Hosting the perfect wedding shower..
February 25th, 2009That special day in a woman’s life may come sooner or later, but it’s eventually coming; if you’re the one dealing with putting the pieces of the puzzle altogether, you’re facing a real challenge unless you’re not organized enough to deal with it. However, with proper management and info, you should be able to figure everything out and throw the best party ever. Some things never change, but bridal showers aren’t between those, because apparently they’ve evolved from the “girls night” party style into some sort of a family and friends reunion attended by the closest people around the bride and groom. No matter what the approach to this party is, there are certain things you need to take care of when planning it.
Well, what do you want to do next? Do you want to go for a themed party or for a simple one? This is the first decision that you’re facing, and you should make it pretty quick, since invitations must be sent at least six weeks before the party. If you’ll go for a themed party(and you can choose a spa theme, pool party and so on), you’ll have to adapt everything to that: invitations, menu, costumes, and so on.
After making that decision, it’s time to start planning: think about a location and make the proper arrangements for it, but try to consult with at least other two friends of the bride to be. If you’ve got the location set up and the date settled, you can design the invitations and send them out - remember that they should already give the tone of the party - according to the theme; invitations come in various shapes and sizes, 3d elements were added to some lately, in a word you have plenty of models to choose from.
But soon there are more things to take care of, like decorations - and here you can include home made stuff, plus balloons, a banner with the bride and groom, candles, ribbons and many more; poems would be the perfect add-on to the whole picture and you can find many suited ones online. When planning the whole thing, take good care of the supplies (the food and cakes are the most important).
With these things spelled out, all you have to do now is to make some decisions and put them into practice; things may not come very easy, but this is just one night and for the bride, it should be memorable.