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Bridal Wedding Showers for Bride to Be

As the host of an upcoming bridal wedding shower, your chief responsibility is to make sure everyone who attends is going to have a great time.

To make sure you accomplish that goal, you'll have to start early and making guest-focused decisions early on. And that begins with the invitations.

Invitation for the Wedding Bridal Shower

Choosing a theme is one of the first things you should do, if you're going to have one for the shower. That's because the invitations you choose should reflect that theme. For example, a lingerie bridal shower should have invitations which will immediately give guests a sense of what to expect from the event. The good is you'll find plenty of choices to make any theme by shopping online.

Because you want to have as many guests as possible at the bridal wedding shower, you'll want to get them to the post office in a timely fashion. Give guests at least two weeks to make their arrangements. That's a pretty standard cushion for most events. After all, guests make have to make some big changes in their own schedules in order to be able to attend the event.

Finally, be sure you give the appropriate RSVP information. Either you or one of the bridesmaids can keep track of which guests will be attending the formal wedding shower. Make sure you only choose one or the other so guests won't have to feel confused about who to contact or where to mail their RSVP response. Incidentally, allowing guests to RSVP to a shower via phone or email is perfectly acceptable and can cut down on your postage costs.

Wedding Showers & Favors

Even though guests are the ones who normally bring gifts to bride showers, you should always consider having something they can take home with them as well. Having party favors available for your guests will ensure they think highly of you as a host and will have loads of praise to offer. That will not only make you happy but will also please the bride since most of the people attending will be her friends and family.

One cut idea for a shower favor are rose petals. If the wedding is going to be based around a certain color scheme, choose these colors and purchase the petals yourself online. You can then place them in decorative containers and pass them out to guests. Some online shops even sell petals in containers, such as small purses, which is even more convenient.

If you're on a tight budget, you could make some candy, buy small picture frames, create miniature potted plants or give out candles as favors. The choice is yours. Do remember though that you want to keep the favors consistent with the rest of the bridal wedding showers theme.


That means if you're having wedding showers with a kitchen theme you might want to pass out tiny packets of fresh herbs or small muffin tins with a great morning muffin recipe.

Sarah Porter

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White Maternity Wedding Dresses

Finding Formal Maternity Wear

Just because you are pregnant does not mean you have to miss out on all those special dress up occasions. Whether it is your best friends wedding, your parents 50th anniversary, that formal office party or simply a romantic dinner with your husband there is a dress that is just right for the occasion. Today formal maternity wear comes in all styles, lengths and materials and are designed to flatter your new figure not hide it. Many of these dresses are so beautiful that you will outshine every woman in the room pregnant or not. Here are just some of the great things about the latest formal maternity wear.

Variety of Styles

Your mother may recall when the manufacturers of maternity clothing all felt that formal wear for a woman who was pregnant should be black, long sleeved and hang like a bag from her frame in an effort to hide that baby bump. These dresses were often ugly and made the wearer feel more like they were going to a funeral than a event of celebration. This certainly does not hold true any more.

You can now purchase formal maternity wear in a variety of style. Empire waists, no waist, flowing skirts, straight skirts, and even cocktail length. You can have long sleeves, short sleeves or cap sleeves. You can also have no sleeves at all, halter tops, spaghetti straps and those incredible roman toga style gowns that only cover one shoulder.

Variety of Colors
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You do not have to worry about dressing only in black either. Formal maternity wear comes in a whole host of eye catching colors. You can find dresses in various shades of red, blue, green, or purple, as well as some incredible Ivory, white, silver, and gold gowns. There are of course still black gowns and even some adorable little black maternity dresses that will make you feel beautiful and sexy.

Far From Plain

Formal maternity wear is far from plain. You can get these dresses in materials such as silk, satin or lace. Many come with sequins, beads, and faux gems. There is also a variety of print materials available in this gowns and dresses making it simple to choose just the right dress for any occasion.

Where to Shop

Your local formal shop may carry a small line of formal maternity wear but, if you really want to see what is available and have the largest selection possible for that special occasion then shopping online may be the wisest choice.

Maternity Wedding Dresses
When you shop online you can take your time, sip a cup of hot tea or coffee and see what is available in literally hundreds of stores across the country and even around the world if you choose. Not only will you get a better selection but you will not get tired out running from store to store. It is all right there at your finger tips.

Shopping online also gives you the opportunity to comparison shop in comfort and a hassle free environment. There are no crowds waiting for assistance and no pushy sales people. You can look at the merchandise as long and often as you like before making your final choice. This will guarantee that you will be able to find the perfect formal maternity wear for that special occasion whatever that occasion may be.

By:Llewyn Sanders

Elegant Bride Dresses



With all of the lovely gown styles available to brides, the bride-to-be can now have the type of fairytale wedding that she would like, no matter her budget or season in life. If the bride wishes to have an informal wedding, ceremony on a beach, or destination wedding, there are many elegant wedding dresses from which she may choose. Wedding gowns come in a plethora of fabrics, and brides can decide on either flowing organza or chiffon dresses, or the more traditional lace or satin and taffeta frocks, to wear for an unforgettable walk down the aisle.