You’ve been chosen as the maid of honor. Now what? Well, one of the biggest things on your to do list is to plan that perfect bridal shower. How do you impress the shower goers, and most importantly make it memorable for your best friend and soon to be bride? You need to choose the perfect theme to start with. One thing to keep in mind is the more personal, the better. Here are four themes that are sure to make this bridal shower one that no one will ever forget:

1. Childhood Memories: Some brides a few weeks before the wedding start to realize what they are giving up and can get a little depressed. With this theme you can have pictures of both the bride and groom in their childhood and show them how great the future is going to be. Of course the bride is fine and excited to marry her true love but this will help her not worry about what she is leaving behind.

2. Favorites: A Really fun theme is centering everything on the brides favorite things. You can have her favorite food, candy, colors, dessert, and even her favorite activity. This them is really fun because it can help people to get to know the bride better.

Wedding preparations are usually activity packed events and the bride will find that she may intermingle with a good number of people. Unfortunately, the bride may end up having no time to interact with close family members and may end up loosing those precious moments that only a family can share prior to the wedding. That is why it comes highly recommended that the bride has bridal shower brunch with close family and friends before retreating to bustle of the wedding day preparations.

Bridal shower brunch is an excellent and inexpensive way of bonding with close family members and letting them chip in ideas and suggestions about the wedding. The brunch usually takes place between 10 a.m. and noon, 2-3 days before the wedding.

Step one in hosting a bridal shower brunch is finding a nice location, with just the like ambience. It may be a private section of a restaurant or banquet hall. But more often than not, the home of the bride or a close friend works just fine, as will any location with an elegant, calm surrounding. The decorating approach should match the color theme of the wedding, while reflecting the style, class and personality of the bride.

Bridal showers are taking place all the time, but typically only once in the life of a given bride. This makes them a great and important opportunity to get together with friends and family, relax, have fun, enjoy each other and forget all of life’s routine “worries” for an afternoon.

Fortunately, even though they occur only once in the bride’s life, the bridal showers you can attend and organize are limitless, depending only on the number of relatives and friends you have that are single and open to the possibility of marriage. Bridal showers are full of activities in addition to great dishes and crowning this rare occasion is the bridal shower cake. This is usually the highlight of the day and a centerpiece for the occasion.

In its role of symbolizing best wishes to the engaged couple, a bridal shower cake should be lively and creative in design while matching the theme colors of the bridal shower. You basically have two good options when it comes to planning your “perfect” bridal shower cake.

So you or loved one is getting hitched and there is so much to do and so much to plan and so little time. The last thing you want on your mind is planning a bridal shower with everything there is to do. Planning a wedding shower can be a lot of fun if you follow some simple rules and try to have fun doing it. Don’t skip the shower, for it is a time to connect with friends and family in joyous celebration as well as giving great gifts to the bride and groom.

The first thing you should do is make up a mock wedding list. This way you have an idea of all of the people and an exact head count for the shower. Don’t worry if you forgot someone, you can always add them later. This is just the first step. You can have an all women shower or a jack and jill shower, which means men are allowed. This is completely a matter of personal preference, but just be aware that adding men means more mouths to feed and more money to pay.

If you have the important honor of planning a bridal shower, or if you’re just looking for ways of making your own shower as special as your wedding day is sure to be, plenty of preparation and an equal amount of creativity are the two most important things you’ll need to make the event a success.

Picking A Theme

Having a theme shower, and also a theme wedding is becoming increasingly popular as it gives brides-to-be and couples a chance to truly express their personalities.

The theme might revolve around the time of year that the shower and wedding are taking place. Besides the four seasons, bridal showers can also be planned around a specific holiday or event, such as a Valentine theme for February brides or maybe a beach theme in the Summer.

Some other ideas for bridal shower themes include:

-An English tea party-Fancy tea cups (mismatched is fine), fresh cut flowers, an assortment of teas, finger sandwiches, and desserts such as scones and tea cakes will make for the perfect tea party themed bridal shower.

- Garden party: An outdoor garden party centered around pretty flowers is ideal for the springtime.