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Wedding shower ideas

Wedding showers are traditionally planned by the matron of honor or other family members and/or close friends.   Themed wedding showers are fun for both the hostess and the guests because they help set a tone for the event.  The hostess can choose everything from wedding shower invitations to menus that correspond with the theme of the wedding shower from some of our card manufacturers.  Below is a list of several wedding shower ideas that are popular today:

• "Honey Do" wedding shower

• Bed and Bath wedding shower

• Garden Party wedding shower

• Kitchen showers

• Favorite Stores wedding shower

• Around the _________ wedding showers

• Hobby or Special Interest wedding showers

• First Home Shower
  

"Honey Do"  Wedding Shower

This wedding shower is typically held for the couple and is a mixed company shower.  Gifts would include power tools, yard equipment, wrenches, hammers and the such for a groom to perform mild home repair on the "honey do" list.  Games could include presenting a list of small household repair task to the females and asking them to guess the tool needed to complete the repair.  You might serve paper bag lunches with gourmet sandwiches as a  cute touch to the menu. 
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Bed and Bath Wedding Showers

Gifts related to bedroom and bathroom.  Linens, towels, terry cloth robes are examples.  The couple may register at a store such as Linens and Things or Bed Bath and Beyond for gift ideas.
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Garden Party Wedding Shower

A garden party wedding shower is a great idea for a bride who is interested in gardening.  Gifts could include gardening supplies and plants. Click here to view invitations, favors, games, ideas and more.
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Kitchen Showers

Consider having a cooking lesson during the wedding shower.  Gifts would include everything needed for cooking from cookbooks to frying pans to hand mitts.  Send a blank recipe card to the guest with their invitations and have each guest come to the party armed with their favorite recipe in hand.  All of these recipes can be put in a special container for the new bride to refer to for years to come. Click here to view invitations, favors, games, ideas and more.
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Favorite Stores Wedding Showers

There are several moderately priced home decorative shops that couples frequent as newlyweds.  Some examples are Pier 1, Pottery Barn, Bombay Company and Ikea.  The couple may select a particular store to register for gift ideas.
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Around the _________ Wedding Showers

Insert a theme above such as calendar, clock, holiday, house, etc.  The premise of this type of wedding shower is that the gifts represent a particular element in a sequence like the hours in a day or the holidays in year.  Guest would be "assigned" to bring a gift related to certain time of day, room in the house or country of the world.  An example would be coffee mugs for the morning and movie passes for the evening or Christmas tree ornaments and Halloween pumpkin carving kit.  These themes work best for couples who "already have everything" and may enjoy eclectic and fun gifts.  Invitations, menus and party favors would correspond with the theme such as small desk calendars for Around the Calendar Wedding Showers, pocket atlases for Around the World Wedding Showers and a small gift related to the nearest holiday for the Around the Holidays Wedding Shower.
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Hobby or Special Interest Wedding Showers

This theme shower focuses on a specific hobby or special interest of the bride or bride and groom as a couple.  The gifts should be related to the hobby and it is fun to try and include aspects of the hobby in the party itself.   One such theme might include gifts related to backpacking equipment for the couple who loves to camp.  Consider hosting the wedding shower at a local nature preserve or campground.  A popular hobby wedding shower for brides-to-be is a memory book or scrap booking party.  There are several companies such as Creative Memories who teach classes in photo preservation and presentation.  You might schedule a class to take place during the party and have each guest bring a favorite photo of the bride to be placed in a memento album for her to take from the shower.  Gift favors could include rolls of film or single use cameras.  Other popular theme showers include book showers for the avid readers, travel gear for the couple on-the-go and music showers for the couple who loves music.
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First Home Shower

The first time you don't have a roommate or a landlord, it's amazing what things you turn out to need! Model your invitations on change-of-address cards, and ask guests to bring gifts that they wish they'd had in their first home. Possibilities include basic tools, buckets, stick-on hooks, wastepaper baskets, flashlight, mini-vacuum cleaner, bins for indoor recycling. The ideal place to hold this party is in an undecorated room with only a bare table and folding chairs! Or turn it into a "Moving Day" shower (ideal for a couple with a big move ahead, especially if someone brings bubble wrap, packing tape, and permanent markers). Cover the table with newspaper, scatter Styrofoam peanuts, and serve the classic moving day meal: pizza.
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