Bridal Shower: Type of Party

Series Summary

Bridal showers have become a class-negligent tradition for women in the United States and Canada over the years. Beginning as early as the 1890's, "shower parties" celebrate a marriage and bring the bride-to-be together with friends and family to socialize and gift-give before the wedding. Traditionally, the bridesmaids plan the event, and the festivities usually include a selection of games or activities for the group to engage in together. In this free video series on weddings, a party planner discusses a wide variety of tips for planning a bridal shower. Get advice for choosing the type of party, invitations, card boxes, centerpieces, bloom boxes and balloons. Learn how to buy supplies online, decide on a color scheme and pick patterns, tableware, utensils, napkins and serving platters. Discover how to stay on a budget, coordinate colors, and choose games, music, party favors, RSVPs and cake stands.

Video Transcript

"We're discussing bridal showers. There are very many different types, and you need to decide why you want to celebrate when you begin. You can have regular bridal showers, where, when we say regular bridal showers, that's just with the family, friends or a bachelorette party. There's so many different fun gag gifts you can have for a bachelorette party, and it doesn't have to be a naughty party. You can still have the mom come. There's napkins and decorations, cute little bubble stickers, just fun things. I just want to talk about the bachelorette party for just a minute just because I believe it's a fun form of a bridal shower. So you want to start out with the invitations. There's cute little invitations. You don't always have to match your invitation with the theme. You can choose a certain invitation, and it goes out before everything, before you actually have the party so it doesn't really matter if you choose a cute little lingerie invitation and then just go with a more solid-colored theme. There's many different kinds of bridal showers to have."