Top 25 Wedding Shower Themes For 2012

Prior to the wedding, it is customary to hold a wedding shower for the soon-to-be bride. Your shower theme will become the core in which you can build your ideas from to make the event memorable and enjoyable to the guests, but especially to the bride. And to help you choose, here are 25 wedding shower ideas for the year to come:

1. Tea party theme

Tea parties are dainty and perfect for the old-fashioned bride. You can have potpourri placed inside an organza fabric shaped like a tea bag and attach a gift tag with a monogram of the couple’s initials as giveaways for guests.

2. Rock n’ roll theme

Ideal for musician couples. Use “Backstage pass / VIP” style invitations. Personalized vinyl records can be used as shower favors. Sing your heart out with the karaoke or rock out by playing rock band or guitar hero.

3. Shoe-a-holic theme

This theme may be quite popular because there is undoubtedly a shoe-a-holic inside every woman. Décor and favors may be inspired by renowned shoe designers.

4. Spa and wellness theme

Any bride will be grateful with this kind of theme. Weddings are exciting but it can be very stressful too, especially for the bride. A day of pampering and relaxation can relieve the anxiety of the days to come and bring a renewed sense of well-being for the bride. Have a yoga session and a light snack and tea. You can also place sweet-smelling incense to enhance the zen atmosphere.

5. Garden theme

This theme can be combined with a tea party theme. Use small potted plants, seeds in bags, goodies in small galvanized pails, and miniature garden tools as tokens for guests.

6. Oriental theme

Decorate with colorful parasols, stylish fans, and paper lanterns. You may also place goodies in Chinese take-out boxes as tokens for your well-wishers. Serve fortune cookies containing witty and funny phrases to brighten everyone’s mood.

7. Sweet tooth theme

This particular theme probably is the most colorful of all. Set up a candy bar that would make anyone with a sweet tooth cry with joy. A chocolate fountain instead of a cake can be a refreshing break from the usual.

8. Honeymoon destination theme

If the couple is set for Paris, have a prelude to the honeymoon by having a Parisian bridal shower. Play French music and include French words in your invitations.

9. Kitchen theme

Gifts for the couple with this kind of theme may include items they can fill their pantry with. Customized chop sticks make for inexpensive shower favors.

10. Movie theme

You can choose one movie that is significant for the couple and use it as reference. Or perhaps the bride simply loves movies and host a movie night inspired shower. Serve popcorns and send movie tickets as invitations.

11. Four season theme

Choose from among the four seasons and from there build up a color palette for the shower. For example, if you chose autumn, your motif would be in the shades of brown and orange.

12. Royalty theme

Make the bride feel like England’s Princess Kate. Shower invitations may be a personalized scroll. Choose from the more regal color palette of red, blue and white or opt for the more whimsical pastels.

13. Wine and cheese theme

Have different tables set up as stations and embellish with fresh grapes, strawberries, and apples. You may use customized wine stoppers and mini cheese boards as tokens.

14. Hippie theme

If you want to have a more unique, fun and unconventional shower, this theme will suit you. Work vibrant colors and psychedelic prints popularized by this period in your décor and tokens.

15. Fashion era theme

Opting for a Fashion era-inspired shower theme can give you extensive options. Relive the flappers, 80s retro, nostalgia, and even the 70s punk era.

16. Sports and fitness theme

This theme is perfect for athletic couples. Fill the menu with fresh organics and refreshing drinks. Have guests show up in their sports attire.

17. Tropical theme

Serve beverages made from fresh tropical fruits and welcome guests with sweet-smelling garlands. This theme is perfect for the beach and even in the backyard by putting up tikis and fire torches. Include fire dancers to add to the tropical mood.

18. Cooking class theme

Have a professional chef teach you a dish. Guests can also bring recipes of their specialty dishes and give it to the bride.

19. Fine Art theme

Find inspirations from great artists by using their works as reference. You may also choose from among the various art techniques like realism, abstract, surrealism, and contemporary.

20. Modern minimalist theme

Think Japanese minimalist but with a modern twist. This is perfect for couples who love this kind of design and architecture. Keeping in mind that less is more, maintain simplicity with monochromatic colors.

21. Floral theme

Flowers generally have an air of femininity to them. Embellish tables with fresh flowers that are in season and put fresh petals, preferably roses, in large hurricane vases with water together with scented floating candles.

22. Las Vegas theme

Think casino royale. The primary colors that usually suit this kind of theme are red, black and white. For the wedding invitations, you can send them personalized card decks that feature the wedding couple. You may also have a photo of the couple dressed as the king and queen of hearts. Set up a poker table for a round of poker with your guests and combine items like playing cards, dice, poker chips, and roulette in your wedding decorations and favors.

23. Romantic Victorian theme

Romantic Victorian theme is projected to be the wedding trend for the year 2012. You may have a customized skeleton key and tied to a ribbon as shower favors. You may also incorporate pearls, ribbons, ruffles, and vintage items in your decorations.

24. Gems and jewel theme

You may combine one metallic color and a solid color for the motif, for example, metallic pink and black. You may use key holder or key chains that feature chunky jewelry as giveaways.

25. Rustic or country-style theme

You may opt for environment-friendly items in your decorations and invitations. Pencils made from real wood are great tokens for this kind of theme.

These are just a compilation of 25 wedding shower themes. The possibilities are endless when choosing a bridal theme especially when inspiration is everywhere even in the most random of things. Just be sure to be as creative as possible and keep an open mind especially when you are aiming for a unique theme.

Source: this article has been submitted by CanadianBridal.ca,  an eCommerce store specializing in wedding themes and TheWeddingExpert.ca, a site for answers to all your wedding etiquette questions.