A Wedding To Remember

September was approaching fast and it was my job as the matron-of-honor to put together a great bridal shower for my best friend. My husband and I decided to do a couple's shower for our friends and theme it after the Survivor television show. The bridal shower took on a whole new meaning when we were finished with it. The decorations for the couple's bridal shower were hung with multi-cultured themes. We had flags from all over the world, and hats and walking sticks from Down-under, since they both were avid travelers and outdoorsmen. The food was also patterned after the world theme and we made sure to include dishes from various countries. We mostly chose "finger-foods", and that helped to get everyone in the spirit of the games. Many dishes from India and the Middle East incorporate using your fingers anyway so that was a big hit. Sauces and dips also seem to be a popular choice especially in a "care-free" setting. Add some nice garlic pita chips, shish-ka-bobs, and some exotic fruity drinks and you have a winning couple's bridal shower. Outside we placed tiki lamps for that tribal effect and hung various masks and artifacts from places we had visited as well. If you haven't traveled much yourself there are various items at home decorating stores, gardening centers, and nature or earth themed retail stores for an affordable price. The shower games we chose you can imagine. We had a variety of dares and factual games that centered on relationship building. We even threw in truth or fantasy questions about the young couple for others to get to know them better. The shower games were a success with this fun group and even seemed to break the ice. After the shower games the ladies got together and decided on where to meet the following morning for a day out at bridal shops. They put in their advice to the bride where to find the best bridal shop, and what it had to offer that the others didn't. You can picture the scene. Several excited women talking faster than the men's heads could spin and all convincing about their experience. The preview gowns, wedding party dresses, accessories, special event wear, all the way down to the flower girl dresses can be found out there at discount bridal shops. Some of them you can even walk in and ask for a pair of free bridal gloves! Now that could be a real savings in your budget. Over all, the bridal shower, shower games, and bridal shopping went off without any major hitches and left a lasting memory for years to come. So the next time you plan a bridal shower try to add a theme and spice up the traditional party into affair to remember.