As the maid of honor, it is your task to hold the shower for the bride.
In this article, you will learn a few ways to pre-plan your wedding shower without hassle and stress.
First of all, you will want to have all the details planned and organized before your guests arrive.
To achieve this well ahead of the bridal shower, you will need to be organized and write down your plans for the shower.
Take into account who is on the guest lists, so be sure to ask the bride for a clean and organized list of guests.
Also check with the bride in regards to the time of the shower.
Depending on who is coming and where they live, it might be best to hold the bridal shower a couple of days before the wedding.
If guests are local, then anytime in the last 6 weeks prior to the big day is appropriate.
Other wedding shower tips to have in progress for the planning stage include: deciding on where to hold the shower, and the theme.
The maid of honor can host it at her home if she chooses, however, a popular alternative is at a local restaurant.
Here you must decide in advance if you are including any food or drinks or if everyone is paying for their own meal.
It is perfectly acceptable for each person to pay for his or her own meal and then the maid of honor would provide a small dessert or cake.
Another great tip is to plan the shower around a theme.
A few examples are garden theme, kitchen or craft theme.
By picking a theme first you can then find more ideas for decorations and also, a theme based shower can provide guests with an ideal way of choosing an appropriate gift for the bride.
Your decorations should be included as part your wedding shower planning list.
and you will want to include easy methods of decorating.
Crepe ribbons and balloons are great ideas here.
You can also include photographs of the bride's life from her baby pictures, to college graduation, to her engagement photo.
These could then be placed into a scrapbook for her where she could later add photos of her wedding day and new home.
On the day of the shower, be up early and get all your decorations in place well in advance.
If you are hosting the shower at your home, have the food prepared and set out on the table a good half an hour before the first guest is due to arrive.
There is always someone that likes to show up extra early.
Have some soft music playing in the background, and this way these tips will come in handy and you will be free and available to greet your guests without feeling rushed or stressed.
If possible, have another bridesmaid help you out with the details, especially if the shower is on the larger side.
By being prepared and organized, you are bound to have a successful wedding shower.
In this article, you will learn a few ways to pre-plan your wedding shower without hassle and stress.
First of all, you will want to have all the details planned and organized before your guests arrive.
To achieve this well ahead of the bridal shower, you will need to be organized and write down your plans for the shower.
Take into account who is on the guest lists, so be sure to ask the bride for a clean and organized list of guests.
Also check with the bride in regards to the time of the shower.
Depending on who is coming and where they live, it might be best to hold the bridal shower a couple of days before the wedding.
If guests are local, then anytime in the last 6 weeks prior to the big day is appropriate.
Other wedding shower tips to have in progress for the planning stage include: deciding on where to hold the shower, and the theme.
The maid of honor can host it at her home if she chooses, however, a popular alternative is at a local restaurant.
Here you must decide in advance if you are including any food or drinks or if everyone is paying for their own meal.
It is perfectly acceptable for each person to pay for his or her own meal and then the maid of honor would provide a small dessert or cake.
Another great tip is to plan the shower around a theme.
A few examples are garden theme, kitchen or craft theme.
By picking a theme first you can then find more ideas for decorations and also, a theme based shower can provide guests with an ideal way of choosing an appropriate gift for the bride.
Your decorations should be included as part your wedding shower planning list.
and you will want to include easy methods of decorating.
Crepe ribbons and balloons are great ideas here.
You can also include photographs of the bride's life from her baby pictures, to college graduation, to her engagement photo.
These could then be placed into a scrapbook for her where she could later add photos of her wedding day and new home.
On the day of the shower, be up early and get all your decorations in place well in advance.
If you are hosting the shower at your home, have the food prepared and set out on the table a good half an hour before the first guest is due to arrive.
There is always someone that likes to show up extra early.
Have some soft music playing in the background, and this way these tips will come in handy and you will be free and available to greet your guests without feeling rushed or stressed.
If possible, have another bridesmaid help you out with the details, especially if the shower is on the larger side.
By being prepared and organized, you are bound to have a successful wedding shower.
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