The bridal shower I have been talking about endlessly is happening on Sunday. Everything is looking pretty good for it, but I am still freaking out.
This week, I have to make the food that I am bringing (pumpkin muffins, a few quiches, and butternut squash soup), finish the pictures that will be decorations, finalize their present, and finish getting everything together for the games. It's a lot, but I can do it, and I have a plan in place for when everything will get done. I also have all day Saturday free of distractions (BF is working most of the day), so that's golden.
The favors did not go as planned. I wanted to do the pumpkin and apple butter favors that we all talked about a while ago, and one of the bride's sister's offered to take care of it with her mom. Well, they couldn't find any 4 oz jars they liked and didn't want to risk ordering them, so they changed it all around. Now they are making mini muffins and putting them in bags to tie up with ribbon. Whatever - I'm bummed out but I have to let it go. I can't control everything.
The present I am planning to get the brides is a "relaxation basket". I just found a great Groupon for a massage parlor near them and purchased two 1-hour massages for them. I will be buying two of the nice wine glasses on their registry, along with a bottle of wine. I was thinking of also including either a gift card to a store for my BFF for some retail therapy, or to a restaurant for them to have a date and make a day of their massages. That will mostl likely only happen if my sister, who is also attending the shower, decides to go in on it with me. I'll probably include a candle as well, since I'm candle crazy.
For the game prizes (there will be 4 I think) - I can't decide between a re-evaluation of the favor idea and making a larger jar of the "butters" as well as a recipe for bread or biscuits, maybe in a basket with a little candle? Or an inexpensive bottle of wine and wine charms. Any other ideas? Trying to keep it under $15 each.
Tell me I am fine and I will get everything done. Tell me there are other very competent women taking care of the other details and I don't need to worry that everything will get messed up. Tell me it doesn't matter that their registry has mostly zeros in the "fulfilled" column because that is none of my business. Tell me I am being ridiculous. Also, tell me your favorite shower game that you have played
Thanks!