Bridal showers are meant to give the bride a happy send-off into married life. Showers don't usually come with a template of activities--it really is up to the bride's friends to show how they are there to support the bride during life's most important moments.
While your friends will be planning your bridal shower, you may also drop hints about your preferences to help them out. Or if you're helping out a friend who's a bride, you might want to explore some bridal shower ideas. Celebrate friendship, love, and the joys of being a woman with the ultimate bridal shower--check out our suggestions below.
No Boys Allowed
A slumber party is a great way to pay tribute to a friendship that's been around since the time you thought boys were gross. This works best as a party for a small, close-knit group, and it's the perfect gathering for a homebody type of bride-to-be who'd rather stay in than go out dancing at a club. You can do all the things you used to do as kids or teenagers--watch movies, play board games, eat junk food, and chat the night away, but with a twist. Play games like the Do-It-Yourself Bridal Gown Game, where you try to make gowns out of paper (with the bride-to-be as the judge), compete in Bridal Shower Charades, or set up a scavenger hunt for the bride-to-be, where she will find her presents at each stage. Then, wind down with a wedding movie marathon accompanied by her favorite snacks.
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Unleash your friend's inner party animal and take her out for drinks and dancing. If the bride-to-be's elder female relatives will be attending, it might be best to rent out a place where all the ladies at the party can have fun without having to deal with noisy, drunk people that none of you know. Clubs like Manor Superclub in Eastwood and Club Bureau in Makati have areas you can rent out for events, or if you're more into music and art, you can try renting out Mag:net Café in Katipunan. You can have fun party games, or dance to a playlist you all will enjoy.
Sing for the Moment
Reveal your bride-to-be friend's hidden talent for singing or just enjoy belting out your favorite tunes by having a videoke night. This can be done at a videoke place like RedBox, since videoke places are great for holding parties--you automatically have a private room with comfortable interiors, and you can order good food and drinks right there. If you have a Magic Sing microphone, you can even hold the videoke party at home. The showering of gifts can be easily fitted into the program--before or after the singing, or even between songs. Videoke is a great tool for bonding, and it's a fun activity for people of all ages.
Chill Out
Any bride would appreciate a day to relax amidst all the stress of planning a wedding. Get a few friends together and treat the bride-to-be to a soothing spa day. There are many spas that accept reservations, like The Spa, and some are open to holding spa parties, such as Asian Massage in Malate. Find a spa that specializes in spa parties which you can hold at a hotel or some other private venue. If renting out an entire spa proves to be too pricey, holding your spa day at home can be just as fun. You can make do-it-yourself facial masks with ingredients from the kitchen and give each other mani-pedis, both great ways to bond with gal pals.
Rollin' with the Homies
What could be better than a road trip with the girls? Give your friend one last adventure as a single girl and celebrate sisterhood, friendship, and the new journey that she's about to embark on. Play bridal shower party versions of different car games, like the 20 Questions guessing game, but instead try to guess random facts about the bride-to-be. Or you can do it the other way around and have the bride guess what each of you will be giving her as gifts, just before she opens them. Car games and countless "Are we there yet?" moments will definitely send her the message that even after she gets hitched, you girls will always be there for her.
