• Make sure you note on the invitation that this is a couples shower, both men and women are invited, and gifts should be for the happy couple.
• Play games that encourage everyone to interact and learn more about the couple. Have the couple answer some questions in private before you start the shower, then play “He Said She Said.” Read the questions and answers out loud, then have your guests decide who said it, the future bride or the future groom.
• You can also ask the guests a series of questions to see how well they know the couple. A couple sample question ideas might be: Where was the bride born? How many brothers or sisters does the groom have? Where did the bride go to school?
• You can also make up some theme related games for your guests to play.
• Keep the food simple, with finger foods, appetizers, or pizza.
• Serve the guest of honor’s favorite cocktails or beverages.
• Make or buy theme related party favors that will work for both men and women. Golf balls in a small gift box for a golf party, cupcakes or hand dipped chocolates for a cooking party, or a Nerf football with the couple’s name and wedding date written on it for a football party.

Have you ever planned or attended a couples wedding shower? Feel free to share your favorite ideas.

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We picked out the best photos and organized them into a scrapbook, complete with funny captions. Today those are my favorite photos to look back at when I want to remember my wedding. For me they’re even better than the posed images the photographer took.

We had a ton of fun making that album. It was so fun to get together and talk. We actually repeated the scrapbook party each time one of us got married.

Girls night scrapbook parties are my favorite type of party. Pictures give you wonderful topics for conversation. You can laugh over them, cry over them, or just share memories. They’re a wonderful reason to have a party. The activities are already planned, you’re going to scrapbook and share stories. All you have to do is come up with food and drinks.

Simple fingerfoods, and wine go great with a scrapbook party, so don’t make the food too complicated. You can even have each of your friends bring a favorite dish.

You’ll have a great time, catch up on the latest gossip, and when you’re done you’ll have some finished pages in your scrapbook.

You can each work on your own scrapbook, or all of you can join together to complete a scrapbook project together, like the wedding album my friends put together after my wedding.

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1. BridalShowerGamesAtoZ.com has games you can print for a small fee. Their bridal shower games include, Bridal Bingo Card Generator, Bridal Shower Charades, Bridal Lasting Impressions, Finish The Bride’s Phrase , Bridal Shower Word Twist, and What Will The Bride Say?

2. Bridalshower.com has a whole list of bridal shower games submitted by readers. Including How Well do you Know the Bride, Bride Bingo, and Truth and Tare.

3. Weddings at About.com, has a list of bridal shower games, and activities to get to know the bride.

4. The Knot has a Complete Guide to Bridal Shower Games. Some of these look like great fun for the competitive crowd.

5. Bliss Weddings has an online library of popular bridal shower games.

Looking for a couple more ideas for bridal shower activities?

• Provide some basic scrapbook supplies, and have the guests all bring a favorite photo or two for the bride. Have the guests break into groups to scrapbook a page or two for the bride to be.
• Have everyone bring their favorite recipe, and put together a recipe collection for the new brides kitchen. You can scrapbook the cards together in a book, or just provide a simple card box.

Have fun!

What’s your favorite bridal shower game or activity? Please let us know in the comment section.

Don’t forget to check out our other bridal shower ideas.

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If the wedding is going to be casual, or a destination wedding, go for a casual wedding shower atmosphere. If the wedding is going to be more formal, you may want to make the shower a formal affair.

Here are a couple wedding shower cake ideas I found.

For a warm tropical destination wedding, go with sand, water, flowers, flip flops, or palm trees.

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You can make the standard wedding shower umbrella cake, by baking a rectangle cake and rounding the edges.

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Make a bridal shower cake that looks like the bride to be.

Doll cake Image (c) Linette

A cake with spring or summer flowers in the wedding colors will always be a hit.

Floral cake (c) Linette

Looking for more ideas?

Top cupcakes with candied flowers for a simple elegant look.

Wilton’s website has several ideas for bridal shower cakes and cupcakes. They have photos with complete instructions for making the cakes.

Here’s a few more bridal shower cake ideas from A Bridal Shower.

Have fun!

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But imagine the process of making a wedding cake. It takes a lot of work, creativity, patience and dedication to create cakes as beautiful as the ones in the video below. Watch the video and see the wedding cake creations from Ellen Bartlett. They are gorgeous!

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