Bridal Shower Help

MATrun07

Hey Ladies,

I'm the MOH for my best friends wedding...I'm helping her mother with her bridal shower.  I'm in charge of gifts and games.

First, any suggestions on gifts for game winner(s)?

And second, should I get a favor for every guest also?  If so, any suggestions on that?

How many games should I plan on?  I figured two.

Thanks in advance...

atropos557

Games at showers tend to be touchy. It seems like people either love 'em or hate 'em. I think two sounds like the right number of games. Structured fun for a few minutes for those who enjoy them, but not completely overwhelming for those who don't.

As far as gifts for game winners - does the shower have a theme? If so you could go with that. Otherwise, I always like useful prizes. They seem to go over a little better because it doesn't have to fit someone's particular style. You could do gift cards to spafinder or to a nice restaurant. Or if you have a World Market/Cost Plus or something like it - they have some great gourmet food mixes that are always fun.

Midgetth

You should have a favor for every guest.I think one game is good enough honestly. At one bridal shower they did a cross word puzzle about the bride to be. Everyone got 10 minutes to fill it out. Candles are a good thing to give as a prize or go with someting that goes with the theme. at ym bridal shower the game was a tricky tray, that was also the theme.Everyone had fun. My mom made up 12 baskets 1 for every month & first handed out tickets & whomever wanted more bought them. Then before we cut the cake we pulled the winning numbers. The money that people paid for their extra tickets went towards us for the wedding. You can give out tickets & do door prizes. It depends on your guests & what they like. The brides mother will/may know the guests better. Ask her what their interests are

jamjar11

I like games, just not the ones that are like, "how well do you know the bride?" For some reason I just feel uncomfortable because only the MOH/MOB/BMs know all the answers and they are usually pretty snotty about how well they know her. That's just my experience, though. I think it depends on who is attending. If there are a lot of people who don't know each other, you could start off with a fun ice breaker game, and then later on do another fun kind of game. As for prizes, I like food. Gift cards for bakeries/Starbucks/cocktails/etc. are always my favorite. Even if its $5 or $10.

I would say yes to favors for everyone, even if it is something small like a little bag of candy. I think bridal shower favors can be cuter, too, because you are usually catering to a primarily female audience. I like candy, cocktail mixes, anything having to do with booze or food really. You can see where I'm going here.

lmcit23

do the panty line - its cute google panty line shower poem.