{"id":317,"date":"2019-02-19T03:02:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T08:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/?p=317"},"modified":"2025-02-10T10:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:03:04","slug":"what-happens-at-a-bridal-shower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/what-happens-at-a-bridal-shower\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens at a bridal shower?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you invited to your first bridal shower and not sure what to expect? No worries! Bridal showers are celebrations dedicated to the bride-to-be. Your first bridal shower could be a little nerve-racking when don\u2019t know what you will be doing. Here are some typical things that happen at bridal showers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 4 stages of bridal showers and I will go through each in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Stage 1 – Arrivals and Greetings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the beginning stage of bridal showers, there will be guests arriving. Be sure to leave your gift the gift table and if there is a guest book, be sure to sign it. This will ensure that you get a thank you letter from the bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During this stage, you\u2019ll introduce yourself or be introduced to others. There may be some light refreshments for you to enjoy. The hostess may come up with some icebreakers to get everyone interacting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2- Food and Drinks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In stage 2, this is a chance to eat and chat with other guests. Before the meal, the hostess may make an announcement or say a prayer.\u00a0 If it is a full meal, showers may have the desserts left fourth after the bride opens her gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 3 – Games and Gifts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In Stage 3, bridal shower games are usually first. There are 3 to 5 things that will be played. The games may be in teams or have individual players. There will be prizes for the winners of the games. Depending on the number of gifts, the timing for the games will vary. If there are a lot of gifts for the bride to open., then the hostess may cut the games short so that the bride can get to open all of her gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 4- Pictures, Departures and Party Favors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once all the gifts are opened, the hostess will thank everyone for coming and dismiss them for the final activities. If there is a photo booth or frame area, be sure to take pictures with the bride, hostess and other guests that you had a good time with. There should be an area where you could take party favors. This is a way to say thank you for attending the shower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All in all, you could expect food, fun and gifts (well \u2026. for the bride). Be sure to enjoy all the stages of the bridal shower!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who\u2019s bridal shower will you be attending?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to come back and comment if this article is\naccurate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you invited to your first bridal shower and not sure what to expect? No worries! Bridal showers are celebrations dedicated to the bride-to-be. Your first bridal shower could be a little nerve-racking when don\u2019t know what you will be doing. Here are some typical things that happen at bridal showers. There are 4 stages…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,120,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice","category-bridal-shower","category-planning"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":12,"label":"Advice"},{"value":120,"label":"Bridal Shower"},{"value":5,"label":"Planning"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/asad-atoll-biology-169191-1-1024x682.jpg",1024,682,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Tyshawna","author_link":"\/about\/"},"comment_info":"","category_info":[{"term_id":12,"name":"Advice","slug":"advice","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":12,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":75,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":12,"category_count":75,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Advice","category_nicename":"advice","category_parent":0},{"term_id":120,"name":"Bridal Shower","slug":"bridal-shower","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":120,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Ultimate source of inspiration with our unique bridal shower themes, creative decoration ideas, and thoughtful gift suggestions. Learn the essentials of bridal shower etiquette, discover fun and engaging games, and explore much more to ensure your event is memorable and enjoyable.","parent":0,"count":181,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":120,"category_count":181,"category_description":"Ultimate source of inspiration with our unique bridal shower themes, creative decoration ideas, and thoughtful gift suggestions. Learn the essentials of bridal shower etiquette, discover fun and engaging games, and explore much more to ensure your event is memorable and enjoyable.","cat_name":"Bridal Shower","category_nicename":"bridal-shower","category_parent":0},{"term_id":5,"name":"Planning","slug":"planning","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":61,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5,"category_count":61,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Planning","category_nicename":"planning","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20997,"href":"https:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317\/revisions\/20997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridalshower101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}