Thursday, 4 June 2009

Always Use Shower Party Theme to Guide in Choosing Bridal Shower or Wedding Shower Favors

By Aaron Hu

A bridal shower party really isn't complete without bridal shower favors. It's one of those occassions when you want to give your closest friends and family some kind of gift because you truly do care about them, and because they care about you. As the blushing bride-to-be while you are planning for the gifts to get for your guests do make a point to have some fun with it.

Those in the know about gifting always say you should get the appropriate gift for the occasion. To do this, first determine the theme you want for your party. There are many themes commonly used and the one you choose is often the best guide you can use in your choice of gifts for your guests. Now, let's explore the themes and some of the gifts that correspond well with those themes.

One of the popular bridal shower themes is a tea party. Tea is typically served to guests with various specialty pastries or mini sandwiches. Guests are sometimes asked to wear a hat and gloves while the bride-to-be decks out in an Alice-in-Wonderland style dress. Some of the appropriate bridal shower favors befitting this theme include edibles that compliment the tea sitting. These could include things such as petite fours or personalized tea bags as well as related gifts such as mini tea sets for the bride. A personalized ice tea infuser might also be appropriate.

Another interesting theme is the room-of-the-house theme. For this, wedding shower favors specifically intended to work with this theme are available. For example guests are sometimes assigned different rooms in the house and are expected to bring gifts suited to that particular room. As a guest you might bring a gift that will make that room more comfortable and appealing. Another example would be a quality kitchen appliance for the kitchen of the house. A variation of this theme for a wedding shower is the stock-the-bar version. Guests bring specialty alcoholic beverages to stock the bride and grooms bar.

Although less popular but still very interesting is a party incorporating the wine tasting theme for those who happen to be situated in a wine producing area. This is usually held at a winery. As the name implies, anything wine related is suitable as a gift however the gift options don't need to be limited to the wine type. You can offer silver heart wine stoppers, candles, mini cocktail shakers, or even wine glasses.

A lingerie themed party is yet another popular theme for the bridal shower. The room is set with candles, chocolates and roses everywhere and could include red floor pillows for guests to sit on. In this situation guests bring gifts of lingerie for the bride. For a honeymoon themed party the focus is on the honeymoon destination chosen by the couple. Wedding shower favors for this theme would depend on the particular destination but don't have to be limited to this. Guests can bring airplane luggage tags, mini rolling suitcase favors, black book city guides and even custom-labeled bottled water.

The last kind of bridal party theme we will look at is a pajama party theme. Guests come in their pajamas for this affair and appropriate bridal shower favors for it would including such choices as monogrammed cosmetic cases, personalized slippers, or personalized toiletry bags.

Of course you aren't limited to bridal shower and wedding shower themes and favors mentioned here. These are only a few examples to help you with ideas. Once you start looking into what is available for the theme you have chosen it will become apparent to you which favor is the right one for your party.

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