You could have a white theme or have everyone wear flowers in their hair...or maybe everybody can bring a flower that reminds them of the bride and explain why they chose it in front of everyone. It lets everyone get to know each other and how they know the bride. Have fun!
You could just have a colour theme. It's simple and easy for everyone and if you pick a popular colour like pink everyone is bound to have that colour in the wardrobe that they can wear. Then you can also dress the bride up with a 'bride to be' sash, a flashing tiara and a make shift veil made out of fabric from spotlight.
Thanks heaps for those ideas. A colour theme so guests can use things out of their own wardrobe sounds great. Does anyone know if it is the norm to have a cake???
My GF had a red theme! It was great because people could go all out or subtle with earrings etc... and we had red drinks like cosmos all night! We didn't have a cake but doesn't mean you don't have to - maybe a phallic shaped one would be appropriate! hehe! Although the one I planned was tame too we still had fun with straws etc and just recently went to one at the Sofitel - very posh,m but we had fun with our straws in champers and the bride wore little leopard print ear headband instead of a veil! Have fun planning!
What about the worst Bridesmaid dress???
We threw a hens night for one of the guys that we worked with (we couldnt go to his bucks night as seeing as nurses are predominantly female we didnt want to miss out on the celebrations)
Anyway so we came dressed in really bad bridesmaid dress that we had been asked to wear or when op shopping for awful dresses... it was heaps of fun and for those that had dresses that wouldnever be worn again, they got another chance out of the wardrobe!
We had a "french boudoir" theme for the Bridal Shower which started at 2pm and went until 5.30. The colours were pink and black. Everything was themed in these colours right down to my cake and the food served. Everyone wore pink and black and my girls organised a lingerie party as well (my cousin is an Intimo consultant). The day consisted of punch, champagne, lingerie, games and lots of laughter. The photos are brilliant because everyone looked the part. Everyone bought some lingerie from Intimo so I was given $300 to spend just for being the host! I bought my wedding and honeymoon lingerie! It made for such a girly day and we all had such a fun time.
We then went to my favourite Japanese restaurant where we had teppenyaki followed by a "pub crawl" which went until 3am (very messy). It was probably the most fun I have ever had with my friends!
The theme is so easy to do because there is so much stuff out there to buy. My girls made my invitations from Cristina Re paper and they also bought some cheap paper lanterns from ebay in pink and black which really made the house look fantastic for the day. It's so easy and it looked fantastic!
Last edited by Aimz; October 10th, 2008 at 08:27 AM.
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We didn't have a cake but doesn't mean you don't have to - maybe a phallic shaped one would be appropriate! hehe! Although the one I planned was tame too we still had fun with straws etc and just recently went to one at the Sofitel - very posh,m but we had fun with our straws in champers and the bride wore little leopard print ear headband instead of a veil! Have fun planning!
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