For a bridal shower theme idea that's oh so girly, go with a bridal shower tea party. It's a positively delicious way to spend time with girlfriends and relax with a steaming pot of tea. A bridal shower tea party can be intimate, with just the bridal party attending, or it can include other female friends and relatives that will attend the wedding. Although co-ed showers are increasing in popularity, this shower theme isn't suitable for mixed genders because the food and decorations are typically light and feminine.
- Create the perfect setting with pastel tablecloths (or in your wedding colors) and floral centerpieces. Use a tea pot that coordinates with your table decorations.
- This is not the time for paper plates or cups. A fun idea is to have each guest bring her own tea cup and saucer (a tea-for-one could work as well). If you're having a fairly large number of guests and don't have enough real plates, beautifully decorated paper plates may not be a bad idea after all.
- Have your tea party indoors or find the perfect spot in your garden. Check local listings for a Tea Room in your area or click on the photo above for a Tea Room Directory.
- If you're the hostess, gift the bride-to-be with a tea pot.
- Serve finger sandwiches, scones, cookies, chocolate covered strawberries, fruit salad and other treats buffet style.
- Plan to have beverages besides tea on hand for non-tea drinkers.
- Be sure to keep refilling teapots with boiling water and allow a few minutes for the tea to brew nicely.
- Leave each guest with a memento of their delightful afternoon. This type of bridal shower makes favor-giving quite simple: give favors with a tea theme such as a tin of tea, tea infuser or honey pot.
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To complete this How-To you will need:
The bride's likes and dislikes
A theme
Step 1: Don't get hung up on rules
Throw out any old-fashioned notions of what you "have" to do. Let the bride's personality dictate the theme. Does she have any hobbies? Special interests? A favorite indulgence?
Tip: There's no law that says men can't be included. Ask the bride if she'd like a co-ed shower.
Step 2: Focus on food
If she or her future husband loves to cook, consider a recipe shower, where everyone brings a favorite recipe and a kitchen item that's helpful in preparing it. Ask several guests to make their dish and it becomes a potluck supper. Or hire a local chef to give guests a cooking lesson.
Step 3: Lift her spirits
If pre-dinner cocktails are more her thing, have a "stock the bar" party, where everyone brings two bottles of liquor -- one for the couple's liquor cabinet and one to use as you all learn to make classic cocktails. For the vino-loving bride, throw a wine-tasting party; guests bring one bottle for tasting, and one for the newlyweds' wine collection.
Step 4: Soothe her frazzled nerves
Does the bride like to be pampered? Hold the shower at a local salon, where everyone can enjoy spa treatments. Or set up a private yoga class for the gang. Don't forget the champagne!
Step 5: Have a slumber party
Consider a throwback slumber party. Make it grown up by holding it at a hotel, where you can all pile into adjoining suites, order room service, and laugh and talk the night away.
Step 6: Sex it up
For the frisky bride, throw a lingerie party with a twist: Hire someone to teach pole dancing or striptease skills.
Step 7: Do some good
For the community-minded bride, why not turn the shower into an opportunity to help others? Spend a day helping build a house or cleaning up a local park. Reward yourselves with a relaxing dinner afterwards.
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