How Do I Host My First Bridal Shower?

[chefsrpampered]

I am hosting my first Bridal Shower and need lots of help. What do I do? Is it a regular show? Do you do games? If so, what type of bridal games do you do? Also, are the gift bought strickly from the shower or do they order them ahead of time or both? Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

 

[DebbieSAChef]

Congrats!That's great. A bridal shower is a good way to have high sales.
First make sure the guests know that she is registered with PC (you) and that you will have a list of all the items the bride wants at the show.

What I do is either have a binder with all the products the bride picked in each slot. If she wanted 3 mini spatulas I have three of those pictures with prices in the slot. They take that out of the binder and bring it to me. I will cross it off my list and now we know she needs 2 more of those purchased and I have placed that order.
Or you can have a cork board or poster board with the products pinned up to the boards and have the guests take off the ones they want to purchase. Remember to have more than one for the products she wants more than one of.
Try to make it pretty. I try to have a pretty white tablecloth, I make the doll bridal cake, and whatever else you think will make it special.

Also everything they purchase will be used, I am assuming, for her to get FREE products. So encourage them to get out of town relatives and friends to place orders via your website or even to call you if they don't have a website. All the orders are going to the bride anyway.
If they plan to order for themselves, tell them to fill out their order forms for that seperately. All the bride's products were purchased at the shower, the boxes are then shipped right to her home.
Let us know how it turns out. I always play games, but you don't have to.

Debbie

 

[chefsrpampered]

Bridal ShowerThanks for the great ideas. Do you have any games to play for a bridal shower?