Want to help me plan a bridal shower?

[secretlyevil]

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The other bridesmaids are sort of failing in the planning the shower part of the whole bridesmaid job description. Lots of reasons, I get it, no big deal. However, asking for ideas is like pulling teeth. I throw something out there and all I get is, yes that's great. Ok, so I have an assignment for you, if you choose to accept it. 

Share some thoughts on a "lucky in love" (the Irish version not gambling) bridal shower. It will be Saturday, March 16th. The location is a wine bar that has food. They call themselves a "wine market," whatever that is.

I really want to avoid the over the top cheesiness.

Ideas I have come up with so far but nothing is final and I'm really looking for additional suggestions:

Invitation idea: Found this on etsy, it's even the perfect purple.



Guest book: fabric squares (I was loving this but now I'm a little over it) turned into a quilt

Favors: Little tera cotta pots with "four leaf clovers." You know, there's bound to be a four leaf clover somewhere in the mix.

The food is going to be apps: cheese platter, hummus plate and "door" pizza (straight off their menu). And there will be wine, lots and lots of wine for me.

Her wedding colors are: purple and silver. So green, purple and silver is the color scheme. And...go!

[magdala]

I am not familiar with the Irish game 'lucky in love' which is odd because I'm half Irish.

How about Irish car bomb cupcakes for dessert? I am planning to bring these to a St. Patricks Day party that day. www.bakedbyrachel.com/2010/03/guinness-and-baileys-cupcakes/ Some restaurants may charge a plating fee if you bring outside desserts.

For one friend, we asked the guests to bring the couple's favorite recipes. We sent out recipe cards with the invite. The cards were part of a set where you put the recipe cards into book with plastic dividers. The bride and groom got handwritten recipes for great aunt Mabel's award winning lemon meringue pie. This only works if the couple and their families like to cook.

People expect games basically, it keeps people busy during the long open the gifts period.   Wedding gift bingo has been popular as has what's-in-the-brides-purse and quizzing the bride. The quiz asks the bride questions like what is your least favorite house hold chore and then present's the groom's answer. My then fiancé asks me what my least favorite chore was. I said cleaning the bathroom because the bathroom needing cleaning at that minute and I thought he was offering to do it. He was asking me the question to get the answers from the quiz. You have to know the crowd in attendance. If the groom's conservative grandmother is present, you do not want to let her know that the bride keeps her birth control pills in her purse.

If the crowd is drinking, you may want to have a signature drink. For a bride with a pink wedding, we served cosmos, for a bride with a green wedding, we had appletinis.

[secretlyevil]

Jan 26, 2013 19:48:28 GMT -5 milsaroo said:

So what are your thoughts on how the shower will go? (Do you want games, or will it just be mingling and gift opening?)

What time were you thinking?

How many guests? Will a wine "market" be a problem for any guests (i.e. underage or elderly)?

I like the "lucky in love" idea. Sounds fun!

We would like to have a couple of games - avoiding the over the top cheesy.

The party will be from 2 - 4 pm ( so one or two games is all we'll have time for).

There will be at max 35 guests

I believe since it is a restaurant too, there shouldn't be a problem. Also, I don't think anyone is underage.

The place doesn't really have dessert, so I don't think cake will be a problem and I do like the car bomb cupcakes. So good!

"lucky in love" is the theme, not a game. Thanks for the suggestions.