Comments on: Torture-Free Wedding Showers

By: Ariel Meadow Stallings

Ariel Meadow Stallings — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:23:48 +0000

Yeah, this is an old post from 2009… unfortunately, link rot happens. :/

By: Vicky

Vicky — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:41:16 +0000

I can't read any of the stories because I didn't join OBB until after the switch from Ning.

By: Andrea M

Andrea M — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:35:51 +0000

My sister in law wants to throw one for me and I don't think there's any way to not make it mortifying even with croquet. Sitting in a room full of girls (I virtually never hang out with only girls, let alone by choice) getting sexy gifts and tips from an almost exclusively LDS group. (God knows I've done more "interesting" things than the lot of 'em combined.) I'm pretty sure the Geneva Conventions have it listed under torture. Oh yeah, and no alcohol to give me quarter and comfort.
I love my sister in law, but she didn't know what lube was for until my FH and I told her. There's no way she can orchestrate this in a not entirely mortifying way so I'm hoping like hell she'll just forget the idea.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:25:58 +0000

For my first wedding, I had a kitchen tea, and the guests brought recipes and kitchen gadgets, which was all fun and everything…and I also had a MIL who sews, and who sewed me not only a set of placemats and napkins but also lingerie! So I had the "best" of both worlds, and I was laughing when I saw this post, because the gal in the picture with the white teddy could have been me!

For my second wedding, I plan to have my scrapbooking friends help me make invitations (as though I could stop them!), which I guess could count as a mini-shower if I added margaritas, hey? Otherwise, I have no expectations that anyone will want to throw me a party. (Although if they do, I'm thinking lingerie for reals )

By: Fay

Fay — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:46:51 +0000

Oooo, tea party! My Mom hates those games, so phew on that account. I love the adventure idea, but that would leave out too many older relatives. My mom's idea to avoid the gift-opening awkwardness is to open each guests gift one on one as they enter. Then they can go one to just enjoy their meal. We'll see how it goes.

By: Lauren K.

Lauren K. — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:15:26 +0000

Do not fear, hen nights are bachelorette parties here. Same drunken deal! For some reason we are supposed to have 3 special days.

By: Nikidy

Nikidy — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:02:23 +0000

Depending on what your plans are so far for what you would like to do, maybe make it clear to them that you would rather spend a night enjoying their company, and that of other female friends, doing things everyone will find enjoyable, and that you will be able to remember the next day! Hopefully if you make it clear that you're less interested in getting wasted and running around town and more interested in actually spending quality time with them as your sisters as well as bridesmaids, they'll understand that you maybe don't want to go as crazy as they're planning?
Good luck!

By: becbec

becbec — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:14:50 +0000

Those are all great suggestions! My problem at the moment is that my sisters (bridesmaids) ambushed me at our parents' place last night and decreed that I would not have a say in how my hens'/bachelorette night would go, which of course made me think that I would spend the night prowling through the city completely drunk, covered in plastic crap and having to kiss policemen! (I'm in my 30's, BTW) It ended with my sister labelling me a Brideszilla, my mother trying to coax my sisters not to pick on me, and me telling my sisters that I would withhold the guest list from them and go and drink brandy and smoke cigars with one of my best mates instead (who had actually suggested that for my FH's boys' night, but hey)

I have plenty of ideas of what I would like to do for a cool but still fun and a little silly night, but don't know how I'm going to get away with having at least a little input â€“ help!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:54:45 +0000

For my cousin's wedding shower last summer, I put together a "Price Is Right" game. It was long enough that it was the only game, and it served as the entertainment.
I shopped for the items all at once, one store, one day. I had gotten ideas of favorites from the groom, because all items were being given to the bride at the end.
At the beginning of the game, I announced where and when I had shopped, the other normal rules, and that we were going down to the penny on prices.
After 2 rounds, I had 2 people for the Showcase Showdown. I had purchased items for a "Picnic in the Park" showcase and for a "Movie Night" showcase and had a story to go with each. The winner was then able to present the items to the bride as a gift.
I heard that everyone loved it and thought I would make a great game-show host. It was a blast!

By: Meredith

Meredith — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:14:14 +0000

Wow, this is another great post I just discovered! I am an offbeat MOH, so this will come in handy. I especially love the recipe idea!