Playgirl
cutouts (what you cut out is up to you); folded invitations,
the cover of which is stamped "X-RATED"
Activities:
Have
lots of pencils and paper handy. As guests arrive, encourage
them to write anonymous advice for the bride on her wedding
night. Read aloud as the bride opens her sexy gifts.
As
the bride opens each gift, have a creative guest write down
choice verbal reactions to each gift. When are the gifts have
been opened, string some of these together to answer the question:
What the bride will say on her wedding night (oh my god, this
is just the right size! How did you know blue was my favorite
color?) Clearly, the level of humor depends entirely on the
person you choose to take notes… choose well!
Food
Ideas:
The usual appetizers or desserts plus…
Penis
pasta salad (you can buy the pasta at urban outfitters)
Cock-tail
wieners on a stick
Hopefully,
you're getting the phallic idea by now… use your imagination!
Theme:
Honeymoon shower
Find
out where the bride and groom are going for their honeymoon as the
destination can affect the kinds of gifts purchased. If the destination
is a secret it's probably best to keep the gifts general. If
the couple can't afford a trip perhaps the group can chip in
for a weekend getaway, loan them a cabin or beach house or purchase
gift certificates from American Express.
Invitation
Ideas:
postcards
use
travel brochures or inexpensive stamps to decorate a homemade
invitation
pages
from an old passport
Activities:
Have
everyone share their worst honeymoon (or vacation) story. Whoever's
story is voted the worst wins a prize.
Have
everyone share their dream vacation ideas, the most outrageous
wins.
Party
Favors:
travel
sized toiletries, maps, travel books
Gift
Ideas for Guests:
Depending
on the couple's destination there's a wide range of
options available, but some general ideas include travel books,
lingerie, camera/film/photo albums, luggage, travel accessories
like travel irons/mini-blowdryers, etc.
Food
Ideas:
Anything
goes, but why not try to tie the food into the honeymoon destination?
How about sushi for an Oriental excursion or tapas for a Spanish
vacation?
Theme:
An Entertaining Shower
The
idea behind this shower is to give the bride-to-be gifts that will
help her entertain in her own home.
Invitation
Ideas:
Write
a movie/tv related trivia question on the invitation and encourage
the guests to have figured out the answer by the shower to share
with the group.
Activities:
Test
your guests' knowledge of Tinsel Town trivia; ask the group
in general or divide into teams
Have
your guests write down which Hollywood Hunk they could see the
bride-to-be with and why
Name
that tune: see who can guess the movies that go with the soundstracks
you're playing
Party
Favors:
Movie
passes, movie posters/soundtracks, books based on movies
Gift
Ideas for Guests:
Have
guests give their favorite video and a small gift relating to
the movie (ie: Casablanca-bar accessories; When Harry Met Sally-Pictionary)
Food
Ideas:
Popcorn's
a must! Beyond that it's up to you. Yeah, baby, yeah!
Theme:
Tea Cup Shower
A
traditional tea cup shower has each gift bringing the bride-to-be a
china tea cup and saucer. This is a good theme when lots of little old
ladies are on the guest list.
Invitation
Ideas:
Anything
with a doily (a paper lace cut-out) would be apropos.
Activities:
Hmmm.
Your guess is as good as ours. Some kind of memory game?
Party
Favors:
Neatly
written recipes on recipe cards your mother would be proud to call
her own.
Gift
Ideas for Guests:
As
the theme implies, each guest brings a china tea cup for the bride.
