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.

3. Honeymoon: This is a way easy them to plan for. If the bride is going somewhere tropical throw her an island party. If she is going to Hawaii you can have a luau. This theme gets the bride even more excited about her honeymoon. If they are going on an Alaskan cruise, turn the room into a winter wonderland.

4. Their Courtship: The dating years are oh so memorable for the new couple about to embark on the next new journey. A last little trip down memory lane is sure to thrill the bride. Include videos and cute unknown facts about the twosome, and don’t forget to incorporate their courtship into the decorating as well.

Choosing a bridal themed shower can be tough, but you’re the maid of honor and can definitely pull it off. Don’t forget that the more personal the shower you throw, the more successful the shower will be. With these four tips, you are well on your way to wow the bride with memories she’ll always hold dear.

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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.

The overall theme and color scheme should have the feel of a wedding atmosphere, but don’t be shy about asking the bridal party for any decorating ideas they have. Along these lines, though, it doesn’t have to be stiff and overly formal. Set the dress code to semi-casual to allow time together that is fun and relaxed.

The meals and drinks should be in tandem with the theme of the bridal shower brunch and the wedding. If the couple will have the traditional white wedding, it is preferred you use white serving dishes and preferably white food like mini bagels with cream cheese ,white pizza and chicken salad. Alternatively, you can prepare home made dishes from the bride’s family recipe, recipes from close friends or just shop for the latest cook book and make them a delicious meal.

For exotic themed weddings, you might want to hire a chef who specializes in the exotic meals the wedding is based on. The trick, though, is to keep the meals light, so cheeses, salads and soups are best for such an occasion. Others include croissants and brioches, fruits like grapes and strawberries, vegetables like tomatoes and gourmet, among others.

When planning drinks, be sure to include non-alcoholic options (if alcohol will be used) and keep the offerings connected to the overall wedding theme. You really can’t go wrong with fruit punch, coffee, tea and soft drinks in terms of the non-alcoholic options, even if the brunch event is very formal or exotic.

Typically, the bride will also give out gifts to those who attend her brunch. These can be anything from gourmet chocolates and candies, a bottle of wine, flowers, gift cards or something home-made. At the end of the day, the purpose of a bridal shower brunch is to allow the bride to enjoy the company of her close family and friends without it being a financial or planning burden for her and those involved.

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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.

First, a home-baked bridal shower cake is not too hard to make. Once baked, start by applying your base frosting with a butter knife. You can experiment with different colors of icing as long as they fit the planned theme of the shower, but white is usually the color of a traditional bridal shower cake. If different theme-related colors of icing will be used move them out to the edges of the cake and create some unique, original designs.

Apply gel icing on the top of the bridal shower cake with a special message for the bride and groom and let your artwork be neat and nicely designed. Use monograms of the couple’s names to give it a personal touch and finally press in some hard or soft chocolate to give it some texture. Finally, present the cake with a colorful ribbon around it.

If baking at home isn’t a good option for you, simply arrange to purchase a custom-made cake from a bakery. With this approach, you should still design the bridal shower cake, choose the ingredients, and review your ideas and concepts with the bakery. Your concepts should follow the bride’s color preferences and/or decorating theme of the shower. Working with a bakery may also allow you to get a little more intricate and unique with the shape of your cake, such as shaping it like a pair of high heels or classy handbag if the bride loves shopping (as long as the cake remains feminine and appropriate in feel). Your baker may also be able to create more intricate icing designs to give the cake an elegant, dynamic feel and help make your bridal shower cake even more of a highlight and centerpiece of the bridal shower area.

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