A bridal shower is a fun way for a woman’s friends and family to celebrate her, prior to the wedding. As they “shower” her with gifts, they prepare her to start her own household. Historically,it’s a gift-giving party held for a bride-to-be in anticipation of her wedding. The custom originated in the 1890s and is today most common in the United States ,Canada, Australia,New Zealand and now even West African Countries like Nigeria. The history of the custom is rooted not necessarily for the provision of goods for the upcoming matrimonial home, but to provide goods and financial assistance to ensure the wedding may take place. This custom of the bridal shower is said to have grown out of earlier dowry practices, when a poor woman’s family might not have the money to provide a dowry for her, or when a father refused to give his daughter her dowry because he did not approve of the marriage. In such situations, friends of the woman would gather together and bring gifts that would compensate for the dowry and allow her to marry the man of her choice BUT “today”, they are a time to share stories, eat great food, and pay special attention to the bride.
You’ll find that most of the party will be spent eating, laughing, telling stories and opening presents. Food can be as simple as picnic staples and crudite to an elaborate spread with a theme related to the couple. As the bride open presents, have some nice music playing in the background. If you’re having the party at home, you may want to have some bridal shower games to keep the party moving and ask the bride-to-be some funny naughty questions like: How she met her partner? Her First Date? How he Proposed To Her…and so on! If she isn’t the shy time,you’ll be entertained with the answers as they are most times hilarious especially when her friends tease her while asking.
Below are the Five Must Get Fashion Items For The Bride-To-Be:
>A Crown
>A Bridal Wand
>A Bride-To-Be Badge
>A Girly and Fashionable Cake: Tell the baker to come out with something crazy. A pink BRA cake for instance. LOL!
>Gifts! Buy her a lingerie or accessories HERE
And note the color of the day especially for the bride-to-be is Pink. It’s feminine!
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