Planning a bridal shower means planning for bridal shower decorations. This will help garner excitement for the upcoming event and set the stage for a good afternoon. Get creative. Don’t be scared to think outside the gift box! You don’t have to settle for wedding bells and silver lining. Talk with your bride to be and incorporate her likes and interests into the decorations to make the day that much more special for her.

First, choose a theme. Once you have a theme, you can use the decorations to reinforce that theme. If you want to do a romantic theme, you can have roses and lace as decorations to reinforce the presents the guests brought for the bride. It will also serve as a reminder that marriage is about romance. Use pink and red table cloths to add color to the room and have heart shaped gift box favors for the guests. Incorporate romantic ideas into the shower to make it special.

Remember the bride’s likes and dislikes and use them in your bridal shower decorations. If the bride’s favorite color is baby blue, try to design the decorations around her favorite color. Gather flowers and linens which complement baby blue, or do the entire room in her favorite color. Remember this is her party, not yours. Make it to her likes.

You can also plan to use the decorations as the favors as well. If you have a romantic theme, place heart shaped trinkets on the tables, with candy inside, and hand to the guests as they are leaving. Set bouquets of roses on the table, and make sure there is enough for the guests, or for the guest of honors (the bride, the mother, and the mother in law). Be sure to plan for the decorations early, so that you can incorporate all aspects of the shower with a theme.

However you plan your bridal shower decorations, be creative and don’t settle for the standard prepackaged items at the local party store. Ask around for ideas; gather suggestions from the bride’s friends if you can’t think of any themes.