Monday, March 9, 2009

Bridal Showers

Lingerie Showers are the best of them all. Although many brides do not get to experience such a shower, some very lucky ones do! I got my first shower this past weekend at Stones River Country Club and it was a lingerie one! It was the most fun that I have ever had at a shower. Most showers… all women, kitchen aid products, and mimosas. Not this one! I got over 30 pieces of lingerie! My fiance, one of the groomsmen, and my stepdad all broke the No Guys policy! But that was OK by us. We even let them be brides for a moment during the Toliet Paper Wedding Dress Challenge! My fiance won!!
Need some more bridal shower game suggestions? Try these:

1) Purse Scavenger Hunt: Remember that old game show, Let’s Make a Deal? At the end of every show, Monty Hall would give audience members money for a specific unusual item. This is the same idea. Divide guests into teams of two or three, giving them a list of slightly unusual items, including a few “why in the world would you carry that in a purse?” items. Assign points to each item based on the likelihood that someone will have it. (a lipstick carries 10 points, a can opener 90 points). The team with the most points is the winner. Another variation is to call out items as the bride is opening presents, giving a small individual prize for each item.

2) Two Truths and a Lie: Each guest introduces herself, and tells the group three things about herself; two are true, one is a lie. Guests then write down, or shout out which one they think is a lie.

3)Groom in his skivvies: Tell each guests that the object of the game is to draw a picture of the groom in his underwear, but the catch is that the drawing pad must remain on top of the artist’s head the whole time she is drawing! The bride picks her favorite drawing to win a prize.

4) How Well Do You Know the Bride? Start off this game by asking the bride to leave the room, standing just out of sight, but within hearing distance. Ask guests what she was wearing, (color of her shirt, hair up or down, etc.) then move on to harder questions such as how did the bride and groom meet, what is the bride’s favorite color, etc. The first person to shout out the most correct answers is the winner.

5) How well does the bride know the groom?
Before the shower, ask the groom questions about himself and carefully write down his answers. At the shower, ask the bride to predict what he said. If the answers match, she gets a prize. If the answers don’t match, the first guest to call out the correct answer gets the prize. Sample questions include, What is his favorite color? Favorite band? Favorite thing to do on the weekend? Dream vacation? Where was their first date?