Comments on: Torture-Free Wedding Showers

By: ildiko

ildiko — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:01:30 +0000

my friend is going to plan my bridal/wedding shower and the idea she had was so neat for it i thought i'd share it.
have an "underwear tree" where you set up a tree (actual or dry branches) and everybody supposed to bring one pair of underwear and put in the tree. it sounds really cool. then take the tree and go karaoke or dance:)

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:18:06 +0000

A couple years ago, I hosted a bridal shower for my friend. She was really into the zodiac and dreams and all that, so I hired this psychic. I "decorated" by putting all these candles around and served lots of alcohol. Every one participated! Even the girls I thought wouldn't. It was a blast. No goofy games for us.

By: JillyKaren

JillyKaren — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:26:30 +0000

So many of these ideas sound fantastic. In Canada, brides are often given the option of a bridal shower or a bachelorette party (more like the hen's night that's been described by the commenters from UK, Australia and New Zealand). My maid of honor bought myself, my mother and my bridesmaids tickets to a hafla – a bellydance party that was sponsored by a local business for the Canadian Cancer Society. There was an open bar, a fantastic dinner of East Indian cuisine (butter chicken, YUM!), a local bellydance instructor came to teach a class for the 60-70 ladies who attended – and then later performed for everyone who attended; another lady who sold mehndi hand decorations; raffle prizes, and another lady who sold jingly hip scarves! It was wonderfully fun and because my MoH didn't have to plan for anything other than buying enough tickets for the girls in our group who were attending, it was very stress-free!

By: Carol Ann

Carol Ann — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:47:44 +0000

We did not want to do a shower, because we didn't want people to feel obligated to double up on gift, but eventually relented and agreed to a couples shower. That way my hubby and I could support each other and help things from getting out of control.
Probably the best part of it was when we played a "newlywed game" but we had all the couples present participate. We kept the questions PG-13, and it was fun for everyone. Guests got to learn about us and we got to learn a lot about them.
We also had a game where nametags with a name of a famous husband or wife from throughout history were placed on people's backs and they had to go around asking yes or no questions to figure out who they were and to find the person who was their "partner". It was a nice little icebreaker for our two families meeting up.
Since the party was mixed company, all the gifts were household items, and thankfully I didn't receive even one pair of skanky panties.

By: natasha

natasha — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:30:50 +0000

Even though i did not want a shower, i finally agreed to a spa shower- manis/pedis/facials and everyone wore they're comfy clothes and pajamas. the best part? no cheesy games!!! and most of the gifts were spa-themed, whats not to love about that!

By: madilyne

madilyne — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:35:45 +0000

i had a recipe shower and it was great! every guest also brought me a utensil to use with the recipe they gave me and i got almost all kitchen gear as my gifts!

By: Genea

Genea — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:57:13 +0000

Me and my girls are going camping for the weekend. I love Camping and so do they. Im sure that ill have to have some sort of weird dinner thing with all the old ladies in the family or something but my grandmother is crazy and so is his so ill probably be highly entertain but the clucking.

By: BetterBombshell

BetterBombshell — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:54:06 +0000

My best friend is throwing my shower in June. I'm fairly certain there will be no avoiding toilet paper games, but it's good to know there are some game-free showers going on out there.

Oh well, I guess I'll just rely on my brother's wife to help me live up to our family bridal and baby shower motto: "If they make you play–WIN BIG!!"

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:33:39 +0000

Another idea that I did for my sister was a picture scavenger hunt. I went out and bought a bunch of props from the dollar store and had each group take certain pictures with them an example would be:

bucket w/ shovel: Get a stranger to wear the bucket as a helmet and brandish the shovel in a threatening manner

my favorite was-
"bling glasses": ask a cop for directions while wearing the bling glasses

it ended up being a lot of fun, I'd love to see it done with a larger group!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:09:54 +0000

As an Australian, my experiences echo those of the New Zealander and the UK person mentioned above. I've never really heard of anyone having a shower. We typically have a hens night, but if you're not into a big night out, people usually have a kitchen tea, which I suppose is pretty close to a shower.

I had a hens night, despite being quite shy and not into nights out – I just gathered close friends and we went to see Dirty Dancing at an outdoor cinema. It helped that most of the girls loved Dirty Dancing and had never been able to see it on the big screen, but it was just really nice to be able to sit and chat over a picnic before the movie started.

I don't think we mentioned presents on the invites at all, but some of the girls brought some. The point of the night for me was really to consciously appreciate the women in my life, and spend some relaxing time with them before the big day. Goal achieved!