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Bridal Shower Favors for fashion-conscious Bride

June 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Bridal shower favors for fashionistas are a fun way for stylish friends and family to remember your day. Remember, your bridal shower guests often set you up with all your little household necessities so they deserve fashion-conscious bridal shower favors to remember your special day.

For over a century, bridal showers have been a tradition in America. The word “shower” is believed to come from the Victorian days when a parasol was used to store the presents, which were then showered over the bride-to-be.

A modern brides often sits under a rented parasol in a special chair at her bridal shower. Many bridal shower favors reflect the “shower” theme. Your guests will know you measure up when you give out “Showers of Love” umbrella shaped measuring tape in dressy organza bags. The bridal shower usually takes place about a month before the wedding.

Usually the bride registers with her favorite retailers so guests know what gifts to buy. The bridal shower may be planned by bridesmaids, friends, family, co-workers, neighbors or the bride herself. The bride typically receives household items to use in her new marital home. Sometimes guests give whimsical presents, such as a skimpy negligee. Bridal shower favors express appreciation to guests for their generosity.

Show off your great sense of style for your fashionista friends and family with wedding gown candles in their own designer “window shop” gift boxes. Your guests will remember window shopper for wedding gowns and your unique bridal shower whenever they see this wedding dress with a wick.

Appeal to your guests’ sensual side with “Boutique Chic” scented dress sachet/place card holders in store front gift boxes. These fragrant place card holders graciously welcome guests to your bridal shower and give off an alluring aroma.

Are shoes the fashion passion in your crowd? Show off your shoe enthusiasm with “It’s A Shoe Thing” bottle openers shaped like a high-heeled shoe. Give your guests pedicure essentials to keep their own feet pretty, such as “Queen For A Day” soft foam toe separators. Another nail-friendly choice are “The Ex Files” ten-piece nail file set for well-groomed hands on the go.

When you think of shoes, handbags are automatically the next thought. If designer and fancy handbags are your thing, give out purse bridal shower favors. A “Pink Polka Purse” manicure set will be an must-have item in every guest’s handbag.

Bridal shower favors with a fashionable theme will be a lasting memory of your diva day.

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Bridal Shower Games – Have Fun…

March 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Printable bridal shower games are an easy-going way to get a good time started. Guests of all ages will get to know each other playing the games you print out in mere moments on a computer.

The bridal shower welcomes you to your new life. Friends and family gather to give you gifts and share sentiments. Often the gathering is organized by your maid of honor and bridesmaids, although others may be involved. The group may be a dozen people or 200. Planning in advance is essential as the shower takes place one or two months before the wedding. A terrific location and entertainment are key elements to a successful bridal shower.

Once the guest list, invitations and favors are in order, entertainment is essential. Music and games are the typical entertainment at a bridal shower. Bridal shower printable games make this part of planning simple, with raffles and bingo available right away online.

Bridal shower raffle tickets get the party started. Everyone can purchase a ticket to feed the couple’s honeymoon fund with a cool prize such as gourmet chocolates or a wine basket.

Bingo is a familiar game and a great way to get everyone involved. A game of classic bingo or naughty bachelorette bingo with prizes is a whimsical way to bring the party together. After bingo, play a celebrity couples game to see how closely everyone is following famous romances. Play a famous couples match to see how many couples everyone can successfully match up. For an extra challenge, play Name Those Famous Couples based on descriptions. Give out photo albums to the winners for their celebrity pics.

A partying crowd loves drinking bridal shower games to really get their party on. The boldest girls will blush when they try to guess the names of drinks playing Name That Drink! If you don’t want winners, get everyone drinking with Drink If… There are over 100 reasons to drink, including the color the guest wears. After everyone is loosened up, play Who Knows The Bachelorette to dig up the most dirt on the bride-to-be. Everyone will be laughing by the end of this fun-loving game.

If the group is more conservative, play a game of Who Knows The Bride. The players fill out questionnaires to see who knows the most about the bride-to-be. Consider a brainpower game such as bridal anagrams. In 20 minutes, players have to think of anagrams for bridal terms, such as “cry me one” for ceremony. The answers are sure to be amusing!

Get all the guests together with exciting printable bridal shower games.



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Cappuccino Wedding Favors – For The Coffee Lovers!

August 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment

For a truly relaxing time, no one can dispute the lure of a really good cup of coffee. No longer just a wake-up call in the mornings, coffee in all its many forms is now a wonderful stimulator at any time of the day. Today, that cuppa has evolved to become a lifestyle necessity – one of the most wonderful things you can offer a really good friend would be a nice, warm cup of gourmet coffee.

For your wedding, go a step further beyond coffee and give a cappuccino. Undoubtedly one of the coffees that go down well with just about every kind of coffee-drinker, the cappuccino will be both a unique yet familiar wedding favor. With its creamy flavor and frothy appearance, the cappuccino wedding favor is a pleasing sight to behold either at the reception itself or after.

Contrary to its name, cappuccino is not just a drink to be enjoyed in the mornings or afternoons. Today, a smooth cup of creamy cappuccino is good throughout the day and they will undeniably impress your guests with its suave appeal. Conventionally, cappuccino is known as a hot drink. However, there are iced cappuccino versions and this fact only enhances its appeal as a gift to your guests.

The type of cappuccino you want to present your guests with is up to you. The most common flavors that are most universally appreciated are the classic cappuccino, hazelnut, walnut and mocha. Other less common flavors are also available, although they may take a little more time for you to find. They may possibly be less appreciated too, so when in doubt, it is best to stick with the popular ones stated above.

Just like their cocktail counterparts, cappuccino wedding favors are packaged in pouches and sachets which are easily personalized with your personal stamp. Each favor will consist one drink mixture with instructions on the preparation for optimum enjoyment. For mixtures that can be served hot and iced, instructions will include both versions. Either way, this will be an irresistible indulgence for you and your guests.

Personalization may be a necessity to make sure your message of being a happy mixture reaches your guests. Printing a nice, warm message on your packaging is sufficient to pass on the happy vibes you have on your wedding day and often, messages like “Perfect Mix”, “Blended Perfectly”, “Warm And Toasty”, “Hot Lovin’” or “Live!” can easily be placed on your cappuccino favors. Other quirkier messages are equally welcomed. If creating your own is something you would prefer to do, choose a phrase that you know shows your distinctive self and you can be assured that every time your cappuccino is sipped, they will be reminded of you.

Cappuccino wedding favors fit weddings in any season, including winter. A colder season will see these favors paired with sweets like marshmallows, which can then be dipped into the cappuccino mix as a wonderful mate. For outdoor weddings in the park or seaside camp, using the child-friendly smores of a barbecued marshmallow between two crackers. These make perfect partners to that indulging cup of cappuccino and will be a ready-made treat for your guests.

If you are one of the luckier ones to have a bigger wedding budget to work with, giving your cappuccino wedding favors in an equally personalized, matching cappuccino mug will top off your little gift perfectly. Matching messages on both favors and mugs will be an even more perfect mix that will really give more meaning to your cappuccino drink mixtures. For an added indulgence, include a little cracker or two so your recipients. This will add extra punch into their enjoyment of your wedding favor.

Other fitting partners to your cappuccino drink mixtures are coffee spoons – the most beautiful ones being made of sterling silver. These are usually heart shaped spoons for heart shaped coffee scoops and are available in pairs. Stick a little bow on each handle and pair them with a nice coffee pack as a thoughtful gift. You can also personalize your spoons by embossing them with your names, initials or other significant shapes like a heart, star or family insignia. These coffee spoons are also available with round spoons, and it will be your choice as to whether to pick those with longer or shorter handles.

Cappuccino wedding favours are unique and rare, but not totally unheard of. In today’s world where your beverage is very much a statement of your lifestyle, it is only fitting that you pick a classy drink like cappuccino for a culturally classy touch.

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Bridal Shower Favours – Exciting and Lovely Gifts

August 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment

A bridal shower may not be as grand or as hugely important compared to a wedding, and it may be even be optional, but it is still wonderful and fun to have and haven’t that Cyndi Lauper song reminds us that girls just want to have fun? Especially the bride who is going to enter a significant, life-transforming phase, a celebration such as a bridal shower will help the bridesmaids and other female guests connect with the bride and emotionally support her as she gently embraces domestic life and eventually motherhood.

Bridal showers are less formal and less costly and could be as delightful, as merry and as colorful as a wedding minus the long preparations. And just like in any weddings, take-home gifts for the guests should be taken well cared of, since it is during bridal showers that the bride have the initial opportunity to show her appreciation for the select people who are going to assist her for her big wedding day. Simple tokens of gratitude in the form of beautiful bridal shower favours will definitely bring the message across.

There are plenty of bridal shower favours fitted for bridal showers and here are some suggestions that is not difficult to find and will not burn a hole in your pocket (after all, the bulk of your budget should go for the wedding):

For bridal showers with a lingerie theme (and true sexiness comes in all shapes and sizes and girls would all agree!), “sexy sachets” that are shaped like bodice could be excellent favors. Don’t give them out empty, though. Fill these sachets with small, scented, candles or with potpourri. Ladies will still find these sachets as something cute and they will surely grab more than one for themselves so be prepared to set aside extra sachets so that it will be ensured that every guest will bring home these lovely favors. Victorian-inspired organza sachets will instantly transport your guests back to the romance stuff of the yesteryears. You will certainly remind your guests of old-fashioned romance as you hand them those organza sachets. Tie them up with some ribbons and partner them with s long stem rose and wait till your guests savor the romantic treat.

What’s a girl got to do without her makeup kit beside her? Well, you can’t possibly provide your guests with makeup stuffs because that might be too costly, but you could actually give them fancy pouches or little handmade bags that could hold their personal makeup and other girly stuffs. Also, have traveler manicure sets (which could come less costly than a makeup set) as your choice of favours. Be ready for some shrieking: your guest might not contain their excitement as they find out that you have just given them a manicure kit that they could bring along wherever they would go. Girls always have those “emergency” situations where their beauties are at stake. Toiletries are also perfect favours. There are colorful bar soaps, bubble baths or liquid soaps that all come in a variety of fragrances that would make your guests’ bathing experience luxuriously refreshing.

Also consider giving fruit-scented lotions in small, decorative bottles or containers as bridal shower favours. If you know how to do home-made lotions, then it would be fantastic if you are going to produce your very own lotion and share your creations to your guests. Who knows but such act might even open doors for a business opportunity. Girls generally love to be pampered so why not give them a foot spa kit or some aromatic oils? Coupons for a free massage or facial treatment or a free haircut will be tremendously splendid favours for your guests. It’s equivalent to giving guys some free tickets to a NBA game.

Since a girl cannot leave home without a carrying a bag to either find a match for her shoes or her over-all attire (or for just the plain purpose of accessorizing her look), give them something that could compliment their bags such as cute key chains of miniature lipstick or hairbrush or a stiletto shoe. Buttons are also good compliments for a bag. Personalize these buttons by having messages such as, “Forever Sexy” or “Hot Girl Walking”.

Girls go gaga for anything that is sweet so why not literally give them something sweet such as round chocolates in colored cellophanes and with matching decorative boxes. For an extra, hearty effort, go and bake cookies or some muffins or cupcakes for your friends and place them in lovely, heart-shaped boxes (which are readily available in most shops in town).

May you provide your guest with the best bridal shower favour.

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