I can't imagine a more beautiful backdrop for a bridal shower than spring, so here are some of my best inexpensive spring bridal shower ideas to help you plan a shower.
It is very important to set a budget for the bridal shower otherwise there will be splurges and it will quickly lose the main purpose of commemorating the bride and sharing in her joy. A budget helps you to plan the party with less hassle because you have to stay within its limits.
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Even though you know this... remember that anyone who is invited to the shower should also be invited to the wedding. It's pretty tacky to invite someone to the shower just for their gift and then tell them thanks but you aren't important enough to actually come to the wedding.
In the Spring you can plan either an indoor or outdoor party taking advantage of spring blooms and greenery as part of your decorations. If you live in places where it is more moderate you could even try an indoor/outdoor party and get the best of both worlds.
Themes have become very popular nowadays for bridal showers. They can be really anything, but a bridal shower should be a celebration of the bride, her style and her personality.
When deciding on a theme, make a list of everything she really likes and plan around that, here are some quick ideas:
1. Maybe she's a beach bunny and it's sun, sand and surf she craves... then have a beach themed party.
2. Is she "Pretty in Pink" and can't get enough of it? Then have a pink party!
3. Is she a sports nut? Use one or more of her favorites and base your theme around that.
4. Does she love wine? How about a wine tasting theme? You'll be surprised at how inexpensive this can be.
5. A really great kitchen shower for the bride who loves to cook and entertain gives you many options for having a fun party.
One modern option, especially if she has a lot of guy friends, is a coed shower. Non-gender parties are on their way to becoming a new wedding tradition.
And the absolute latest is a couple's shower for both the bride and groom.
Whether the theme is practical or its wild and whimsical, be sure to pick a theme that'll get and keep everyone in the spirit of the moment!
For decorations, a way to save a bundle is to use houseplants and flowering plants placed in pretty baskets or containers as centerpieces and around the party area. Spring flowers arranged in decorative watering cans or colorful vases is another inexpensive idea. And if you can't find enough containers between family and friends you can find really nice ones at craft or discount stores and at really good prices.
Your food for the day should be light and colorful dishes related to the theme. Chicken salad, quiches, poached fish, pasta salads and light salads using the fresh vegetables or fruits of spring is healthful and easy, and an inexpensive way
to please the bride and guests.
The shower cake could be the bride's favorite cake or for more variety and a tight budget opt for decorated cupcakes arranged in an interesting display. Cookies using butterfly or flower cookie cutters and decorated with colored icing is another very nice idea.
As a party favor, try spring-themed cookie cutters, heart shaped soaps, small potted herbs, or packets of wild flower seeds wrapped in spring paper would be really fitting for the occasion.
Another nice, but inexpensive idea would be to have a basket of disposable cameras available and invite guests to snap pictures at the shower. When they leave, have them put the cameras back in the basket, and then after the shower you can get them developed and put them on the wedding Facebook page (you do have a wedding Facebook page don't you?)
Also make sure the bride gets copies for her photo album.
Here is a simple, fun game to use at the shower. Purchase a number of inexpensive items as hand lotion, a pretty candle, a potted herb, a pretty soap and wrap them attractively for prizes.
When the bride begins to open her gifts, start a timer for a few minutes. When the timer goes off, the person whose gift she's opening at the time gets a prize. Then set the timer again until all the prizes have been given out.
A sweet thing to do for the bride is to put a note in each guest's invitation asking them to send you ahead of time their favorite picture of the bride and her fiance, or the bride with friends. Buy a collage frame and arrange the best pictures in the frame and present it to her at the shower.
I hope you enjoyed these ideas to make a restricted budget, inexpensive spring bridal shower the lovely party you wish it to be. Have a fun time planning it and even more having it.