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How to Throw a Bridal Shower in Five Easy Steps

Step 1: Create a Guest List

Secretly borrow the telephone book of the bride to be and call all the names you feel you are familiar with as in she mentions often amongst her closest friends or as many names as you can accommodate in your house and in your budget.

Remember, that not everyone will be able to come, so keep that in mind. Research shows, that apart from really close friends, co-workers or family members, only 30 per cent of the second tier friends even show up. After all they have played the bridal shower games a gazillion times and there is monetary outlay involved (getting a gift). Everyone has so many social commitments already that assume less than half of the people you invite to actually show up.

Step 2: Bridal Registry

When you send out the invites, always put in a note saying where the couple has registered for gifts, so that they don’t get three toasters and four waffle makers! Include a RSVP card or call and make sure that your guest count is accurate.

Step 3: Plan the Venue

Depending on the length of the guest list and the budget, decide if you want to host an intimate, cozy affair at home or have a more sophisticated and formal event at a restaurant or club house.

Step 4: Decide on the Food

Depending on the venue, make plans on catering the food, cooking it yourself or asking everyone to bring a dish. If you choose the last option, always coordinate what each person is bringing so that you do not end up with four desserts and no salad. Assign one specific item to each person.

Step 5: Whip up Some Games

Do you want to stick to the traditional games or do you want to get creative? Search the web and you will amazed to see the myriad of varieties in shower games. To get a really new game, put a bridal shower twist on a classic. If the bride to be is very creative, gather scrapbooking and paper crafting supplies and ask each guest to make a scrapbook page for her telling her how special she is. Put them all together and gift it to the bride at the shower.