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Ideas needed for Bridal Shower

22 years ago

I am "helping" the daughter of the bride give a Surprise bridal shower and I need some ideas for decorations. The wedding is fall themed but the party is at a mexican restuarant. I need table decoration ideas and easy favors as it is in one week. Wedding was thrown together in about 6 weeks. We have a cake. And I would like to stick to the colors of the wedding. Thanks!!

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sheilajoyce_gw
22 years ago
So what are the colors of the wedding? I think of pinatas when I think of a Mexican restaurant. Of course, those Mexican crepe paper flowers would be pretty too if you can get them. Or any flowers. Just make it pretty with ferns scattered on the table centers and then a bouquet in the center. Pick up one or several of the colors with the napkins. If the tables are long, run many long strands of ribbon down the center of each table too. You can use narrow ribbon or even gift wrap ribbon and curl it slightly. Sprinkle some heart shapes over the ribbons or use a heart shaped candy. Depends on your colors.
gordon43812
Original Author
22 years ago
I'm thinking of sticking with the theme of the wedding. The colors are the colors of changing leaves. Shades of orange, eggplant, yellows etc. I am thinking of maybe small straw bales, mini gourds and pumpkins, and autumn leaves for centerpeices. But what to do for favors? Or I could go with snowmen (brides favorite). What do you think?
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Agree with mary c that a spa day sounds more like a bachelorette party than a shower. Do you know the bride's mother? Can you contact her? She might be a good source of information as to what type of shower is typical in her family, or in her area. And she can help you put together the guest list. One thing you should do first is figure out how much money you can spend. Are the other bridesmaids going to be helping out? Ask them how much money they are willing to contribute. Now you know what your budget is. The bride and her mother may want certain things at the bridal shower, but if you can't afford them, you do not have to have them. Showers vary so much around the US. In some areas, they are small and held in someone's home and cake and punch are served. Elsewhere, they are large, like 80 or 90 people, and held at a restaurant or hall. Start with a firm budget. Get ideas from the other bridesmaids. Make your plans to fit your budget. Another thing to consider--is this going to be her only shower, or will anyone else be giving her one? Some brides end up with a work shower, a friend shower and a family shower. If there are multiple showers, only the MOB and MOG and the bridesmaids should get multiple invites (and the bridesmaids only have to give a present at one shower). When you are looking at your budget, also consider the other wedding costs you are going to have: dress, shoes, accessories, hair/makeup if the bride wants those, dress for the rehearsal dinner, travel, hotel, wedding present, bachelorette party. It all adds up, so don't spend all your money on just one part of the whole shebang.
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I can see both sides of the favor/no favor discussion.. I think it is nice to offer a thoughtful small gift to guests of a shower. Not all gatherings-- but a shower, yes. What is considered "nice" or "thoughtful" will vary greatly by region, age group, personality of the bride/mother-to-be, and personality of the event... so my recommendation is to do them if you have a good idea that seems to have wide appeal. Skip it if you don't. I just wouldn't fret over it. A number of years ago, I hosted a baby shower with a sweet pea theme. It was an outdoor buffet with no place settings so I setup a basket full of sweetpea seed packets as favors for guests. It helped decorate a table.. and it fit the event... and guests loved it. I don't like chocolate (and I especially don't like m&m's) but I know a number of grown women (and men) who would tear into a gift of m&m's. A number of our small little chocolate shops and bakeries will do little boxes that I'd absolutely use as favors for an event with a sit-down meal. I would not give any kind of decor item-- or anything that costs more than $5-$7/person.
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theroselvr
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I think you could get some mums cheaply from Walmart, then go to the dollar store (if you have one) and buy some fall pots. I've been seeing them here, they're really cute. I think they should also have any ribbon or pics (those cute little doo dads they put in plants) to spruce up the mums.
faltered
22 years ago
You could buy pots of mums like the previous poster said. Then take terra cotta pots (very mexican looking) and put the mums in the terra cotta. Then tie a bow with a piece of raffia. The pots you should be able to get for a dollar or so. The mums are $2 or $3 here right now. The ribbon would be cheap too. You could accent with some real leaves or even buy a few bunches of the fake ones at a craft store. JoAnn's had theirs all on sale this weekend.
funkill
22 years ago
Ohhhhhhh - I have it (well, IMHO) ... for the guests, give them each a Cascarone (a confetti filled egg that is suppose to bring good luck to the person who's head it is broken over). They are fun to make and a blast to *use*!!! You could fill them with wedding confetti and maybe include some sort of wedding type trinket in each. Here's a couple websites depicting how to make them:
http://www.geocities.com/aprovecho1/cascarones.htm
http://www.lasculturas.com/aa/aa041101a.php

Here's a website showing how to make paper flowers. I went to a latin brunch once and these were used - very pretty and festive:
http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/ys/CRAFTS/Papflowr.htm

The wreath (made of paper flowers?) at the bottom of this page is pretty:
http://www.library.arizona.edu/images/cadena/comun1.html

One more hand-made paper idea is a paper banner (papel picado) which also look beautiful as a table runner. Here are a couple websites on them:
http://www.lasculturas.com/aa/aa041101a.php
http://www.mybackyard.com/current/198p1.htm
gordon43812
Original Author
22 years ago
Iwould really like to not go too mexican, and I only have 5 days....including today....to throw this together. Her daughters waited to late to decide what to do.Yikes!!!!lots to do!
anita9
22 years ago
Hollow out gourds, pumpkins, squash and put potted mums in them.

Those cascarones sound gorgeous but if you don't want to do those, maybe mini pumpkins for favors which people can use to decorate their homes. Or some autumn potpourri, pomander balls, or a bag of spices for making mulled cider.

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