Party Food Ideas for a Wintery Bridal Shower
A wintery bridal shower should call to mind the season while simultaneously celebrating the bride and her new life stage. The foods you select for the shower should be items that are traditionally served in the winter, or items with a cool white and light blue color scheme to call the season to mind.
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Beverages
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Bridal showers are often centered on lunch, brunch or tea, which makes your choice in beverage of particular importance. As your bridal shower will be taking place in the winter, offer up cozy drinks for your guests, including hot chocolate, tea and apple cider. Serve in cups that go with your color scheme and add extras like peppermint or whipped cream to your hot chocolate. If serving tea, give guests a choice by laying out several kinds of tea bags or writing down the different teas on the menu.
Salads
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Salads are often served during bridal showers, but yours doesn't have to be run-of-the-mill. Find recipes and dishes evocative of winter for your salads, including winter fruits such as apples, pomegranates and cranberries. Season with dressings like poppy seed or oil and vinegar. Add cheese, like goat or brie, for a little bit of extra heartiness that is a hallmark of many winter dishes.
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Soups
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Soups can be served at a luncheon or brunch while still keeping the meal light. You can even serve soup as part of an appetizer or hors d'oeuvres without actually serving a full meal. Soups that contain a wintery flavor, such as pumpkin spice, carrot or squash, are all appropriate for a winter-themed bridal shower. Serve your soup in white bowls or those featuring snowflakes to help keep the wintery theme going.
Desserts
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Desserts are somewhat of a free-for-all when it comes to a wintery themed bridal shower. You can serve cake, cupcakes, brownies, sugar cookies, petit fours, marshmallow-based pastries and sweets and gingerbread cakes or cookies. In order to make your desserts extra festive for the occasion, be sure to frost them with white or buttercream frosting. Add light blue sprinkles or edible light blue, silver or white snowflakes for a bit of something extra.
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