| Bridal Shower Themes | |
| Entertainment Shower Description: Great shower theme for couples who love to entertain guests Gift Ideas: Gift ideas can include lawn chairs, barbeque utensils, puzzles and games, playing cards, fun serving dishes, wine glasses, etc. Favour Ideas: Bottle Stoppers, Napkin Rings, Cocktail Shakers, Whisked away Whisk, Cocktails Gel Candle Back To Top | |
| Patio Party Shower Description: Great theme for couples who would like to decorate their patio or who just purchased a new home. This theme works well in a backyard setting. Gift Ideas: Patio lights, lawn chairs, portable gas grill, barbecue tools, beverage sets, tablecloths, napkins, and cookbooks. Favour Ideas: Luminous Mini Lanterns, Love Rocks, Sailboat Tealight Holders, Breezes Tealight Holders. Back To Top | |
| Naughty and Nice Shower or Lingerie Shower Description: In the Naughty and Nice shower guests bring something 'Nice' for the bride and something 'Naughty' for the honeymoon. In the lingerie shower, guests only bring something for the honeymoon. Gift Ideas: Fuzzy hand cuffs, Personal Lubricant, gift certificate to Lingerie Stores, books, and candles. Favour Ideas: Corset Sachets Back To Top | |
| Gift Certificate Theme Description: This is a great shower theme for couples who are planning to move before or after the wedding or for couples who are difficult to shop for. Gift Ideas: Gift Certificates from local shops in the bride and grooms hometown that they can use throughout their first year of marriage (i.e. certificates from the grocery store, department stores, specialty shops, and restaurants). Favour Ideas: Check our bridal shower section for some great ideas: Back To Top | |
| 'Green Thumb Shower' or 'Garden Delight' Description: This theme revolves around plants and gardens and is great for a bride-to-be who either loves gardening or would like to spruce up her current yard. This is a popular them for outdoor/backyard parties. Gift Ideas: Real or fake plants, seeds, bulbs, garden tools, gloves, books about gardening, or gift certificates to plant nurseries. Favour Ideas: Love Grows Seeds, Love Grown Bean, Garden Party Flip Flop Hodlers, Garden Silhouette Holders, Daisy Showering Can, Daisy Terra Cotta Candles, Sunflower Showering Can, Botanical Garden Tealight Holder, Orchid Candle, Butterfly Garden Gift Basket. Back To Top | |
| 'Stock the Pantry' Party Description: Guest's are mailed a blank recipe card and asked to bring their favorite recipe written on the card and a non-perishable ingredient for the recipe. Favour Ideas: Measuring Spoons, Cookie Cutters, Cheese Grator, Ice Cream Scoop, Love Cookie Cutters, Heart Ice Cream Scoop, Candy Scoop, Bucket Timer, Whisk, Hors D'oeuvre Picks, Measuring Cup Back To Top | |
| Party of Firsts Description: Each guest is assigned to bring a gift for a specific ‘first' the couple will have in their first year of marriage. Some 'firsts' include: their first fight, the first time they burn dinner, their first night apart Favour Ideas: Please see our bridal shower favour section for gift ideas Back To Top | |
| Fond Memories Shower Description: The guests are asked to bring their most memorable photo taken with the bride-to-be. During the shower, guests insert the photos into an album with a note about why they chose that photo. Favour Ideas: Photo Albums, Mini Photo Frame, Picture Frames, Mini Photo Album, Photo Bookmark, Pocket book frame, Frame Keychain, Capture the moments mini satin Photo Album Back To Top | |
| Storage Theme Description: Guests bring gifts that are centered on storage solutions. Gift Ideas: Gifts can include items such as plastic food containers, closet storage, file racks, filing cabinets, decorated storage boxes and plastic bins. Favour Ideas: Please see our bridal shower favour section for gift ideas Back To Top | |
| "Honey, do..." Description: Guests bring gifts that would help and the bride or groom 'the Honey' complete a task requested by their spouse. Gift Ideas: Gift ideas include gardening tools for "Honey, please work on the yard" or mixing bowls for "Honey, please bake me a cake". Guests can be sent a little card that they can attach to their gift which states their "Honey, do..." task. Favour Ideas: Personalized Honey Wedding Favours, Beeswax Votive Candles. Back To Top | |
| The Italian Basket Description: Guests are asked to bring a specific gift to fill a large basket that will be wrapped and given to the Bride-to-be. Gift Ideas: Gifts can include ceramic pasta bowls, wooden spoons, cheese graters, olive oil cans, containers filled with pasta, cans of tomatoes, red and white checkered place mats & napkins, and an Italian cookbook. Variations of the Theme: Chinese Basket, Desert Basket, Cookie Basket, French Theme. Favour Ideas: Italian Favour Boxes, Italian Chocolate bar, Mini Cheese Grater. Back To Top | |
| Travel Theme Description: Guests bring gifts that the couple can use on their honeymoon. Gift Ideas: Gifts can include disposable cameras, toiletries, shaving kit, currency of the country, sunglasses, personalized towels, and sunscreen. Variations of the Theme: Taylor the theme to the couple's destination (i.e. European vacation, Australian Vacation, Mexican Vacation. Serve food that co-ordinates with the theme. Favour Ideas: Personalized Travel Candles, Luggage Tags. Back To Top | |
| Time of Day Description: Guests are assigned a time of day and bring gifts that apply to their time of day. Gift Ideas: Gifts can include a His & Hers coffee mug set for 8am time or Dinner plate set for 5pm time. Variations of the Theme: Season of the Year. Guests are assigned one of the four seasons and are asked to bring gifts that fit their season. Favour Ideas: Bucket Timer Back To Top | |
| Linen Theme Description: Guests bring items that are linen related. Great for a bride-to-be who has a furnished apartment or home but doesn't have sheets or curtains. Gift Ideas: Cloth napkins, table cloth, matching bed sets, curtains, and towels. Favour Ideas: Love Linen Napkins, His and Hers Napkin Ring Set Back To Top | |
| Home Improvement Description: This is a great couple's shower. Guests bring items that will help to improve the couple's home. Gift Ideas: Gifts can include gift certificates to local hardware and gardening stores, hand tools, gardening tools, home decorations, paintings, etc. Variations of the Theme: Tool and Gadget Party - guests bring items such as a hammer, rake, shovel, flashlight, or clock. Favour Ideas: Please see our bridal shower favour section for gift ideas Back To Top | |
| Holiday Theme Description: Assign a holiday to each guest and ask them to bring a gift appropriate for their theme. Favour Ideas: Please see our bridal shower favour section for gift ideas Back To Top | |
| Alphabet Theme Description: Guests are assigned a letter of the alphabet and are asked to bring a gift that starts with the letter they were assigned. E.g. M - Measuring cups. Difficult letters like Q, X, and Z can be skipped Favour Ideas: Please see our bridal shower favour section for gift ideas Back To Top | |
| Fitness Theme Description: This is a great theme for an athletic couple or a couple who would like to become more athletic. Gift Ideas: Gifts can include medicine balls, yoga videos, hand weights, gym memberships, gift certificates for bikes or gym equipment, activities they can do outdoors etc. Favour Ideas: Miniature athletic Bag Back To Top | |
| Wet Bar or Stock the Bar Theme Description: This is a fun shower for couples who like to entertain or for a couples shower. Guests are asked to bring items to help stock the couples bar. Favour Ideas: Bottle Stoppers, Cocktail Mixes, Mini Martini Shakers Back To Top | |
| Tea Party Description: Guest are invited to a tea party (around 2pm normally). Serve different types of flavored tea and small finger food such as scones, finger sandwiches, and tarts. Decorate in spring colours and have tea or spring decorations. Gift Ideas: Guests can bring gifts that are either tea related or can bring standard shower gifts. Favour Ideas: Personalized Wedding Tea, Tea Time Infuser, Porcelain Tealight Holder, Mini Tea pot place holders, Demitasse Spoons. Back To Top | |
| Room of the House Description: Guests are assigned a room of the house and are asked to bring gifts that can be used in that room. Gift Ideas: Gift ideas include mixing bowls for the kitchen, towels for the bathroom, sheets for the bedroom etc. Favour Ideas: Please see our bridal shower favour section for gift ideas Back To Top | |