Bridal Shower Invitations and Food and Wine
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The cost of a wedding can cost more than most couples put down as a down payment on their first house. It is as if couples lose sight of the real reason for the whole wedding, which is to celebrate their union. The once sweet and innocent bridal shower has even been infected with the materialism bug. Bridal shower invitations often just obligate guests to purchase more presents. Guests should look forward to a bridal shower, not feel a tug on their bank account.
In this day and age when couples are waiting longer to get married and are already established in their careers, there should be a trend in bridal showers toward more fun and less gifts. There are many ways to throw a bridal shower that get away from the traditional "buy a mixer and toast the pure bride" mold. So get your thinking cap on and start brainstorming for the sake of the people who will receive those bridal shower invitations. I will give you some freebies, in case you need a jump start on the brainstorming.
Something involving food or wine will always make people happy. Send out bridal shower invitations to a wine tasting party. Your guests can taste and then choose the wine that will be downed at the wedding reception. You can buy jackets for the wine to hide the labels and allow everyone a chance to comment and vote on their favorite bottle. You can also host a wine party where your guests bring a bottle of wine to donate to your newlywed wine collection. All your guests can write something on the bottles. Every time you and your husband open a bottle in the future, you will fondly remember the shower and the person who gave you the bottle.
Now onto a few food bridal shower themes. One idea is to have all the guests bring the recipe of their signature dish. All the guests can then glue the recipe on a page in the book and decorate it however they want. You will think of your loved ones and your shower for years to come as you make all the yummy recipes as a couple. If you have culinary geniuses in your circle of friends, you can go with something more advanced. Each guest brings an hors doeuvre of their choice. Let the attendees choose the best one by casting votes on slips of paper. Serve the best hors doeuvre at the wedding reception by calling it by the guest who created it (The Sarah Simmered Stuffed Mushroom).
Let your guests receive those bridal shower invitations with a twitter of excitement, as they anticipate participating in something memorable and fun. There are so many themes for a bridal shower that let your guests offer something other than a purchased gift. You will be happy that you did not put pressure on anyone to buy you more gifts and will have fun appreciating the fact that your guests are there to help you celebrate.
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