Oh man…where did the time go?! Sorry for my absence…wedding planning and life just sorta took over!! But alas…I am back and full of fun stuff to tell you about!
First up…MY SHOWER!!
I went back home to Nebraska over President’s Day weekend, and somewhere in the jammed packed schedule I had was my bridal shower! Two of my fabulous aunts threw the shower for me and it was perfect!
Aunt J on the left…me in the middle..and Aunt K on the right!
We ate Pizza and cake, played some non-cheesy games, and I opened gifts with a time-of-day theme.
What is a time-of-day theme you ask?? Well each guest was sent a specific time with their invite for which their gift should correspond…brilliant no? I think it made the whole gift-opening process less awkward for me and a little more fun for my guests. I opened the gifts in the order of the day…and it was fun to see what all the ladies in my life came up with (and what they thought I might be doing! haha).
For instance…my Aunt C decided that around 8pm I would probably like to drink wine (yep!), watch a movie (yep!), and eat popcorn (double yep!)!
My little niece (to my right) was quite the helper when it came to opening gifts!
My Aunt J thought she was pretty funny…she had midnight. Which apparently starts with me as a princess at the ball…
notice the crown and fancy champagne flutes
and then ends with me as a maid (get it….like Cinderella!)
see the giant thing of cleaning supplies on my lap…and the scrubber that looks like me!
Of course I got a lot of things off my registry as well…new towels and bath accessories (7am!)…baking and cooking stuff (4-7pm)…and even some work-out gear from my BM S…she really does know what I am doing at 5pm most days!
The few days leading up to the shower I have to admit I was quite nervous. I was worried about having all the attention on me and not saying or doing the right things…but once I got there and saw everyone…my nerves just went away! It ended up being a lot of fun and my friends even said they enjoyed it! Ok so wanna see who some of these important ladies in my life are??
I’m in the white…top left with my BM A, top right with BM S, bottom left with my sisters (& BMs) J & A, and bottom right with my Mom!
So there ya have it…my bridal shower was a success!
How about yours?? What kind of theme did you have…or are planning to have?
**All photos via author’s personal collection
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I love this idea! My lovely bridesmaids also hosted an “Around the Clock” shower for me, and it was just wonderful. Turns out they got the idea from my mother, whose own bridal shower incorporated the same theme over 30 years ago! Looks like you had a great time.
.-= Emily’s most recent blog post: Name that Wine =-.
What non-cheesy games did you play? I’m always on the hunt for good ones that aren’t (A) embarrassing or (B) a repeat of every other bridal shower you’ve ever been to. I’d love to see a post on that!
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@Emily …that is so cool…yeah I think my aunt had the same theme for her shower too…which is why she suggested it! haha…it’s a great theme!
@Danielle …We only played a couple games…but I told my aunt from the get-go that if toilet paper dresses were involved I would not be a happy camper :)
We did this one where everyone had to complete the “other half” to a list of famous couples and the first one to get them all right was the winner! My aunt even added a few bonus ones of local celebrities (like our football coach) to make it more challenging.
Then for another game, my aunt set out a tray full of random kitchen utensils and everyone had about 15seconds to walk by it and then go back to their seat and write down as many as they could. This was really cool b/c she included a lot of old things from my Grandmother (who past away when I was young) so it was neat to hear about each of the different things on the tray. ( I think I’ve seen this same game but with the stuff attached to an apron that the bride wears)
I guess to me these seemed non-cheesy b/c they didn’t involve me being embarrassed or chewing 25 sticks of gum…and the fact that my aunt added little personal touches made them different too!
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Time of day gifts–how fun! It lets everyone be more creative and makes the whole thing much more interesting. Yay for the wonderful women in your life for throwing a great bridal shower!
.-= Mo’s most recent blog post: Birthday Cake =-.
This is so funny…I was JUST talking with my mom last weekend (on our way home from a baby shower) about how we, as women, need to come up with a better way to throw showers. As a newlywed bride and an attendee of DOZENS of showers, bridal and baby alike, all I can say, is nothing is more boring than watching someone open gifts, and the games…GOD the games. ;)
This is such a pleasant change of pace…not all registry all the time, and the guests get to make the gift reflect their own personalities.
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