Best Bridal Shower Ideas – Decor, Drinks, Food, & Games!
Blow your guests away with these fun bridal shower ideas!
Love is in the air! 💍💖
Hosting an uponlineing bridal shower? Make it a moment to remember! From food ideas to decorations, we onlinepiled a list of the most adorable and affordable bridal shower ideas! Use our helpful tips to make your favorite bride-to-be feel showered with love.
These bridal shower ideas make for a beautiful celebration:
Bridal Shower Decorations
Set the mood with these dreamy and romantic bridal shower decorations:
1. Balloon Boxes and Backdrops
96 Piece Bridal Shower Decorations With Balloon Boxes – $28.99 (Regularly $39.99)
Make your bridal shower photo-worthy! These eye-catching balloon boxes make the perfect backdrop for photographs. We love that the set onlinees with 96 pieces and is available in various colors. Another great decoration set is this streamer backdrop with bride-to-be balloon.
You can also decorate based on the bride and groom’s wedding colors. Simply fill colored balloons with helium like Hip2Save’s Alli had at her bridal shower.
2. Wooden Initials
Woodinout Custom Wooden Initials 7″ High – $30.10+ (regularly $43)
Not only do these wooden initials make amazing decorations, but they also double as a shower gift to the bride and groom! They are one of our favorite bridal shower ideas. If you’re looking for a larger set of initials, try a hangable decoration.
You can also make your own initials like my crafty sisters did for me! They found letters at a craft store and spruced them up with a little bit of bronze oil paint. Then they used a hot glue gun to embellish them with faux flowers. These letters were one of my favorite decorations and I still have them 8 years later!
3. Bridal Shower Dinnerware
Dinnerware can double as a decoration. This set covers cups, dinner plates, dessert plates, silverware, and napkins for 25 people. That’s less than $1 a person! It onlinees in multiple colors so you should be able to find a set that matches your other decorations.
4. Rustic and Seasonal Decorations
If you don’t have a theme, try doing one based on the season. My bridal shower was at the end of September. My siblings set the Autumn mood by decorating the tables with burlap, pumpkins, and mason jars with fall flowers.
Hip Tip: Don’t forget a centerpiece! Hip2Save’s Alli suggests placing pictures of the couple at each table. Use a picture of them at the same age from childhood or choose more current pictures that highlight special moments in their relationship. 💞
Bridal Shower Beverages
Guests will be thirsty so have water on hand and prepare to keep their glasses refilled. We love these ideas that can make your beverage selections stand out:
1. A Signature Cocktail or Mocktail
Serve one of the future bride’s favorite signature cocktails or mocktails. If you’re looking for ideas, try these yummy blueberry kiwi mojitos, our famous watermelon punch, or one of our delicious mocktail recipes.
2. A Drink Station
Guests love themed stations where they can make a drink exactly to their liking. A mimosa bar is excellent for a daytime shower. Pick up some bubbly and set out different juices for your guests to try. You can even get the mimosa bar printable sign shown above for FREE at Crisp Collective.
Hip Tip: Other fun stations include a wine-tasting counter, lemonade stand, or a coffee and tea bar.
Bridal Shower Food Ideas
There are so many delicious bridal shower food options. Our top picks are easy, exciting, and can even be customized!
1. Charcuterie and Snack Boards
Who doesn’t love a snack board?! Charcuterie boards are easy to prepare, look fantastic, and are always a hit with guests. There’s something for everyone! Our traditional charcuterie board is a crowd-pleaser!
Hip Tip: You can also serve snack boards as dessert! We love an epic s’mores board or our festive hot chocolate board.
2. Easy Baked Brie Appetizer
This impressive-looking appetizer only uses 3 ingredients! It’s a cinch to make but gives your event a fancy feel. Eat with crackers, apples, or french bread. You have to try this yummy 5-star recipe!
3. Blackberry Cream Cheese Tarts
This appetizer is a winner! These blackberry cream cheese tarts are simply delicious. The recipe uses pre-made refrigerated pie crust which makes these yummy pastries super easy to make!
4. Bacon Wrapped Brussel Sprouts
This keto-friendly appetizer is always a hit. We love that this recipe only takes 3 ingredients to get such scrumptious results! Just don’t expect any to be leftover after the party!
5. A Make-Your-Own Bar
If you plan to serve lunch or dinner, a make-your-own bar is one of the easiest options. Guests will have fun preparing their dish just the way they like it! Some of our favorite make-your-own ideas are a taco bar, chili bar, baked potato bar, and hot dog bar! 😋
6. Easy Baked Ziti
Pasta is super affordable and simple to make. Lina’s tasty baked ziti recipe makes two huge pans that will ensure your guests don’t go hungry! Serve with a salad and you’ve got a full meal!
Bridal Shower Desserts
Celebrate the sweethearts with a sweet dessert! These mouth-watering desserts are perfect for a bridal shower:
1. Bridal Shower Cake
This beautiful cake is pretty in pink. If your bride-to-be loves strawberries, this cake recipe is a must. One slice is never enough!
2. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
These handheld bites pack a big punch! Follow our recipe to fill ripe strawberries with a delicious cheesecake filling. This dessert will have the whole party “oohing” and “ahhing.”
3. Mini Fruit Tarts
Lina’s grandma, Bonnie, came up with this simple and satisfying recipe. Use pre-made pie crust to create these mini fruit tarts. In just 40 minutes you’ll have a scrumptious handheld dessert!
4. Easy No-Bake Oreo Balls
Keep dessert simple with these easy, no-bake oreo balls that only use 3 ingredients! These little gems are super satisfying and simple to make.
Bridal Shower Games
If your crew is the type to like party games, here are some of our favorite ones:
1. Printable party bundles
PaperMinxPrintables Bridal Shower Games – $7.77 (regularly $12.95)
Get the most bang for your buck with this printable party pack that onlinees with 30 great games. Can your guests guess the movie love quotes and finish the song lyrics? Do they know the weird superstitions behind their favorite wedding traditions? Which bridesmaid knows the bride the best? This bundle has some of the best party games and they are all editable! That’s why it made our list of the best bridal shower ideas!
2. Who has the groom?
These funny scratch-offs make for a quick but memorable party game. Guests will giggle as they find out which handsome hunk they received. The winner is the one who scratches off a picture of the groom.
3. Put a ring on it
This fast-paced game will have your guests in stitches. Give everyone a chopstick and they must scoop up 10 gummy rings without using their hands. See the full instructions on Play Party Plan.
4. How well do the future newlyweds know one another?
This fun party game was played at Alli’s bridal shower. Before the shower, have one future newlywed answer a series of questions about the other. The bride-to-be has to guess what their partner said (even if they answered incorrectly). Every time she gets one wrong, she has to chew on a piece of bubble gum. Guests will giggle watching the future bride try to fit several pieces of gum in her mouth at once!
Bridal Shower Favors
If you want to thank guests with a party favor, choose something they are likely to use. Here are our favorite party favors that won’t break the bank:
1. Sugar scrubs
BButtons Co. Sugar Scrub Favors 20 Pack – $71 or $3.55 per guest
These square-shaped sugar scrubs are on the more expensive side for favors on our list but they are a big hit with guests. You can choose the scent, customize the labels, and even pick your flower color.
2. Pashmina shawls
WeddingFavorsUs Personalized Pashmina Shawls 20 Pack – $56.50 (regularly $75) or $2.85 per guest
Guests will think of the bride-to-be whenever they wear these beautiful Pashmina shawls. They are one of our more unique bridal shower ideas. These light shawls are ideal for warmer seasons and they make a terrific shower favor. Plus, you can personalize the packaging!
3. A heart-shaped bottle opener
PartyOpeners 25 Bottle Openers & Tags – $60 or $2.40 per guest
Pop those bottles! What better way to celebrate love than with heart-shaped bottle openers? Choose the metal finish and the color of the custom tag. These favors can be used for years to onlinee.
4. A sweet treat
PoppyandErie Love Is Sweet Favor Bags 24 Pack – $30 or 1.25 per bag
*Candy not included
Love really IS sweet! Fill these personalized favor bags with the bride-to-be’s favorite candy. We like that these bags seal tight to keep the candy fresh. Plus, these adorable favors can double as dessert!
A similar idea is to fill these cute “The Perfect Blend” favor bags with the couple’s favorite gourmet coffee!
5. A favor that fits the season
Affy Tapple Bulk Caramel Apples Pack of 12 – $27.99 or $2.33 per guest
*Favor bags not included
I was married in the fall so my entire bridal shower was autumn themed. My talented sisters created a gorgeous favors table with chocolate and caramel-covered apples (they bought locally but you can score a great deal when you buy online in bulk).
Each favor had a tag that said, “Apple of My Eye.” The display was absolutely stunning and every guest enjoyed their edible favor. From peppermint bark favors in winter to chocolate-covered strawberries in summer, there are so many ways to honor the season at your bridal shower!
Hip Tip: Don’t forget background music! Create a playlist of the bride and groom’s favorite love songs. 💘🎵
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