Hosting a Co-Ed Wedding Shower
In recent years, there's been a trend to host showers including men and women, to honor both the bride and the groom.
Beverly Clark, in her book, Showers, offers numerous suggestions for a co-ed wedding shower. If this type of shower appeals to you, this article will list numerous suggestions to host a great party. Also it's a good idea to coordinate the event with the best man or maid of honor.
An outdoor barbecue is something that would appeal to both men and women. Hot dogs, hamburgers, beef brisket, potato salad, cole slaw, and baked beans are the usual dishes served at a barbecue. For dessert, why not have banana pudding rather than a cake or pie? Also be sure to have plenty of tea, lemonade, wine, and beer on hand.
This type of wedding shower will obviously be a rather large party, and I see nothing wrong with the hosts asking the guests to help provide food for everybody. Each person can bring a dish, rather like a potluck dinner.
1) Honeymoon Shower. Find out where the bride and groom plan to take their honeymoon and plan your co-ed party with that destination in mind. You can have decorations significant to that country or state, such as a flag, pictures, etc. You could serve ethnic food and play ethnic music. Have your guests bring gifts that will help the couple on their honeymoon, such as luggage, a camera, film, guidebooks, foreign language book, travel grooming kit, first aid kit, foreign currency traveler's checks, and perhaps several people could pitch in and buy a video camera for the bride and groom.
2) Entertaining Shower. This type of shower is geared towards giving the couple items they will need to entertain others in their home. If you are planning a barbecue, how about asking guest to pitch in and buy the couple their own barbecue grill? Other guests could bring tools and utensils necessary for a barbecue. Other gift ideas include bar glasses, wine glasses, wine rack, decanters, electric warming tray, fondue pot, serving trays, ice bucket with tongs, relish dishes, bottle corkscrew, cocktail pitcher, and chips and dip set.
3) Hobby Shower. This is another good theme for a co-ed shower and also for a second-time bride or groom, who already have their home(s) well-stocked with the essentials. Find out what hobbies the bride and groom enjoy and have guests bring gifts specific to those hobbies. A few examples for the groom include fishing rod and tackle, golfing equipment, bowling essentials, tickets to a sports event, etc. Ideas for the bride include scrapbooking supplies, sewing items, gardening accessories, and tickets to a play or concert. If the bride and groom have hobbies in common, such as biking, canoeing, hiking, or skiing, ask your guests to bring gifts that reflect these shared interests.
Whichever theme you choose for your shower, including the groom in the festivites is a wonderful way to celebrate the couple.
How do you make a garden wedding come true? what if the place that you want it is not pretty or look nice or if no flowers are up. I want a garden weddig. how do i do it?
Try having the guests bring stuff that they will need after they get married (such as the BBQ tools). Just because it is only girls doesn’t mean they can’t bring stuff they will both need. Or you could have them just bring gifts, such as their registry items. GOOD LUCK
I am planning to host a BBQ for the bride and all her friends. Its just a girl BBQ, no guys will be coming. I don’t know how to go about it because she is not your typical girly girl. She is more a tomboy so its difficult to deicide what theme and what kind of gifts to get her? Please help me!
Don’t know if you already had the party, but I am also doing a BBQ themed shower and am sending out recipe cards for people to put their favorite summer BBQ recipe (or salad/beverage recipe). Then I purchased a really nice ($30.00) recipe box to put all of the recipes into. You could purchase a less expensive box and do a basket of BBQ spices, rubs, sauces, or tools. Hope you have fun!