Ideas for a nautical bridal shower

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A nautical bridal shower helps prepare a sea-loving bride for her marriage. The bride and groom might be avid sailors belonging to a yacht club. They might have planned a special honeymoon on a cruise ship. The wedding itself might even have a nautical theme. There are many ideas for a nautical bridal shower. You can make the party as simple or as elegant as your budget allows.

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1. Decorations

   • Decorate the bridal shower venue in nautical colors like red, white, blue and yellow. Make or purchase inflatable or cardboard anchors and place them around the space. Draw portholes on round sheets of paper and tack them to the walls. Place framed photographs of the bride and groom on the beach or on a boat on end tables and coffee tables.

   Invitations

   • Make nautical-themed invitations using a picture of a yacht on the front. Add a caption underneath the photograph that references the sea, like &ldquo-Celebrate the bride setting sail into married life.&rdquo- Make special "-shower tickets"- that resemble tickets for a yacht or ship cruise for guests to get into the party. Include dress code information if you would like guests to dress in nautical-themed outfits.

   Food and Beverages

   • Continue the nautical theme by serving seafood at the bridal shower. Crab cakes, clam chowder and shrimp cocktail make tasty nautical-themed appetizers. Simple dishes like fish and chips or catfish sandwiches make for delicious themed main meals. A more formal bridal shower may include dishes such as lobster, crab claw or angel hair pasta with shrimp and basil. Rum and coke is a typically nautical drink, but more adventurous guests may want to indulge in a buoy shot, which consists of rum, orange juice and a splash of cherry. Ginger beer is a nautical-themed beverage for younger guests or guests who don'-t drink alcohol.

   Games

   • Encourage guests to bond through nautical-themed games. Find 10 to 15 nautical-themed items, such as a toy boat and a miniature rum bottle and place each item inside a paper bag. Pass the bag around and ask each guest to write down what they think the bag contains, making sure they know that the items are nautical-themed. The guest with the most correct answers at the end of the game wins a prize. Pictionary is another engaging bridal shower game that can fit the bridal shower theme with nautical items. Write down these items on slips of paper and place them in a bowl. Split the guests into two teams and have one member from each team choose a slip of paper from the bowl. Each person has one minute to draw the item for her team to guess.

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