Do it yourself beach-themed bridal shower
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A beach-themed bridal shower is perfect for a bride who loves the outdoors, the beach or is planning a tropical getaway for her honeymoon. Everything from the wedding games to decorations and food to shower gifts can be themed around the beach and a tropical oasis. Make a list of things to do when planning the bridal shower to ensure you do not forget anything.
Things You'll Need
- Invitations
- Palm trees
- Flip-flops
- Beach towels
- Sunglasses
- Kiddie pool
- Sand
- Bucket and shovel
- Hula hoop
- Toilet paper
Instructions
1
Select the venue. If you live near the ocean you may have multiple beach-side venues to choose from, including having it at the beach. However, if you do not live near the coast you may need to be more creative with your venue choice. Venues that work best for a beach-themed bridal shower include a resort with a pool, at a lake, a local park or a backyard.
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Send out invitations. Shower invitations with a beach theme can be found at super centers or card and party stores. Possible invitations include those designed like flip-flops, shells, boats, lighthouses or a photo of the beach. If you are creative you can make the invitations out of a pair of sunglasses by writing the shower details on the lenses with silver marker. Attach a card with directions and additional information to the glasses. Send invitations to all women who will be invited to the wedding and are close friends and family of the bride and groom.
3
Encourage guests to stick to the beach theme. Let guests know that this will be a casual event and they are welcome to wear casual outfits such as sundresses, swimsuits and shorts outfits. Suggest guests bring beach-themed gifts for the bride that she can use in her new home or on her honeymoon. Some gift ideas include a beach bag filled with beach necessities, a beach chair and umbrella, or a picnic basket filled with accessories for going on a picnic.
4
Keep the menu tropical themed. Serve food that would be served at a tropical restaurant, such as fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese platter and shrimp. Offer guests tropical drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, complete with fruit garnishes and umbrellas. Order or make a bridal cake with a beach theme, such as seashells, or with a bride in a bikini on top of the cake.
5
Set up decorations. If you are not able to have the bridal shower at the beach, bring the beach to the bridal shower. Set up your venue with real, or fake, palm trees with white twinkling lights and set up a kiddie pool filled with sand, beach pails and goodies for guests to dig for. Instead of chairs set up beach blankets on the floor for guests to sit on.
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Plan some activities. Every bridal shower needs some wedding-inspired games for the guests and bride to enjoy. Some friendly competitions include a hula hoop contest, name the beach party tune, and bridal shower charades. Plan some quick crafts guests can do, such as painting flip-flops they can wear at the wedding when the high heels come off or sand art creations. A different twist to the toilet paper wedding dress game is the bridal bikini toilet paper game. Give teams a roll of toilet paper and they have five minutes to make a bikini out of it.
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