Bridal Shower Invitations for Something Different
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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 |
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The cost of a wedding can cost more than most couples put down as a down payment on their first house. Many couples get lost in the details of table decorations and menu planning and forget about the whole idea of gathering loved ones together to help them celebrate their nuptials. The once sweet and innocent bridal shower has even been infected with the materialism bug. Guests who receive bridal shower invitations often cringe at the thought of having to buy yet another gift for the same couple. Guests should be delighted to attend, instead of feeling a sense of panic.
In this day and age when couples are waiting longer to get married and are already established in their careers, there should be a trend in bridal showers toward more fun and less gifts. There are many ways to throw a bridal shower that get away from the traditional "buy a mixer and toast the pure bride" mold. Let friends and family who will get those bridal shower invitations off the hook for expensive presents and let them attend a creative and fun event instead. I will give you some freebies, in case you need a jump start on the brainstorming.
Everyone loves wine and food. What guests would not want to receive bridal shower invitations to a hosted wine tasting soiree? Buy a selection of wines and have your guests help choose the wine that will be served at the wedding. Do the whole nine yards, by covering up labels and giving everyone comment cards. You can also host a wine party where your guests bring a bottle of wine to donate to your newlywed wine collection. Have sharpie markers on hand, so guests can sign the bottles. You will smile whenever you get a new bottle out of the collection in later years, as you toast to the person who gave it to you.
Now onto a few food bridal shower themes. You can have everyone write up their favorite recipe on snazzy paper. Have a nice blank book at the party for everyone to mount their recipe in and have them add any comments on a page dedicated to that recipe. You then have a cookbook of tried and true recipes and will remember your friends every time you make something from it. If you have culinary geniuses in your circle of friends, you can go with something more advanced. Have your guests make an appetizer. Your guests vote on the best one via secret ballot (so no one will leave with hurt feelings). Serve the best hors doeuvre at the wedding reception by calling it by the guest who created it (The Sarah Simmered Stuffed Mushroom).
Let your guests receive those bridal shower invitations with a twitter of excitement, as they anticipate participating in something memorable and fun. There are so many themes for a bridal shower that let your guests offer something other than a purchased gift. Revel in the fact that you are hosting a fantastically fun party for the very people that will be toasting you and your partner.
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