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Unique and creative wedding shower ideas and games to save you from those boring same old wedding shower activities… tons of ideas for your couple’s showers, too!

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5 tips for hosting an introvert wedding shower

“The bride, other bridesmaid, and I are all introverts — one of us is on the spectrum, one of us has general/social anxiety, and one of us is both! As the maid of honor I want to plan the best wedding shower possible, however I don’t want it to be too strenuous. Can you please help me with some ideas to make the lead up to my friend’s wedding as enjoyable and memorable (for all the right reasons) as possible!” Yep! Here are some ways to host an introvert-friendly wedding shower…

Little Mermaid bridal shower as seen on @offbeatbride #littlemermaid #disney #shower

Darling it’s better down where it’s wetter: a Little Mermaid bridal shower to ADORE

As you know, I’m obsessed with The Little Mermaid. After my Little Mermaid-inspired proposal, it seemed only right to have an “Under the sea” bridal shower. Don’t miss all the EPIC themed decor and food!

This zombie wedding shower is coming for your braaains

This zombie-themed wedding shower is coming for your braaains

Have you ever seen a zombie-themed wedding shower with Alice in Wonderland influences? I’m going to wager not and will quickly remedy that right now. If you’re preparing for that inevitable zombie apocalypse, it helps to train your nearest and dearest at every opportunity. So Hope and Ehud’s bloody coed wedding shower with bloody clothes, water balloons, and awesomely contrary Alice details does the job perfectly.

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A green house wedding shower: best idea or bestest idea?

Caitlinn and Luke are planning their summer camp wedding for later this year, but we’ve got a sneak peek at their killer really green house wedding shower first. Our eyes were seriously boggling over the lush greenery, succulents, and plant-themed goodies that were served. Plus, who plans a wedding shower in a green house? Flippin’ love it. Don’t miss the seed packet favors, veggies everywhere, and dinosaur touches.

Wedding shower game free printable: wedding tradition origins as seen on @offbeatbride #shower #games

Co-ed printable wedding shower game: can you guess these wedding traditions?

We love us some wedding shower games, and we got a great one from a reader recently that asks party guests to guess the origins of some popular wedding traditions. I then whipped up a printable version of the wedding traditions wedding shower game for everyone to print and use at your parties. Here’s the original suggestion and of course, the printable game sheet + answer key.

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Fights about weddings will happen, here’s how to work your politics into the compromise

I wish I read this post about consensual bridal showers when I first got engaged. I wouldn’t have felt so “wrong” when I came across the same scenario… I tried to be polite. I tried to kindly turn it down. That didn’t work. Then things got ugly. This is when I had a big realization… These fights about weddings will exist no matter how hard I try. But there are ways to work your politics into the compromise.