Hi, I'm Patti the Perfect Party Planner and I'm here to tell you everything you've ever wanted to know about wedding showers and wedding shower planning.

It doesn't matter whether you need to know if it's appropriate to invite men to wedding showers or you just don't know what to wear to the party, I have the answers you've been looking for.

Let Me Take You By The Hand...

It's true that planning wedding showers can be overwhelming, but I'm more than happy to take you by the hand to show you the ins and outs and different ways to make wedding shower planning a piece of cake!

Wedding shower planning doesn't have to be a nightmare. It can be a fun and rewarding experience. Just let me show you how!

What You'll Find at Piece Of Cake Wedding Showers

In addition to finding great tips and secrets on how to make planning wedding showers easy, fun, and affordable, you'll discover today's hottest wedding shower trends, wedding shower etiquette and awesome recipes for your wedding shower treats.

I'll be sharing my secret recipes with you and will also be giving you craft tips and ideas to make your wedding shower stand apart from other wedding showers. Plus I'll be showing you much, much more! So take a look around, and together we'll make your wedding showers a huge success...

As a party planner, I often get shocked looks when I mention the possibility of throwing men's wedding showers. Many people don't see the point. But I ask you: why should we girls have all the fun?

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Should you allow kids to attend a wedding shower? That's a good question, actually; the etiquette can get somewhat delicate. Some people will automatically say no: that a child's presence isn't appropriate at what they perceive as an adult event, and that even considering it is the epitome of bad taste.

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Now, you may perceive a bridal shower mostly as a handy reason to celebrate the upcoming nuptials and tease the bride. It's all that, sure; but look deeper, and you'll discover some practical reasons for such an event. Knowing these can help you can add a few interesting touches to the festivities!

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Shopping for unique wedding shower gifts can be a pain in the neck. This is doubly true these days. Long ago, wedding shower gifts were necessities. The bride was usually moving out of her parents' home, and the groom was either a sparse bachelor, living at home, or living in a boarding house.

In other words, the bride and groom had next to nothing. Bridal shower gifts gave the bride a chance to stock up on things like linens, delicate work, and other things deemed necessary to creating her home.

These days, though, people get married later, and most of them have lived alone and already own many of the things we used to give as bridal shower gifts. That can make coming up with unique bridal shower gift ideas all the more difficult.

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Planning wedding shower decorations can easily become a last minute hassle. With the shower on the horizon, you've probably planned out the food, the theme, the invitations, the games, the gift... everything absolutely necessary to have a successful party.

So now it's a few days before, and whoops! Your house looks like a plain old house. What on earth can you do? Never fear -- here are some simple, fun, and inexpensive bridal shower decorations that will transform any room into party central.

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Wedding shower gifts can be just as difficult as planning the shower itself. If the bride is registered, that does help a bit. But sometimes you just want to be unique. You want to give a creative clever gift the bride hasn't registered for because she would never have thought of something so extraordinary.

The Internet is your friend, intrepid shopper. It's chock full of wedding shower ideas for even the pickiest bride.

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It's not hard to find great wedding shower poems, but many people never think of it. They gather invitations, decorations, food, and more, but they don't stop to think about wedding shower cards and what sentiments they want to express. For that reason, brides end up with piles of cards that say things like 'best wishes' or 'good luck' -- boring and impersonal concepts!

Wedding shower poems are a great way to express what you really feel. You can do all sorts of things with them, too: use them in your own wedding cards, create posters for decoration, or create favors. There are so many wonderful ways to use poetry to express wedding shower ideas that it's amazing more people don't do it!

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You probably already know how much I love coming up with wedding shower ideas. I plan so many showers every year it becomes old hat. I still love it, but sometimes I feel the need to get creative. After all, there's only so many times a person can play pin the tail on the donkey before they start to get bored.

So lately I've been thinking up new and creative bridal shower ideas for the showers coming up this fall, and I thought I would share some of them with you. Enjoy!

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My favorite wedding shower recipes are light, simple, and delicious. Depending on the time of day and the theme, your shower might involve anything from a full meal to a light lunch to a dessert buffet -- but there are some recipes that are always appreciated.

For example, who doesn't love a sweet treat, no matter what time of day? Who can't enjoy a really delicious dip with a veggie platter? If you're looking to cook a roast for twelve, I can't help you out -- but if you want some simple and delicious bridal shower recipes, you're in the right place.

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Deciding on a wedding shower theme is one of the most important steps in the process. The theme dictates everything that follows: invitations, food, decorations, even gifts. When you're looking at shower themes, though, you'll quickly notice that most of them are pretty repetitive. And that can be okay: the important thing is that you focus on the bride. Do that, and everything else will follow.

But if you really want to wow 'em, you'll need more unique wedding shower themes. An easy way to do that is to put a twist on a classic. In this case, take a classic theme -- the standard tea party -- and make it special by adding a magical twist.

Continue reading "A Tea Party Wedding Shower Theme With a Twist" »

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