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Planning A Bridal Shower - More Than Bridal Shower Favors

Planning your best friend's bridal shower? As any maid of honor will vouch, it's not as easy as it sounds – not if it's going to be done right. Planning a successful shower takes time and planning, not just ordering a box of bridal shower favors and reading about games on the Internet. Make sure that you have these bases covered and ensure that your bridal shower has a silver lining.

Figure out the guest list. If there are several out-of-state guests coming – or even long-distance bridesmaids – it can have an impact on scheduling. If a lot of guests need to travel a substantial distance, it might be wise to move the date from a few months before the big day to a few days before, to maximize the turnout. Having a concrete number is also going to be helpful when it comes time to order bridal shower favors.

Who's hosting? If you're the maid or matron of honor, it's traditionally your responsibility to be the grand architect of the shower – that's why you got the promotion from being a bridesmaid. That doesn't mean you have to do it yourself, though – all the bridesmaids beneath you are at your beck and call.

Should you make it a couples shower? Are the groom and his groomsmen on the guest list? It's becoming more popular to make the shower a co-ed affair, and that might have an impact on the games and the bridal shower favors.

Location, location, location. Plan the style of the shower to match the location. The mood can differ drastically between a tea room, a backyard, or the bride's house, so plan accordingly.

Games. For the bride, the best part of a bridal shower is the gifts. However, for the maid of honor, there's nothing like the joy of watching the bride and other bridesmaids participate in the old standby 'pin the tail on the groom' and 'toilet paper wedding dress' games. Don't let that stop you from tying the games and other events into the shower's theme or giving them a bit more class – share embarrassing facts about the bride's high school days, read (or write) poetry, or stage a scavenger hunt.

No matter what you decide to do for your upcoming bridal shower, trust theWeddingFavorBar.com to provide all the bridal shower favors you need to commemorate the big event.