A bridal shower is usually hosted by the maid of honor, the bridesmaids, or the mother of the bride or groom. The bridal shower is usually held approximately one month before the wedding, and the bridal shower invitations are usually sent about two months before the wedding.

A larger bridal shower consisting of fifty or more guests should be held at a party room or a banquet hall. A smaller shower can be held at a person’s home, or at a restaurant that can be sectioned off for the party. Holding the bridal shower at a home allows you to prepare games for the guests and allows for a more personal and intimate setting. Bridal showers tend to revolve around a theme which is often chosen based on the location of the shower. The theme of your bridal shower should be reflected in the shower invitations. A bridal shower being held at someone’s home, tends to be more casual and the invitations can be designed accordingly. A shower being held at a hall or venue would usually require a more formal invitation. Here are a few bridal shower invitation ideas based on the theme of the party.

Garden Bridal Shower Theme

If the bridal shower is being held in the spring season at someone’s home, a garden theme would work well. A backyard with landscaping and flowerbeds would be a great place to hold the shower. On the bridal shower invitation, you can add a special motif to signify your theme such as flowers and butterflies in a basket or simply just a picture of gardening tools above the text. The bridal shower invitation can also be based on one particular flower, such as the bride’s favorite flower. The colors on the invitation can reflect fresh spring colors such as honeydew, pink or canary. Small details can be added to the bridal shower invitation such as a small satin bow on the stem of the flower, or a rhinestone jewel in the center of the flower for added elegance. If the bride enjoys gardening, you can ask each guest to bring a gardening tool, and the guest with the most unique tool will win a prize! Another idea is to ask your guests to each bring a packet of seeds for the bride. At the end of the shower collect them all into the basket as a gift for the bride to take home.

Baking Bridal Shower Theme

A baking theme is suitable for all seasons, and is most appropriate if the bride enjoys baking or just sweets in general! On the bridal shower invitation, you can add pictures of muffins, pastries, cakes, other sweets, or baking utensils. A good idea is to send out a blank recipe card with the invitations. Have all the bridal shower guests fill it out with their favorite recipe and bring it to the shower and collect them all in a recipe box for the bride –to-be.

Cherry blossom Theme

For a cherry blossom theme, consider holding the shower at a Japanese restaurant. It can be a quiet and relaxing environment for a bride to get together with her bridesmaids, friends and family. For this type of gathering, it is a nice touch to incorporate some Japanese origami paper into the design of the invitation. As cherry blossoms give a delicate, elegant and tranquil impression, the invitations should as well. Be sure to choose a fine cursive font for the typestyle of the invitation and match the ink colors used on the invitations to the Japanese origami paper selected. A popular way to incorporate the Japanese paper into the invitation is to cut it into strips and wrap it around the invitation as a band. If you are really crafty you can also line the invitation envelopes with the Japanese paper.

Winter Shower Theme

If the bridal show is taking place in the winter time be sure to create the bridal shower invitations with a festive feel. A more grand setting like a banquet hall would be more suitable for this type of theme and decorations can be kept to a minimum as a banquet hall would already have decorations suitable for the season. Try printing a couple of hanging ornaments on the top of the text of the bridal shower invitations and print falling snowflakes as a watermark behind the text. If you want to add some texture to the bridal shower invitations add a layer of rice paper or vellum on top of the printed text to give it a frosted look and tie the two layers together with some silver organza ribbon to give it a softer more formal look.

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