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From an email…

my best friend is getting married and i am her bridesmaid… i have to help my friend’s mom in planning the shower, obviously the bachelorette party, etc. was wondering if you have any links/ideas re: party favors/games to play at a shower, bachelorette party ideas, etc…

Personally I’ve only been to 1 bridal shower and 1 bachelorette party in my entire life (which I planned as the maid of honor). I guess I was one of the first to get married amongst my friends. My friends also threw me a bridal shower/bachelorette party in Vegas when I got married so technically I’ve been to 1 1/2?

Both bachelorette parties were in Vegas - my parents read this site so suffice it to say that there were penises (fake ones), strippers, gambling, and lots of debauchery. I can’t say that I know too much about planning bridal showers and bachelorette parties, but here are a few ideas…

This is from the bridal shower I planned for my friend.

• Kitchen themed shower which means everyone brought kitchen related shower gifts.
• Guest favors - I purchased cookie cutters and attached a recipe for cookies (and more stuff I can’t remember) and put it all into gift bags.
• All decorations were in the bride’s color scheme - fuschia & tangerine.
• Had food catered from a favorite Cuban restaurant Versailles.
• Drink - French martinis. Vodka, Chambord, & pineapple juice.
• Games played - I never, toilet paper wedding dress, how well does the bride know the groom (and vice versa), who knows the bride the best, guess that jingle, purse scavenger hunt, etc… Everyone had a blast with the games. You have to do a lot of prep for these beforehand!
• Game prizes - antibacterial hand soaps from Bath & Body Works (and more I can’t remember). We had a grand prize too.

Toilet paper wedding dress was one of the most fun and popular games. We had everyone break up into groups of 3. One person served as the bride and the other team members made a wedding dress out of toilet paper. The last dress won - they even made a garter!

Bridal Shower Ideas

1. Alice’s Tea Cup where you can host your very own mad hatter tea party!

2. Little Shop of Crafts party where you can do any craft in the store - pottery, mosaics, wood, plastercraft, beading, make a tshirt, or make a teddy bear.

3. An activity party like rollerskating, ice skating, bowling.

4. Host a party at someone’s apartment or at a restaurant.

5. Naughty/sexy themed party - sex toys and/or lingerie as gifts.

6. Wine tasting party.

7. Take a naughty class together - lap dance, strip tease, blow job, how to talk dirty, role play.

8. Take a dance class together - hip hop, belly dance, salsa, samba, bollywood, african.

9. Take a cooking class together.

10. Take a flower arranging class at Flower School or at the New York Botanical Gardens.

Bachelorette Party Ideas

1. It’s obvious but, Vegas baby! You can’t go wrong.

2. Tranny bars like Lucky Cheng’s or Lips - always lots of laughs.

3. Hire a private erotic balloon maker for a party. I met him at Lucky Cheng’s and he’s hilarious!

4. Weekend roadtrip.

5. A girl’s day out at Coney Island.

6. Have a tarot card reader, palm reader, astrologer, or psychic come and give everyone readings.

7. Slumber Party - pizza, movies, popcorn, makeovers, games and alcohol!

8. A makeover party. Hire a makeup artist come and give everyone makeovers. Then go out for a night on the town!

9. Girl’s night out… and don’t forget the karaoke bar!

10. Strip club! It’s all in good fun.

Links

1. All About Showers - bridal shower games with worksheets that you can print.

2. Party 411 & blissweddings - more bridal shower games.

3. 101 Bachelorette Party tips - ideas for themed bachelorette parties.

4. Bachelorette Party Ideas for girls that are a little bit wild.

5. Webtender, Barmeister, Digital Bartender, Realbeer, Barnonedrinks - drinking games.

I’ll add more ideas as I think of them. Meanwhile, please share your best bachelorette party and bridal shower ideas!