Bridal Shower questions from a MOH

CupcakeLady041709

*I just posted this over on Pre-Wedding Parties as well*

I am starting to plan my bff's wedding shower. I trying to decide on colors and a theme right now.

Would it be appropriate to use the same colors she's using in the wedding so everything stays consistant? What would you want as the bride for your shower?

I just don't want her to think that I'm stealing her wedding colors thunder, you know? Also, we are keeping this a surprise so asking her is out of the question.

TIA!

eshaufle

I would error on the side of caution and pick other colors.  You may inadvertently pick a decoration or arrangement out (depending on what you're planning to do with these colors) that she was for her own wedding.  Great minds sometimes do think alike!

Good luck with the shower!  The bride is lucky to have such a thoughtful MOH!

AutumnFair

I really don't think it matters. When I hosted my friend's shower I used her colors and she really loved it. 

melissamc2

I would actually prefer my wedding colours be used, were one being thrown for me, and I'd be inclined to use the colours when throwing one for a friend.

The odds of you really picking anything that she is going to have for her actual wedding (if you're even going the route of floral arrangements - which most do not for a shower) are very low because "shower" arrangements aren't generally as "wedding-y" as wedding arrangements.   Plus, you know she likes the colour scheme!

Another alternative, however, is going with something she just really LIKES (a movie or television show or time period, etc) and build on that theme.

Good luck!

CupcakeLady041709

Thanks for the input ladies! I appreciate it

klasnd22

One shower I went to, they had candles, votives, and decorative rocks in the bride's on the tables for decoration and reused them at the reception. They didn't have the same exact arrangements at both, but it looked like they were together and they saved money. (FWIW the bms didn't just tell the bride they were taking her reception decor, they offered to "rent" it.) 

Beachy730

My shower colors were the same as my wedding colors.  My mom and my aunt who was my MOH planned the shower, and I helped them with some of it.  My shower didn't have a theme though.  I haven't really seen many themes done, but a friend of mine for her baby shower had a "nesting" theme, which could also be used for a wedding shower.  The centerpieces were bird houses that one person at each table won.  Then the favors were little bird nests with speckled M&Ms inside that looked like eggs.  It came out really cute. 

MobKaz

For the two showers we have hosted recently, we used the color scheme of the brides.  In the case of one....her colors were pink, white, and black.....rather than use the more elegant damask-type patterns of her wedding, we used her "signature" pattern preference of a zebra print accent with the pink to "funk" it up a bit and make it a bit more whimsical.  It was completely to her taste that she wanted/preferred and it was a less formal/more fun shower theme.  And, we had a ball planning it!

One  cute little game that we included was to purchase many random items....from cake mix.....nail polish.....umbrella.....notepad....lip gloss....anything and everything that we could find......all in the pink color palette.  Everyone guessed at how much each item cost.  Whomever was closest to the price of the item...."won" that item.  It was just a very casual ice breaker type of game that created no stress or embarrassment or awkwardness for anyone.  And it was a game that all ages in attendance could participate in.

kellyb1487

As someone who has just recntly had her shower, my BMs had used my wedding colors (red, black and silver) it was so pretty and the extra attention to detail was amazing. I definately din't think they were trying to steal my thunder by using my colors

LiaAli

I would not mind at all if my wedding colors were used for my shower ...I'd prefer it. Most wedding showers I have been to have had the wedding colors as the "theme".

filaw

I wouldn't mind at all.  I think the best thing is to just aim for the bride's taste.  If she likes girly, go girly.  If she likes retro, do that.  The colors from her wedding presumably she likes, so that's a great place to start.

Kristin789

Definitely DO use the bride's colors at the shower.

oceana919

I would recommend using her colors. We did this for my sis's shower, and the supplies that we bought for decor (picture frames for signs, colored vases, etc.), she was able to then take and use in her home. That way, nothing's going to "waste".

I hear a rumor that my upcoming shower will be in our wedding colors...I'd actually prefer that to the standard pink and white affair.