My MOH is throwing me a bridal shower. I don't want a lingerie shower I prefer to buy my own. Since I love to shop...and everybody knows this...she came up with the idea of an "envelope bridal shower" where guests bring gift cards to my favorite places to shop eat. Creative or tacky?
Re: Bridal shower idea
[QUOTE]Thanks for the advice...I appreciate it! Any suggestions for a type of shower to give besides lingerie?
Posted by llbarb[/QUOTE]
I've actually never been to a bridal shower that was a lingerie shower. Is this common in your area? All showers I've been to, guests have usually purchased items off the bride's registry. Are you registered? If not, I would consider politely declining the shower anyway since the point is to give physical gifts. It's hard for guests to do this if they have no idea what you want.
If you want to have a personal shower, I wonder if it's possible to create an online 'wish list' with Victorias Secret or some other lingerie store? You could give the password to your sister. She can either include the password on the invitations or print out a list for the guests. The drawback, IMO, is that you have to share some very personal information, such as sizes. But returns should be easy in case of duplicates or wrong sizes.
Most of the shower I have attended are not themed. The guests purchase gifts off the wedding registry. Sometimes the bms purchase lingerie for their gift to the bride. If you want a theme, how about a 'stock the bar' shower?
If you like cooking maybe a kitchen party. All the guests can bring their favorite kitchen item and bring their favorite recipe. You can then put them all in a book and maybe make tiny copies of everyones recipes to send along with your thank you cards.