Bridal Shower

Schedule

A shower usually lasts about 2 hours. Here is a "typical" schedule:

Ð'* Greet guests - serve light appetizers

Ð'* Have each guest introduce themselves and identify how they know the bride

Ð'* Play 2-4 shower games. It is good to play games at the beginning as icebreakers.

Ð'* Serve food or have guests help themselves to a buffet.

Ð'* Give party favors to guests as they leave.

Ultimate Memory Game!!

contributed by Alyssa

This one is a sure-fire hit! Tell your guests you're now having a memory game. Do NOT say "memorize what's on the tray". Have the bride or mother of the bride come out with a tray or platter of kitchen untensils and other related items. Have her walk fairly slow around the room to show all the guests what is one the tray, then walk out & stay in another room.

Then ask the party guests to grab a notepad and start to write down....what the bride or mother of the bride was wearing! This one will bring a few moans, but it's fun & the ultimate test of memory! It works best as the first game. The one with the most correct answers (types of clothing, colors, etc..), is the winner.

Bridal Pictionary

contributed by Loida

Write down as many names of things associated with weddings and brides on slips of paper. Put the slips into a bag. Divide all of the guests into two teams. One person from each team gets a chance to draw the word on a slip of paper pulled out of the bag, and the team must guess what is being drawn in one minute. If the team drawing doesn't guess the word, the other team gets one minute to guess it. As they guess correctly, each team gets a point. The winning team with the most correct guesses wins the prizes.

I want to see you...

contributed by Salina B.

Have everyone write down on a piece of paper something they'd like the bride to do (ie. sing a song, bark like a dog, etc) and put their name on the paper. Then have everyone give their papers to the bride. Once they are all received, as the bride reads the name of the first person and what their request is, inform everyone that the brides request is to have everyone else perform what they have written. Watch everyones faces as they think of what they wrote. It's a blast!

Honeymoon Blackout

contributed by Sheryl

Fill a suitcase with funny looking or extra large clothes ( such as men's silk boxers, an extra large bra, a pair of work boots, fuzzy socks, etc.) Blindfold the bride and hand her the suitcase, explaining that there was a blackout and she has to dress quickly for a special dinner. This is lots of fun, don't forget the cam corder. This makes a great gift afterwards.

Dress Guess

contributed by Aimee Saylor

When the guests arrive have them guess how many times the Bride-to-be has tried on her wedding dress. At the

end of the shower announce who guessed the closest and have the bride-to be tell how many times she really did try on her dress

-Throwing rice

contributed by Nicole

Get a bowl with mostly rice in it, then add miniture safety pins to the rice. Each guest has to be blindfoled, only using one hand, try to determine which is the rice and which are the pins. Whoever finds the most pins wins the prize. harder to do than you think!

How Low can You Go

contributed by Heahter Nicole

Place a piece of poster board in the middle of the room. This game is great fo rall ages. Have each person take a turn bending over to trace their hand on the board without bending their knees. Have a "secretary" take down the outcries to reveal what the brid will be exclaming on the wedding night! Some of mine were "It looks kinda deformed," "If your mother can do it, so can you!" "This hurts so bad!" "I'm too old." We even got an "It's just a disease!" out of one unknowing woman!

Memory Game with a Twist. Have someone come out with a tray of items and say we are now going to test your skills of observation. Most will assume they need to remember the items on the tray. You can then ask them questions about the person who brought out the tray. What color was her shirt, was she wearing earrings, any nail polish, what kind of shoes, etc...

The winner of this game is the guest who gets the most answer correct. Try to answer the following questions how you think the bride would