One of the greatest joys in life is when two people decide that they are meant to be together, and they decide that they are going to get married. To join in their wonderful celebration, a wedding shower is usually given to help the happy couple get started with their new life together.
Wedding showers can be so much fun and the gifts received will help the happy couple get started on creating their new life together.
There are so many different types of showers that you can hold in honor of the bride and groom to be. The first thing that you will want to do is to determine what the theme for your shower is going to be. Some suggested themes include stocking the pantry; destination honeymoon; garden gifts; or choose a room theme (pick a certain room in the house and have everyone bring a gift that is appropriate for that room).
It is usually the maid of honor or a close friend who throws a wedding shower. The wedding party can also be included in helping with the shower.
Decorations are a very important part of the shower. Decorate in whatever theme you have decided on. If you theme is destination honeymoon, decorate with maps of where the couple will be honeymooning. Use other travel accents to add to the decorations. Choose a menu that will accent your theme and play games that will go along with that theme. Guests can bring gifts that the couple can use on their honeymoon - like local area maps, assorted luggage, or travel books. Those gifts would be of great help to the bride and groom once they reach their honeymoon destination.
If your shower theme is garden gifts, throw your party outdoors in a beautiful garden setting with each table accented with cut plants as your centerpiece. Plan your decorations accordingly. As a party favor you may want to give your guests a small plant as a party favor to take home to remember the occasion with. Add a tag to the plant with the couples name and wedding date and anything else you may want to add. Tie the tag to the plant with a beautiful bow that is the same color as the color the bride and groom have chosen as their wedding colors. Another party favor idea for this theme would be to decorate small candy boxes with pretty silk flowers. Cut the silk flowers off of their stems and hot glue them to the top of the boxes. Put some kind of candy of gift in each box. Sit the boxes together on a table and it will look like a beautiful flower arrangement. Hand these boxes out to your guests as they are leaving.
Be sure that your menu choice, decorations, party favors, and music choices accent your shower theme. With a little thought you can turn a wedding shower into a very meaningful one. Make an unforgettable shower for all. The possibilities are endless.
