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Planning A Bridal Shower

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Tracy A. Phaup

Planning a bridal shower party has a tendency to bring out that playful, fun child in all of us. A bridal shower just offers so many opportunities for joy and laughter. It does take some preparation and planning, though, to have it go as easily and effortlessly as you would like to. Here are the top things to be prepared for in planning any bridal shower party.

The first thing to keep in mind is that the underlying purpose in having a bridal shower in the first place is to help the bride to fully equip herself for married life. It’s been a long standing tradition to have a bridal shower with a more or less kitchen type theme for gift giving (with the must have naughty items thrown in for the merriment of all), but those dear intendeds are getting a whole better at asking for what they need.

These days’ brides are registering at formerly unheard of places for brides to be to hang out in like Home Depot. Services are even springing up around this new found freedom and you can find online registries that will allow you to register anything from anywhere. Some registries will even allow the gift givers to pool their money and the couple can use it towards their purchase of big ticket items like their honeymoon, a car, or even a down payment on a house.

Whether you’re the bride to be yourself reading this article, or the best friend or family member that’s taking charge of having the bridal shower, start by figuring out what the bride really wants and needs, and then make it easy for the guests to fill that need. The guests at the shower really do want to give gifts that will be love, so make it super easy for everybody and don’t leave anybody guessing – unless they want to.

It is still considered a bit inappropriate and too direct for the bride to throw the shower for herself, but that doesn’t mean that she has to be excluded from the planning. Just make sure you save a few secrets to surprise her with at the shower.

Another breaking tradition is having the groom and his friends make it a bridal and groom shower. It certainly does change the dynamic of the group when its coed and that may or may not be what the bride and groom desire. There is a special camaraderie between friends that wouldn’t quite be the same with a larger coed party that would be mingling some people together that don’t know each other very well, but that can also have its own special synergy. Take into consideration the personality types at work and just take it from there.

From that point on it’s just a matter of figuring what games and activities would be the most fun for the group. It would definitely have some intriguing interaction in the games if it were a larger coed party the bride and groom’s friends and family, and it could be a great way to have a relaxed atmosphere for people to start building their relationships with each other well in advance of the big day.

After that, it’s just a matter of handling all the details that come with any party; beverages, snacks, decorations and all the accessory items that come with them. Insert guests, eat delicious foods, open gifts, and let the games begin!
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Tracy A. Phaup is the founder and President of 4 U Consultants, Inc., a consulting group specializing in services for Internet marketers. If you’re working yourself up to ask the Big Question – or just want a feel good dose of romance - be sure and stop in to check out one of her favorite projects - http://www.romanticwaystopropose.org . Don’t forget to sign up for the RSS feed or the newsletter while you’re there! Until then – be the love you wish to see in the world.

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Article Submitted: 2008-07-06 | This Article has been viewed 107 times.

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