Wedding Accessories
Today's weddings are very expensive. Yet, no bride wants to do without.
The engagement or bridal shower hostess must know EXACTLY what the bride wants for her wedding.
There are two ways to coordinate a successful Accessrories Engagement Party or Bridal Shower, where the bride receives all the accessories and some other supplies she wants for her wedding.
One way is to ask each guest to contribute a comfortable amount of money* and use the cash collected to purchase the bride's choice of wedding accessories. If there is enough money left, it should be used for other supplies she wants, such as favors or decorations.
*Each guest should bring CASH and place it annonimousely privately in a bag, a box or a piggy bank. No guest needs to know how much others contributed, only the total collected and what can be purchased with the amount at hand. Any guest may, at their discretion, add funds.
The other way is to send a list of the EXACT items the bride wans for her wedding and ask each guest to provide a certain item(s).
Keepsake Idea
Paste your invitation on a large matte and have each guest convey his or her wishes, give advice and or just sign the matte. After the wedding add your wedding picture to the matte and frame it. You may also include special items from your wedding and instead of a plain frame use a shadow-box frame.
How about a spa day? You and your bridesmaids can have manicures and pedicures, and some get massages and facials. Go out to lunch together and have a great relaxing girly day.
This will give all of you an added benefit.
How about a slumber party? Your friends and the girls in your family can spend the night painting your nails, talking about love, reading love poems and quotes aloud and just having fun.
Tablecloth Fun
Purchased a nice tablecloth and embroidery pens. At the shower,
put
plastic under the tablecloth. make up instructions and framed them.
Include the bride & groom's names and date of wedding.
In the instructions suggest that each shower attendee write a message of
blessing, wisdom or just good wishes for them. they may also decorate the
table cloth so it has more than just text.
Talk about a treasured keepsake! Yet it can be used for wedding
anniversaries.
For the kids
For couples who have children, organize a shower to include the kids. If not in presence, in presents.
Ask each guest to bring a little gift for each of the couple's children to let them know that you celebrate them too.
