Bridal shower and bachelorette planning guides
Plain answers for the shower and the weekend: games, invitations, signs, checklists and timelines.
Bridal shower games
- Bridal Shower Games: What to Play, How to Run Each One and What to Print
Bridal shower games sorted by group size and prep: no-prep, print-and-play, team and couple games, each with how-to-play steps, what to print and prize ideas.
- He Said, She Said Bridal Shower Game: How to Run It and Questions That Work
How to play He Said, She Said at a bridal shower: a run sheet for collecting the couple's answers, reading and scoring, plus original question sets sorted by type.
- Who Knows the Bride Quiz: Questions by Type, Would She Rather and Scoring
Original questions for the how well do you know the bride game, grouped by type, with this-or-that, would she rather, a scoring method and how to get her answers.
- Unique Bridal Shower Games That Aren't the Usual Ones
Less common, funny bridal shower games with the set-up each one needs and the crowd it suits, plus how to make your own game and activities that aren't games.
Bridal shower planning
- Bridal Shower Checklist: Every Task, Counted Back From the Shower Date
A dated bridal shower checklist from three months out to the thank-you notes, split between the host who pays and the maid of honor who runs the day, plus who pays, what it costs and how far ahead to start.
- Bridal Shower Wish and Advice Cards: What to Write, Prompts That Help, and How to Set Up the Station
What guests write on bridal shower wish and advice cards, with original short wishes, marriage advice, five-word advice and fill-in prompts, plus how to set up the card station and what the bride does with the cards afterwards.
- Bridal Shower Decorations: What to Decorate First, and What to Buy, Make or Print
Decorate a bridal shower in priority order: entrance, gift table, photo backdrop, then the tables. What to buy, DIY or print for each spot, cheap centerpieces, restaurant tips and five themes.
- Bridal Shower Thank-You Card Wording: What to Write for Every Gift, and When to Send
Bridal shower thank-you note wording for registry gifts, cash, group gifts, hosts and guests who could not come, when to send the notes, what to avoid, and a gift log method so nobody is missed.
Bridal shower invitations
- Bridal Shower Invitation Wording: What to Write, With Examples by Shower Type
What a bridal shower invitation should say, a fill-in template, sample wording for classic, couples, brunch, surprise and recipe showers, plus the registry, RSVP and money lines.
- When to Send Bridal Shower Invitations (and When the RSVP Date Should Be)
Send bridal shower invitations 4 to 6 weeks before the shower and set replies for about 2 weeks before. What seven etiquette sources say, plus a count-back calendar.
Bachelorette games
- Bachelorette Bingo: How to Play, Square Ideas from Mild to Spicy, and Winning Rules
How bachelorette bingo works, three ways to play it, a long list of original square ideas sorted mild to spicy, and simple rules for making the cards and naming a winner.
Bachelorette planning
- Bachelorette Party Activities Sorted by Cost and Energy, With a Sample Day
A full list of bachelorette party activities, each marked by cost, energy and whether it works without drinking, plus an hour-by-hour sample day that mixes them.
- Bachelorette Weekend Itinerary: What Goes on It, With a Worked Two-Night Example
What a bachelorette itinerary should include (times, places, meeting points, cost per person, what to bring), a worked Friday-to-Sunday example and how to build your own free in a shared doc.
- How to Plan a Bachelorette Party: A Dated Timeline, Who Does What and Who Pays
A step-by-step bachelorette plan from the first talk with the bride to the settle-up, with who decides each thing and how to handle the money before anyone books.
- Bachelorette Party Decorations: A Room-by-Room Plan for the Rental, and What to Buy, Make or Print
What bachelorette decorations you actually need, room by room (entrance, living room, photo spot, the bride's room), which to buy, make or print, how to decorate a rental without damage, and how to carry a theme.