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8 Great Tips On Making Your Bridal Shower Fun!!!

Tip 1) Bridal Tea Party - Elegant brides and guests will love a Bridal Tea Party. Invite guests to wear fancy hats and gloves, or search flea markets and antique shops for hats guests can wear during the tea. Research how to properly brew tea and the customs of taking tea and share what you have learned with the guests. Serve properly brewed tea, along with fancy tea sandwiches and desserts. Gifts can be from any general category. Use lace tablecloths and napkins, crystal vases and silver serving dishes. Use your finest china for serving and rent silver tea services for the tea. Decorate with lacy parasols and bouquets of fresh flowers. Guests can go home with assorted packets of tea or pretty tea cups or teaspoons.

Tip 2) Create A Slideshow - Organize a slide show of the bride. Have everyone give you pictures of her with friends and family dating back to when she was a baby. This will create a touching, beautiful and intimate tribute to the bride.

Tip 3) Strawberries 'n Cream Punch - Add 1 gallon vanilla ice cream to a punch bowl. Next, add 1 2-liter bottle of strawberry-flavored seltzer or sparkling water and 1 package of frozen strawberries, thawed. (Hint: Modify the amount of soda you add depending on how thick you would like your punch.)

Tip 4) Who Knows The Bride And Groom Game - Come up with as many questions about the bride and groom and/or their upcoming wedding you can think of and write about 10-15 questions on a sheet of paper. Photocopy enough for all guests and have them answer the questions in 3-5 minutes. Sit the couple in the middle of the room and read the questions. Have them answer the questions and award a small prize to the guest who gets the most right.

Tip 5) "Penny For Your Thoughts" Game Introduction Game - Have two pennies from the same year, with a different year for each guest. Example: 15 guests, 30 pennies, 15 different years. When the guests arrive they are given a penny and the other penny is put in a jar. When all the guests have arrived, the bride-to-be selects a penny and the person with the penny with that corresponding year tells a little about herself, how she knows the bride, and maybe a little story about the bride. After everyone has spoken the bride-to-be puts her pennies back into the jar and selects one to win a prize.

Tip 6) Gift Certificate Shower - Have guests purchase gift certificates from local shops in the bride and grooms hometown so that they can utilize them throughout their first year of marriage!

Tip 7) Don't Say "Bride" or "Wedding" Game - Each guest receives a clothes pin as they arrive and it is explained to the guests only once: If you catch someone saying the words "bride" or "wedding" you can take their clothes pin. At the end of the shower, the guest with the most clothes pins wins a small favor or gift.