Are you hosting a bridal shower? Are you a bridesmaid and wanting to throw the best bridal shower for your friend? Are you searching for creative bridal shower themes? Here are a wedding shower ideas to choose from.
Bridal Shower Theme / Idea #1: “Around the Clock” Shower
This bridal shower will leave the bride and groom with gifts for all time of the day. Each guest is assigned a time, such as 7:00 am, noon, 5:00 pm, etc. The guest must then purchase a gift for that time of the day. (Ideally it would be best for lots of the gifts to still come from the guest registry.) For example if a guest received 7:00 am, a gift might be breakfast juice glasses, a toaster, or bath towels.
This is a fun, thoughtful shower idea. You can even purchase wedding shower invitations specifically for an “Around the Clock” shower. Many have cute poems to go with it. Just google “Around the Clock” Shower for invitations to order.
Bridal Shower Theme / Idea #2: Recipe Shower
Another creative idea for a bridal shower is a recipe shower. This is best only if you know the bride has (or will be having) at least two other showers. (You don’t want a recipe shower to be the only shower she has.) Each guest is required to bring a recipe, along with an ingredient (or ingredients, if they prefer) that go along with the recipe. For example, if a guest shared a recipe for a hash brown casserole, she might be a can of cream of chicken soup. You can also encourage encourage guests to bring a kitchen gift from her registry. It is definitely a low cost shower, and can be lots of fun!
Bridal Shower Theme / Idea #3: “Room of the House” Shower
A third fantastic idea is to host a “room of the house” shower. Each guest is assigned to bring a gift that corresponds with a room of the house. You might divide all of the guests into groups and assign them to either the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, and even backyard. You can also buy adorable invitations for this type of shower online – just do a google search for “room of the house” shower. You can also call it “Around the House” shower.
Bridal Shower Theme / Idea #4: Lingerie Shower
Lingerie showers are definitely fun. If you know she will be getting at least one “regular” shower, it would be great to throw her a lingerie shower. This can sometimes be combined with a bachelorette party. Each guest brings some time of lingerie such as a nightie, bra & panty set, etc .Be sure to list her sizes on the invitation. Also, you might ask her beforehand if this is a shower she really wants, in some situations the bride might be a little embarrassed to have one.
Bridal Shower Theme / Idea #5: Seasonal Shower
A fifth theme for a bridal shower is a season shower. Each guest is assigned a season to buy a gift for. For example if they are assigned the fall, they could bring a pumpkin pie plate. For winter, they could bring nice Christmas decorations, etc. This one’s a little trickier because you can’t always buy things for every season. Guests might have to order online. You could combine this with another type of shower.
These are just a handful of fun themes for a bridal shower. Don’t forget to play games! For ideas, please read “Fun Bridal and Wedding Shower Games.” You might also check out “Easy Punch Recipes for a Baby / Bridal Shower or Social Gathering.” (Click here to read it.) Enjoy the bridal shower!
