I've been to some great bridal showers... and conversly I've been to some very lame bridal showers. The worst are those where the families don't know each other and there's nothing helping them mingle.

I think as far as showers go, if you're planning a shower, make sure you're going to be doing activities that involve both sides and make them LAUGH! That's right, when the group is laughing, then everybody has fun and loosens up. I found this bridal shower guide helpful when planning my best girlfriend's shower.

http://talk-romance.com/printable-bridal-shower-ga...

At my bridal shower we played this fun game where everyone got their purse and there was a list of 15 random things that might be in your purse. And the person with the most things won. It was kind of like a scavenger hunt.

Some of the things were really common, like a wallet, tampon, etc but some things were less likely to be in your purse, like a note pad, calculator, a pair of socks (which someone at my shower actually had in her purse!).

My shower was very pink (my favourite colour) and the theme was "a day in Paris" because my husband and I were going to Paris for our honeymoon. So there was also some random trivia questions about Paris and France, and there was a game where we all had 2 minutes to think of all the movies that were set in/took place/had at least one scene that happened in Paris. The person with the most won, we just did it by the most, but there are other version where everyone goes around and you all have to eliminate the ones from your list if someone else has them on her list too.

Lastly, for the whole shower there was a little competition, where as all the guests arrived they were given a pink clothes pin to wear on their clothes. If, during the party, they said the work "marriage" or "married", but NOT "wedding" then if a person noticed they could steal the clothes pin. Then the person with the most at the end of the party won a prize too.

Hope that helps!

Bridal shower games are pure torture for many people. It's "planned fun." The only thing worse than planned fun is "planned binge drinking" (aka the bachelorette party).

Why not just get a banquet room, serve finger food, have some flower displays, and enjoy quality time with your friends? Set up a few tables so that people can circulate and meet one another. Prepare a little speech because your maid of honor or your mom should propose a toast for you.

If you really want a game, you could ask everyone to bring a photo of their parents' wedding and ask everyone guess who's who over the course of the evening.

People really just want to have pretty surroundings, good food, and a gracious host. Make it worth their while to come to the party, DO NOT overload them with trite games and icebreakers.

me & my freinds are plannin on bakeing mini individual cakes and decorating them not only is it fun but will also leave memories for a lifetime after going out to a bar and haveing a few drinks hope that helps