Grapes and Hops
Kankakee, Illinois
June 18, 2016
Jami's Wedding Shower was absolutely beautiful. Grapes and Hops has a rustic feel and matched out shower theme/the wedding theme perfectly.
We kept the food and drinks simple. Since Grapes and Hops is a wine bar, they provided us with tokens to give each guest a free drink of choice.
For the food, we went to Jewel and bought delicious finger foods:
assorted meats
assorted cheeses
Taco Dip
cookies
brownies
fruit tray
veggie tray
cheesecake
When trying to come up with decoration ideas, I wanted to follow the theme of decor that Jami could use in her home. Instead of spending a lot of money on items that would later be trashed, I wanted to find beautiful monograms, mason jars, babies breath, and anything "P" or "Pall."
The card box was ordered by the bride to be used at the wedding as well. The wooden "P" wrapped in twine was purchased at Target, I used the dollar section twine to wrap around the wooden "P" to give it texture.
To make the mason jars, I used the regular mouth mason jars from Walmart in 2 sizes - pint and quart. Then I bought burlap, lace, and ribbon from Hobby Lobby. Then, I wrap different pieces - mix and match - around each mason jar and hot glued them. Last, add cute little buttons, flowers, or twine.
The Drink Dispensers were the perfect touch for our country/rustic theme. These are The Pioneer Woman Drink Dispensers. I loved them but they were a little bit small. You can find these everywhere these days.
Bridal Shower games can be unappealing to many guests. I tried to use ideas that were more do "takeaways" for the bride as opposed to "chores" for the guests.
I couldn't let the guest's leave without at least ONE corny bridal shower game! They were challenge to create a toilet paper dress that would most resemble the dress Jami would wear on her Wedding Day.
The winners looked gorgeous!
They received a sweet little gift "From Jami's Shower to Yours."
(body wash and a lofa)
It was so much fun showering my best friend. We had our 3rd partner-in-crime in town and all three of us were on cloud 9 1/2
We cannot wait for the Bachelorette Party!
OMG, I am totally in love with these cute Bridal Shower Party ideas. I would surely be picking one of these themes for my own sister’s surprise party. She will have bohemian reception at one of the nearby wedding venues NYC wedding venues NYC so I am thinking to use some related theme for the shower. If you have ideas for that, please share here.
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