Handy Tips For Your Next Wedding Shower - Four Ideas For Your Wedding Shower That Are Different And

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A wedding shower is the perfect opportunity for close friends of the bride to give her a fun time, some charming gifts and help soothe some of those wedding nerves that naturally grow en route to her big day. However, with all the changes in modern social equations, you've probably noticed that wedding showers aren't necessarily still those quiet tea-and-gifts events that traditionally take place in a girlfriend's living room.

So, if you're in search of something a little out-of-the-ordinary, here are four slightly unconventional wedding shower ideas that are fun and practical, too - take a look below!

1. Go Co-Ed for twice the fun!
Remember the fun, freaky, sometimes awkward ... and possibly even shocking aspects of college dorm life? Can't stop reminiscing about those fresh moments, midnight capers and graduation party hijinks whenever you meet up with your old college friend - the bride or groom? Then why not share a taste of those crazy co-ed times with them and their closest pals by throwing a special 'Jack and Jill' shower party with a collegiate twist?

From screening old video clips to working ...
... up some crazy photo boards filled with the couple's college pics, you can help break the ice with new friends by giving them an entertaining look into the bridal couple's university years. If you're not afraid to be sneaky, pester the couples' Facebook friends on the sly for juicy shreds of photographic evidence.

2. Host a Round-the-Clock Bridal Shower.
The gist of this theme is to draw friends and family into the intimate workings of the bridal couple's new life, by inciting them to think up unique and practical gift-giving solutions that fit the theme.

For this shower, guests are called on to think of practical gifts that the couple will use at different times during their new wedded life together. For example, they'll host dinner parties (think glassware and table linens), go on vacation together (think personalized luggage tags and international phone calling cards), or possibly move into a new joint home (how about customized garden gnomes or gift certificates for the neighborhood pizza joint?).

3. Choose a location with special significance to the bridal couple.
Where you host the wedding shower goes a long way in helping the bride feel special - and ensuring she has fun, too! So, pay close attention to the location, whether it be her favorite restaurant, a special friend's home, the video arcade the couple loves to patronize, or simply the nearest tea room to make it convenient for the bride-to-be and her friends to make it there and linger over the gossip and the presents!

4. Ask the bride which guests she'd like invited!
It's good party etiquette - and a great way to avoid misunderstandings - to chat with the bride about which guests she'd like included at her shower, so you don't accidentally leave anyone important off the list. Don't forget, however, that as the party host, it's your venue and budget that determines how many people you can comfortably invite. So when you consult with the bride, give her that magic number!

Also, as the host, you'll need to inform the wedding shower guests of key details like the shower theme, if any, the dress code and the location, date and time. Follow up on the phone with slowpokes who forget to reply, allowing you to plan this event out in perfect detail, from the catering and seating down to the games and favors.
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