Purse Power Game

Bridal shower parties are an integral part of your wedding. They have undergone many changes in the past few decades but the basic format has remained the same. The bridal showers have always been casual parties the purpose of which has changed through the years.

Bridal shower games which are the heart of such parties have also undergone many changes. Many wedding couples prefer to modify the games according to their bridal shower theme and their own preferences. They want to make their party as enjoyable as possible by including interesting bridal shower games. Personalizing ensures that your guests have a gala time and would never forget your party.

Bridal Shower Purse Power Games

Purse power games are fun games especially preferred by ladies, they love to play such games. You can design the game as you wish by modifying the rules of the games. But the basic format can remain the same. The bride would be the perfect hostess for such games as the guests would feel the enthusiasm to participate in the games.

The bride with the help of her friends can make a list of things that are common and a list of things that are very unusual to find in a woman’s purse. And decide the points for every item, keeping high scores for unusual things like condom, nail paint remover, pepper spray etc. and low scores for usual stuffs like lipstick, comb etc. Make the list of unusual things more interesting by adding the most unusual yet possible things that a woman might carry in her purse. This makes the game all the more interesting and your guests are sure to enjoy themselves.

Read out a thing randomly from the list and the person who gets it from her purse and shows it to the hostess would be the winner and award her some points. The guest with the maximum number of points during the game can be declared as the winner and special gifts can be given to her.

You can also personalize the game to suit your theme. For example, you can make the purse power game suitable for both men and women. You can do this by making it a bag power game. You can distribute small bags filled with things related to the them, for example, if your theme is Hollywood then fill CDs posters, pictures of stars etc. in the bags.

Name a thing on a random basis and the guest who removes the item and gives it to the hostess will be considered the winner of the game. Gift a DVD as per the person’s choice, this would be fun and the guests would show much enthusiasm to participate in the game.

Traditional Vs Contemporary Bridals Shower Parties

Bridal shower parties were hosted with a purpose in the past but nowadays they are for having fun with friends and well-wishers. In the past, bridal shower parties were hosted by close friends of the bride to collect gifts and other articles as a part of her dowry. This was done when the bride’s family was not able to afford her dowry or the father of the bride has not given his approval for her wedding. They were casual parties attended by womenfolk who wanted to help the bride with things that she would need after her wedding.

The contemporary bridal showers are hosted by friends of both bride and groom for sharing the joy with other friends and well-wishers of the couple. The parties are attended by both the bride and groom who take this as an opportunity to mingle with each other’s friends. They are basically to have fun and lots of fun. There is no reason other than this. A theme is selected for the bridal shower which has become a trend and the guests are asked to come dressed up according to the theme so that they can have maximum fun. Even bridals shower games are hosted in sync with the theme so that the party becomes a memorable event for everyone including the wedding couple.

Contemporary bridal shower parties are held before or after the wedding as per the convenience of the wedding couple. There is no hard and fast rule as to when the party has to be held. In the past the party was hosted before the wedding. Times have changed so have the bridal shower parties and games.