| Couples-Themed
Showers |
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Backyard
BBQ - Host a backyard barbecue for the couple and ask guests to
bring items for backyard entertaining from shish kebob skewers and tiki
torches to volleyball sets and patio lights. Guests could even
pool resources to purchase an outdoor patio table and chairs with a
screened in gazebo. Then host the party with the new gifts! |
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Wine
& Cheese / Stock the Bar - Host a wine and cheese
party and have guests bring gifts such as a corkscrew, martini
glasses, a wine rack or a nice bottle of wine. |
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Happy
Honeymooning - Choose gifts based on the couple's honeymoon
destination or travel related items such as matching beach towels that
the couple can use on their honeymoon. |
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Honeymoon
at Home - If the couple isn't taking a honeymoon right away, guests
can bring items to enhance a honeymoon at home - candles, lingerie,
romantic mood music like Barry White's greatest hits, etc. |
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Entertainment
Shower - Gifts can include tickets to the movies or sporting events,
dvds and or/a dvd player, gift cards to the local movie rental store,
etc. |
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Lawn
& Garden - Guests bring tools and gadgets for use around the
yard and garden - hose, lawn mower, etc. |
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Home
Improvement - This is a great themed party for couples who may
already own a home or who have been married before and have all the
kitchen/bath items they need. Guests can bring home improvement
items &/or gift cards to a local home improvement store such as Home
Depot. Does the couple have a room in their home with wallpaper
that makes them crazy? Guests can arrive for a room makeover party
- paint or remove wallpaper, etc... Then, toast the finished product
with takeout food and your favorite beverages of choice. |
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Kiss
the Cook -
If the couple loves to cook, host a dinner or fondue party for the
couple and ask guests to bring gifts that center around food -
cooking utensils, aprons, gourmet cookware, cookbooks, herbs and
spices, etc. |
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Health
& Fitness - If the couple loves exercise and the outdoors how
about a camping trip with friends. Gifts can range from exercise
equipment to a parasailing gift certificate. |
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At
the Beach - A fun theme for a couples shower can focus on a day at
the beach. Fishing, or volleyball on the beach, can be followed up
with dinner on the beach. Many oceanfront towns in South Jersey
have restaurants that deliver to the beach. Guests bring gifts with a
beach or outdoor theme - fishing gear, sunscreen, portable radio,
frisbees, beach towels, salt water taffy, etc. |
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Popular
Bridal Shower Themes |
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Room
of the House - Each guest is assigned a room of the house and brings
a gift appropriate for that room. |
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Time
of Day . Around the Clock - Each guest is asked to bring a gift
appropriate for a specific hour such as midnight or a specific time of
day such as "breakfast" or "bedtime." |
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Alphabet
Shower - You guessed it, a is for apple, b is for bedding -
each guest is assigned a letter and brings a gift that begins with
that letter. A is for apron, b is for bakeware...T is for
Toaster. |
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Lingerie
Shower - Sexy lingerie parties or items made of silk, satin and lace
are the gifts. There are companies that specialize in
"naughty nightie" parties and these can often replace a
traditional shower or bachelorette party. |
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Favorite
Recipe Shower - In addition to a traditional bridal shower gift,
guests are asked to write down one of their prized recipes to share with
the bride-to-be. |
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Hot
& Spicy - If a couple likes hot & spicy food gifts can
include a gourmet gift basket of hot & spicy foods, cajun recipe
books, chili pepper pot holders, etc. |
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Color
Shower - Do the bride and groom both love fuschia? Have guests bring
gifts that have at least a hint of fuschia in them. |
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Calendar
Shower - Guests can be assigned a specific month or time of year
such as Halloween and gifts should go with the time period. |
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Trim
A Tree Shower - For couples that already have many household items,
a Christmas ornament shower can be a great way for the bride and groom
to remember their close friends at Christmastime. |
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Sunday
Brunch Shower - Serve Sunday brunch to your guests. Gifts can
be themed to a certain meal such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert,
cocktail hour, etc. |
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Pajama
Mama Party - invite all your girlfriends to a pajama party and
shower the bride with gifts while watching a favorite dvd. |
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Day
of Beauty /Relaxation Shower - the bride and bridal shower guests
convene for a day of beauty at a local beauty salon. Or shower the
bride with gift certificates for a facial, yoga classes, massage, etc. |
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Gift
Basket Shower - Assign each guest a theme for their basket.
For example, Breakfast in Bed, Bath & Body, Mexican or Chinese Food,
Tools & Gizmos, etc. |
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Library
/Media Shower - Each guest brings a favorite book, magazine
subscription, movie or cd to add to the couples home library. A
classic Honeymooners DVD, a book on how to boil water or one of your own
favorite movies or cds can be a unique and meaningful gift for the
newlyweds. |
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| By
the Pound Shower - Each guest brings one pound of a food item
and a gift that can be used with that item. A pound of
coffee and a coffee maker, a pound of flour and non-stick gourmet
cake pans, a pound of maple syrup and a waffle maker, etc. |
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