Bridal Shower Themes

Bridal shower themes totally depend on your creativity. Bridal shower is an informal function normally hosted by someone close to the bride-to-be. It could be hosted by one of the close friends, close relative, future in-laws or any of the bridesmaids.

This function is meant to gift the bride-to-be; hence, everybody attending the bridal shower should get some gift for her. Obviously, bridal showers are never hosted by the bride or her immediate family members as it is certainly not a good practice to ask for gifts from others.

You can use your creativity and imagination to make the bridal shower memorable for the bride-to-be. Plan the guest list, invitations, venue, food, gifts, decorations, themes, and games. Well so that you would be able to organize the event nicely and within your planned budget.

Green Bridal Shower Themes:

• Going green for the bridal shower is a great, eco friendly idea. First of all, start with the guest list including the bride and her family. Actually write down the names of people you want to invite and get the almost exact count keeping in mind that someone or the other would drop out or get added at the last moment.
• Choose a venue that is eco friendly. For instance, you can book a hall that has enough sunlight, ventilation and LED lamps if required. It should be designed in such a way that natural light should suffice unless the shower is scheduled in the late evening.
• You can choose an outdoor location like a lawn or your own garden if that is big enough to accommodate so many people. In this case, you should have a backup plan in case it rains. Make alternative arrangements in the hall adjoining the lawns or in some place nearby and keep everything ready there including the chairs, tables and decorations. In case it rains, the guests should be able to move into the hall quickly.
• The tables and the chairs could be made out of some natural material like bamboo. You should not even think of plastic, fiber, disposable plates and glasses.
• You can use your regular glassware and silverware if there are not too many people in your guest list.
• If you want disposable ones, then you can go for plates and glasses made out of bamboo instead of plastic. Opt for personalized cloth napkins instead of tissue papers.
• Decorate the venue in an environment friendly manner. Do not use cut flowers in your vases. Scrap the idea of using balloons or paper decoration items which ultimately go into the trash can after the event is over. Instead, opt for something reusable or recyclable.
• You can decorate the venue with earthen plant pots. Instead of paper confetti on the tables, you can go for petals or water soluble confetti.
• Use gift bags that are reusable instead of wrapping your gifts in papers. You can give eco friendly gifts like plantable seeds, bamboo shoots, bamboo coasters, organic soaps, organic perfumes, locally grown farmer's produce, jute bags, etc.
• Request the guests to car pool to prevent excess emissions. Make sure that the food you order for the event is from a local farmer's produce.

Traditionally bridal showers were started with the idea to help the bride's parent to reduce the finance required for the wedding. However, bridal shower is more common in the USA, Canada and Australia. They are not well accepted in the UK. It is a good opportunity for the bride to decide what she has got and what she needs to buy to start a new life.

Here are some bridal shower theme ideas including some tips on gifts, favors and games.

Popular Bridal Shower Themes:

• Around The Clock Theme

  This theme is set throughout the day. People are invited at different timeslots; for instance, in the morning, afternoon and evening. They are supposed to get a gift based on their time slots. For instance; somebody invited at 8 or 9am would get something related to breakfast like a toaster or a blender.

• Bed and Bath theme

  You can gift the bride with the bed linen, bathrobes, towels, napkins, scented candles, soaps, pillows, pillow and bed covers or any other gift related to the bedroom or bathroom.

• Garden Tea Party Theme

  If you have a backyard garden or you can book a nearby garden or a park, you can host a tea party here in the afternoon. After all, an elaborate meal is not essential for a bridal shower. You can arrange some finger food along with the tea.

• Garden Theme

  You can arrange for a breakfast or a lunch in your backyard garden. It depends on the number of guests you have. The best season for such a bridal shower is spring.

• Health Nut Theme

  This is good for a health conscious bride. You can gift her sports or exercise equipment, healthy food recipes, exercise clothing, juicer and juice glasses and many other gifts related to health and fitness.

• Honeymoon Theme

  Honeymoon packages are exorbitant at times. It is not possible for all couples to visit their dream destination for their honeymoon. You can gift a honeymoon package to the bride that includes the traveling, tickets and hotel bookings. You can do this in contribution.

• Kitchen Theme

  You can help the bride set up the kitchen in her new home. You could gift her a nice dinner set, glasses, blender, oven or any other gift useful in the kitchen. This could include even some recipe books.

• Linen & Lace Party

  You can gift bride with table linen, bed sheets, napkins and table cloths with lace, pillow covers with lace, pillows, napkin holders or anything related to bed or bathroom linen.

• Lingerie Theme

  Guests bring their favorite lingerie for the bride!

• Pamper the Bride Theme

  Bridal shower is a good occasion to pamper the bride. Some brides tend to get bogged down by the pre-wedding stress. This bridal shower is a good stress buster. You could gift the bride with a massage package in a spa.

• Room to Room Theme

  In this theme, each guest is assigned a particular room. For instance, if a guest is assigned a living room, then that guest could bring any gift useful for the bride in the living room of her new home. You could give her sofa covers, bean bags, centre table, paper weights, etc.

• Room of the HouseTheme

  This is also a similar concept like pick a room theme. The advantage in these two themes are that the bride can get gifts virtually for the entire house.

• Sherlock Holmes or Miss Marple Clue Solving Theme

  This is not a very common theme and requires plenty of detailed planning. It is about identifying an item in a gift box. You can arrange for various games that are related to searching, researching, etc.

• Stock the Bar Theme

  If the bride and groom are well settled and have most of the common gifts you would give, then this is an apt theme. You could stock the bar in their new home with their favorite wine and other drinks.

• Tea Party Theme

  This is easier to arrange than any elaborate meal party. You can serve morning tea and coffee to your guests along with some light breakfast. You could also arrange this in the afternoon along with some light snacks and finger food.

You should select the bridal shower theme which would suit your wedding theme, budget and personal preferences. The feasibility of an idea as a theme should also be considered and you just have to execute your theme properly to host an enjoyable bridal shower.