40 Best Bridal Shower Ideas for a Memorable Celebration
Take a cue from both Alex and Paige's showers.
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Bridal showers are such a special event in a bride-to-be's new life. A group of women close to her (and sometimes full families and friend circles) gather together to outfit her with everything she’ll need to navigated married life like linens and kitchenware. But it's more than just that, because it's meant to be a celebration, too! While everyone loves a traditional party, it can be so much fun when the bridal shower has an unexpected theme or element. Not sure where to start? Try these fun bridal shower ideas!
Ree Drummond has been lucky enough to attend showers for both of her grown daughters―Alex's a few years ago and Paige's just recently. You'll find plenty of fun ideas from those events like favor ideas, gorgeous floral arrangements, and even a fun mimosa bar. And if you learn anything, it's this: Don't overthink it! Say the bride loves champagne and cupcakes—there's a bridal shower idea for that. Or perhaps she likes to cook and wants to share that passion. There's a bridal shower idea for that, too!
The point is, whatever the bride's passion is, there's a way to incorporate it into one of the most memorable events of her life. (Other than her wedding, of course!) Click through the fun and creative bridal shower ideas ahead to find everything you need, from shoppable invitations to DIY decorations to overall themes—all of which are geared to help make your bridal shower planning totally stress-free.
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Bridal Shower Welcome Sign
Hoping to set the stage for the shower as soon as your guests arrive? This bridal shower sign will create a fresh and welcoming entrance.
Personalized Cookie Favors
Talk about a sweet idea! You can order personalized cookies in honor of the happy couple and have them individually wrapped as favors. Look how pretty the range of ideas were at Paige's event.
Mini Champagne Favors
A cute idea from Alex's shower is giving mini champagne bottles out as favors! You can usually buy them in cases and even order personalized labels on different sites like Etsy.
Garden Party
If you're having a warm weather bridal shower, consider throwing a garden party. With pastel linens, pretty dinnerware, and a bounty of fair flowers, you're sure to create a stunning set-up.
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Floral Centerpiece
While there are a lot of fun decoration ideas you can consider, there's nothing quite like a floral centerpiece to tie it all together like this stunner from Paige's shower. You could even give it away to a guest for winning a bridal shower game!
Guess the Chick Flick Party Game
Speaking of games, rather than asking guests what they know about the bride or bridal traditions, keep it fun and filled with pop culture by focusing on something we all love: movies!
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Mimosa Bar
Setting up a mimosa bar allows guests to customize their cocktails and gives the non-drinkers a sweet selection of juices. It's such a popular idea that Alex had one at both her bridal shower and her baby shower a few years later!
Theme Your Invitation
No matter what your theme may be, coordinate your invitation accordingly. It can be as simple as brunch and bubbly! In addition to telling guests everything they need to know about the upcoming shower, invites also serve as a physical keepsake from the event.
Balloon Arch
Adding a balloon arch makes it so easy to have a place to pose for pictures! And because of its size, it amplifies the colors you choose for the party. For Alex, it was her favorite color: pink.
Guess How Many Kisses Game
If you're not super crafty, don't stress over creating cute bridal shower games. You can just buy one online, fill a jar with Hershey's Kisses, and call it a day.
Advice Cards
Getting married is a huge step in life! Whether guests been married a few weeks or a few decades, they probably have a few words of advice for the bride. Have each guest write something down for a personalized keepsake the bride will cherish.
Showstopping Cake
Especially if she has a sweet tooth, dessert is a must! And while many people think of cake at a wedding, it will be more memorable at a shower.
Fruity Finish
Aren't you so glad dessert tables are a thing? That way, you can have a larger selection for guest to choose from. This table uses fresh fruit for a colorful and cohesive theme.
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Floral Wine Chillers
You can infuse a floral theme throughout the shower with fun details like this wine chiller. You can freeze them in advance. You could also do fruit or veggies depending on the theme.
Bridal Shower Photo Prop
A picture is worth a thousand words and with a personalized prop like this one it will tell an even better story.
Cake Decorating
Skip the boring bridal shower games and let them (decorate and) eat cake.
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Love and Lemons
When life gives you lemons, you make a lemon-themed menu! Paige's aunt Missy was in charge of the menu at her shower and made several puckeringly good items like lemon pizza and lemon-rosemary cupcakes.
Simple Peony Centerpieces
Don't overthink your centerpieces. Sometimes it's as simple as placing a few peony blooms on a pretty cake pedestal.
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Steel Magnolias Tribute
Anyone who has seen Steel Magnolias remembers the iconic groom's cake served at the wedding. With that in mind, this fun bridal shower twist is simply too good to ignore.
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Recipe Cards
Here's an adorable way to create a memorable gift for the bride you're hosting for. In addition to sending out an invitation, mail a matching recipe card. That way, guests can share their favorite dishes with the bride so that she has a stockpile of delicious meals to whip up.
Rebecca Norris is a full-time freelance writer living in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Over the past 10+ years, she’s heavily covered a range of lifestyle topics, including travel, home, beauty, style, wellness, and celebrity news. She is a graduate of George Mason University, where she earned a B.A. in Media: Production, Consumption, and Critique, along with a minor in Electronic Journalism. When she's not writing, she can be found strolling with her Jack-Chi, Cash, sipping iced matcha lattes, indulging in delicious cuisine, perusing farmer’s markets and antique sales, collecting colored glass, getting lost within the pages of a book, and exploring new bucket-list cities.
AnnMarie Mattila is the Senior Editor for The Pioneer Woman, covering a wide range of topics from food and cooking to home, beauty, style, and more.
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