Bridal Shower games (Please help!)

[Jasujo]

Hi all. I'm my sister's maid of honor and her bridal shower is on Saturday the 31st. I am painfully short of games and activities for the bridesmaids (there are 7 of us plus my sister) to do. The deadline for ideas is quickly approaching and I'm immensely stressing out. So much has been going on lately, that I haven't gotten a chance to really sit down and come up with anything else. So far this is the pitiful list I have:

*an advice book (everyone writes some advice and gives it to her after the party)
*a memory game (ten items that have something to do with her. they are on a tray and the maids look at them for a short while, then have to sit and write what each were and what they have to do with my sister)
*bridal mad libs
*a trivia game about my sister (although I have no idea what to ask about yet)

Another idea I had was making charms with different attributes (love, luck, happiness, etc.) to give to my sister. The maids would each pick a ribbon (color associated with the quality they chose, about 4-5") and decorate it with beads as they chose. I'm not sure if everyone would like this idea, though. I thought it was cool, but I'd have to go out and buy the beads and such and time is short.

Can anyone (please!) think of anything else we could do? I'm becoming desperate. I would greatly appreciate and ideas/suggestions.

[amarise]

Is this ONLY for the bridesmaids, or is it a bridal shower with friends and family coming in? I remember at my cousin's bridal shower, as everyone came in they were given a card with an activity they couldn't do. (such as say 'wedding', or use a fork) If they did that activity, and someone saw them, that person took away the clip that held the card to their clothing. Whoever had the most clips towards the end of the shower got a little gift. It was actually pretty fun, we were constantly watching other people to see if we could catch them and take away their clip. But I think it only works if you have quite a few people.

[Jasujo]

Ooh, that actually sounds pretty cool, amarise. I am in charge of the after party (just the bride and bridesmaids) before we go out dancing. I have a couple hours to fill. There is the bigger bridal shower beforehand, though, where family and such is invited (about 50 people). I think I will pass that idea on. That sounds like a lot of fun.

[Marching Duck]

its sounds like ur planning a clean minded party. i prefere those...not the ones that are porn store related.

but i like your advice book. its kinda like having help when no ones around.

it sounds like you already have some great ideas. dont put so much pressure on urself about it. your the maid of honor and thats really awesome. that should mean she loves you alot already. just go with what all you have. it sounds great! i wish i could enjoy it with you. someday if i get married ill track you down for ideas haha!

[DiscordantNote]

You could start up a big game of Life. You know, the board game. It's just a thought.

I like the advice book and the charms.

[Charisma]

I hope it's not too late >_<, hopefully you are a later time zone than me. I ment to post this yesterday but had to leave early right after work. Anyhow, even if you don't see this I'm sure you've got everything sorted out and have plenty of games

Here are some games I found:

1.As each guest comes in, get them to write down the song from the first dance at their wedding and their name. If the person is not married, they can write down "the song" from their current relationship or can just pick their favorite love song. It's OK if people have the same song. Later, the hostess will read each song one by one and the guests will write down who they think that song matches up with. Make sure everyone is given a chance to think and analyze a bit before moving on to the next song. After all the songs have been read, the hostess will read the songs again and reveal who it belongs to. Guests get 1 point for each correct answer and 3 points is they guess the wedding song of the bride. The person with the most points wins. The hostess then gives the guest a small gift as a prize.

2.Take the first name of the bride & groom (include last names if they have short first names). Write this down on a piece of paper and give one out to each guest. Instruct them that they are to try to find words that can be made from the names. Then give them a certain amount of time (you can decide on time) to write down as many words as they can think of. At the end of the time people total up the number of words they have and the one who came up with the most combinations wins.

3.Create your own set of bingo cards except don't use numbers but instead, use things pertaining to weddings. Instead of having BINGO across the top, use the word BRIDE. An example would be to have all the items in the "B" column be "items bride wears at wedding." The items in this row could be garter, veil, gown etc. There needs to be a master list to call from. The normal bingo rules apply. For Example: A caller pulls out B - gown and guests look under the column 'B' to see if they have gown. If they do, they mark off the square. The first person to get a line horizontally, vertically, or diagonally is declared the winner. This one takes quite some time to prepare.

4. Tossing Bouquets
Materials

1 paper plate for each guest
Materials to make a "bouquet" for the bride- construction and tissue paper, pipe cleaners, ribbons, etc. Glue
How To Play

* Everyone is going to make a "tossing bouquet" for the bride. Give each guest a paper plate, and make sure everyone has access to the decorations and the glue.
* Give everyone only two minutes to glue anything they want onto the plate for the "perfect" bouquet.
* Let the bride decide which bouquet is the "best" after two minutes (not very much time at all). Have the bride toss the fake bouquet like she will do at her wedding.
* The guest who catches the bouquet, according to superstition, is the next in line to wed.
* Both guests - the best bouquet and the catcher - win a prize.

5. The M&M Game
Materials

Enough M&Ms for each guest to take a handful.
How To Play

* Pass around the bag of M&Ms and ask each guest to take some.
* Beginning with the person seated directly to the left of the bride, each guest has to name one "true" thing they know about the bride and groom for each M&M they took. After they are finished, they are welcome to eat the M&Ms! This is a great sentimental game where guests get to focus on the bride, how long they've known her, etc.
* There really is no prize awarded in this game, but if you want, give a prize to the person who took the most M&Ms (and named the appropriate number of "truths").

6. Recipe for Romance
Materials

Pen and Paper for each guest
Hat or Bowl
How To Play

* Have each guest write down what they think the perfect "recipe" is for keeping romance alive in a marriage. Don't have them sign the paper.
* Drop all the recipes into a hat or large bowl. Have one person read all the recipes aloud while the other guests try to guess who wrote which recipe!
* Guest who has guessed the most correct authors wins a prize.

7. FAMOUS COUPLES CHARADES
This is a very popular bridal shower game. The guests separate into groups and write down the names of famous couples from current times or past. Usually it's only necessary to get one name and you'll guess the couple (Brad Pit might become braid and pit is pretty easy!) Each team then selects a person to act out the charade and they draw from the opposing teams list of names. From here, we all know how charades work, so your team members must guess who the couple is as the appointed team member silently acts out the clues.

8. PIN THE BRIDAL BOUQUET
Each player draws a bouquet on a small piece of paper. The players name is written on the paper, and a piece of double faced tape is attached to the back. A large piece of paper with a bride picture is put on a card table and the player is led blindfolded to the table, where she must try and put the flowers in the brides hand. The winner is the one who gets the closest to the brides hand.

9.Fill a bowl with long grain white rice and add 15 safety pins. See who can fish out the most safety pins (blindfolded) in 30 seconds.

10.Have everyone fill out a small envelope with their name and address. Then you pick one out of a bowl and they win a prize. The benefit of this game is the bride already has her envelopes addressed correctly to send out thank you's.

11. Observation
For the first little while, have the bride mingling with the guests. Then ask the bride to leave the room. Provide each guest with a piece of paper and pen. Now ask the guests to describe on paper everything they can remember about what the bride is wearing and to get as detailed as possible (e.g. colors, type, style, of make-up, jewelry, earrings, watch, dress, blouse, pants, shoes, etc...). Give them 3-5 minutes and then tell them to stop writing. Invite the bride back in and have the guests check their lists. The person who correctly described the most is the winner.

12. Wedding dress
Divide the guests into two or more groups of 3-5 people. Each group must choose a model for their wedding dress (a small person is preferable). Provide each group with several rolls of white toilet paper. Each group has to design and fashion a wedding dress out of this toilet paper. It's up to you to allow or disallow accessories such as earrings, bouquets, trains, headpieces, wedding ring, etc... Once the groups are finished, the bride picks the winner of the contest.

13. Candy bar poems
Place various types of candy bars on a tray and cover it with a towel. Separate the guests into groups. Show the contents of the tray to one group at a time. Each group gets 30 seconds to remember as many candy types on the tray as possible. Then they must write a poem about the bride and groom using the names of the candies on the tray. The group that uses the most names wins. Have each member of the group sign the poem and put the finished poems in a memory book for the bride.

http://www.bridebingo.com/freegames.html#quotes (printable stuff)

Then I found this, which would be intresting to bring up in conversation lol:

The Legend of the Shower

Years ago, as the story goes, there lived a young Dutch girl who loved a young Dutch miller. The miller was so generous to the poor that he could never save a fortune for himself. Because the young man was not rich, the maiden's father disapproved of the match and refused to give her a dowry. But the village folks, and the young people, had desired their marriage. To make up the girl's dowry, each villager brought some treasured possession of his own until a chest had been filled with all household goods that a bride should bring to her new home. With these contributions, they 'showered' the maiden until even her father was won over. From that day to this, it has been the custom for the bride's friends and family to present her with gifts for her new life.

Did You Know....

In China, couples prefer to marry on the half hour -- when the clock is on the up swing, symbolizing ascending fortune.

The Shower started as an alternative to the dowry. In the 1890's, friends and family put small gifts in parasols that were opened over the bride's head.

During the middle ages, the whiteness of the cake was a sign not of the bride's purity, but of the sugar's. The whiter the icing, the more expensive the cake.

Filipino tradition includes winding strands of flowers, coins, or even diamonds in figure eights around the necks of the bride and groom, to represent the conjugal bond.

Don't despair over a bad turn in the weather. An old Roman proverb states, "Rain falls in the lap of the happy bride."

It is considered good luck in England for a bride to be kissed by a chimney sweep on the way to her wedding. Sweeps are associated with hearth and home, and thus domestic bliss.

A multi-layered fruitcake topped by a small cedar tree is a wedding tradition in Bermuda. The tree is planted after the ceremony and is expected to grow with the love of the couple.