!

Hang it on the wall!

For a full pom-pom you will need 16 sheets of tissue paper.

Tie your wire around the middle.

Round off the edges.

Add your fishing line or curling ribbon.

Gently pull apart your tissue paper layers.

Hang them from the ceiling to add some fun decoration to a party or decorate a child's bedroom!

Staches & Tiaras: bridal shower game

Oh how I wish I could take the credit for this super cute bridal shower game. But truth be told I found it at Craftaholics Anonymous.

Staches & Tiaras: an adorable twist on the bridal shower game "The Newly Wed".

These are super easy to make and are so fun to use at the shower. All you need is paper, scissors (if you don't have a silhouette or cricut), popsicle sticks and hot glue gun. I also used my i rock and gems to make the tiara's a bit more elegant!

Unfortunately, I don't have a silhouette or cricut so I made my own patterns. Then I cut out my staches and tiaras. I glued them to tongue depressors, because I didn't have any popsicle sticks. Then I added the gems.

What do you think? Pretty cute?! I think so!

For the game ask the bride and groom the same set of questions. I did about 15 questions. Here are some ideas:

1. TP roll over or under?

2. Which would you rather do? A-clean the toilet B-clean the refrigerator C-clean the shower

3. Perfect vacation spot?

4. What was your first job?

5. What was your most memorable Halloween costume?

6. What color is your toothbrush?

7. What is your biggest pet peeve?

Pick your favorite answers; one for each question. Repeat the questions you asked to the bride and groom to the guests at your party. Have them guess who answered the question with the answer you picked. They will hold up the tiara by their forehead if they think it is the bride or the stach by their upper lip if they think it is the groom or both if they think it was both the bride and groom. To find more information about Staches and Tiaras go here.

Room to Room Bridal Shower

Well, I have successfully thrown my first bridal shower. Inspired by my extremely talented friend!

A room to room shower; perfect in helping the couple get settled into their new home.

As guests arrive they put their address down on an envelope (for thank you cards to be sent out later). The bride-to-be drew two envelopes; the two guest received a prize! The guests also had a chance to write down their favorite recipe for our bride-to-be!

The guests each received a bag with the bride-to-be's favorite cookie recipe and of course a few sample cookies!