Bridal Shower Party Theme Ideas

Miscellaneous Shower

True to its name, anything and everything goes! There is no gift theme for the miscellaneous shower. Although, many guests still rely on the bride and grooms registries for gift ideas. Be sure to ask your bride, if and where she is registered, as you are sure to have guests asking. Despite the increasing popularity of themed bridal shower parties, the miscellaneous shower is still the most common bridal shower. 

Themed bridal shower parties are fast becoming quite popular. Plan your bridal shower invitations, decorations, and shower favors around your party theme.

Gift Basket Shower

Each of your guests brings a gift basket or box for an area of the house or a theme. You can assign your guests their themes or you can include an insert in their invitation that will list theme ideas for them to choose from. You can have your guests confirm the basket theme they are selecting when they RSVP.

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Kitchen Shower

Every home depends on a well equipped kitchen to run smoothly. A kitchen themed shower is great for the couple just starting out... although, since many couples are getting married later in life, and for many other reasons, already have a good start on kitchen items, you may want to discuss your shower theme with your bride before making any final decisions.

Some gift ideas for a kitchen themed bridal shower:

Recipe Shower

There are a couple of great ways to incorporate a recipe theme with your bridal shower. One way would be to include a recipe card with your guests invitations and ask them to return the recipe card filled out with their favorite recipe, along with their respond card. Collect all the recipes and present to the bride at her shower.. or if you are the creative type, make a recipe scrapbook from the recipes you receive. A recipe scrapbook could be a great keepsake for your bride to remind her of her special day.

Another idea would be to still include the recipe card with your invitation, but asking your guest to incorporate items the bride will need to prepare the recipe as part of their gift... thus actually including the kitchen shower theme and the recipe shower theme.

For example - your guest may decide to bring along her favorite apple pie recipe - her gift items may be a pie pan, rolling pin, and an apple peeler\corer

Or maybe a recipe for waffles that might include a waffle iron, mixing bowls, spatula and a bottle of syrup
Or maybe a recipe for chocolate chip cookies that will include two cookie sheets, cooling racks, spatula,  measuring cups and spoons and a bag of chocolate chips

Lingerie Shower

With its lace and frills, a lingerie shower is a great shower for a small intimate affair with close friends and family. A lingerie shower is also a great theme for the encore bride or the bride who already has a fully stocked kitchen. 

Some gift ideas for a lingerie shower:

Linen Shower

With great decorator designs to choose from, linens are no longer a boring necessity but have become an exciting part of the bridal trousseau.

Linens can be quite costly, keep finances in mind when planning a Linen shower. You may want to check with your bride to see if she has registered for linens with any of her registries. If she has not, be sure to find out her preferred colors and patterns as well as bed and table sizes, as you are sure to be asked by your guests

Gift ideas for a linen shower:

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