And 9 were there on Saturday, and it still probs took at least an hour (of the total 4 hours which is a standard for most shower lengths) for the bride to open all of her gifts. Just know if you plan to have enough favors to match the number of RSVP’ed guests, you will be fine!! And we had worried about whether we’d have enough all of last week. We also had a candy/dessert bar, with tons of extra sweet treats for the taking once the shower was over. So, if one or a few of your favors breaks, get lost, or drunk (if it’s drinkable) during, don’t fret, it’s okay. Guests either forgot about them, thought they were just there to add to the table-pretty, or didn’t need extra alcohol at home, so decided to leave ‘em, but we had a plethora of extra favors to take home post-shower. We probably had 10-12 leftover mini bottles of bubbly by the end of party. Someone will be able to make magic happen with all the detail/decor snaps, promise! I don’t know why I only just learned about Portrait mode with my iPhone last month - but I have become a boss with these kinds of detail shots. Inevitably, most guests have smartphones with awesome photo apps/filters/what have you, so you’ll be able to get a collaborative+curated collection of snapshots by the end of it, regardless. Also, don’t worry about having an on-site photographer there, if it’s not in the budget. So, whether you have Pinterest-worthy selfie frames, my Aunt made SUPER CUTE things out of hula hoops, or a great photo backdrop, just make sure you have something that guests and the bride herself can commandeer for all the captures. So, we did it, and the thing everyone cared about the most, was my future brother-in-law’s answer to the last question: “What’s one word you’d use to describe the bride.” He said ‘blessing.’ And it was adorable. My sister made it clear early on that she HAD to have one of those ‘does my groom know me’ type of games. It was simple, but definitely something that made sense for her day. Anastasia Steele-Christian Grey Katniss Everdeen-Peeta Mellark Daisy Buchanan-Jay Gatsby). For my best friend’s (who is a teacher and a hugeeeeee fan of literature) shower last month, one of the games we played was a match the literary couples game (i.e. Try, if you can, to make the games relevant to the bride - indulge her interests. At my table this weekend, even, we all joked about how bad shower games were, but how excited we were to try to win a Dunkin gift card. Long story short, just let people pick where they want to post up for the day.Īnd truthfully, I kind of hate bridal shower games, but they’re pretty obligatory (don’t have to be, but I haven’t been to a single one without them). At my sister’s shower, we tried to have all the bridesmaids sit together, but a few ended up sitting with other tables, so it wasn’t totally successful. But it was awkward although I’m pretty outgoing, I can seriously talk to anyone, I felt weird having to sit with people I knew nothing about. An icebreaker of sorts, to help guests get to know each other, mix and mingle. I remember going to my sister-in-law’s bridal shower a few years before I got married myself, and my mother-in-law had guests pick pieces of yarn out of a hat to determine where they’d sit. Guests are going to sit where they feel most comfortable, and if you pour so much time into making escort cards and planning out the bridal shower tables, you’ll inevitably be left to wonder why you did it at all - once you see how people plot themselves on the actual day.
It’s really cute, if you want to try assigned seating for the day, but we’ll be real honest, it doesn’t work. And what they should make sure they have on hand always to ensure it’s a success. rounding out the crew that makes it all happen, I can say that there are some things allllllll Maids of Honor, bridesmaids, Mothers of the Bride+Groom, and extra planning people should know, about what actually happens at a shower.
My sister absolutely loved it, and when I got a text from her last night with all the thanks, it was well worth it!Īll that being said, now that I’m on this side of the celebration, i.e.
Not just for myself, as Matron of Honor, but for my mom (the MOB), and our planning posse - which included my Aunt (the resident creative chief of design), and my younger cousins (the dual Maids of Honor).
It was a wonderful, beyond wonderful day, but it was stressful. So this past weekend, I celebrated my sister’s bridal shower - and I’m sooooooo happy it’s over.
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