Planning my sister’s bridal shower was an amazing experience! I had such a great time thinking up creative ways to make her laugh and making things look pretty is always fun for me!
For the venue, I originally wanted to have it at a nice restaurant, but that was proving too expensive. I tried to find smaller venues, but then I would’ve needed to rent a bunch of other stuff. Wishing that I was no longer a law student with zero income didn’t solve matters, so we decided to have it at one of the bridesmaid’s houses. The house was big enough for 30 people and it was on the lake, so I knew we’d get some nice pictures.
For food, I didn’t really want to go through the trouble of making it myself. I love to cook, but it was too nerve wracking, so I called my wedding caterer and asked for a brunch menu. I ordered two salads, three types of sandwiches (turkey, tuna and veggie) and a dessert tray. I also ordered a delicious cake from a gourmet house located downtown. For drinks, the hostess made sangria and champagne sangria which was delicious. I also bought Pellegrino and spring water for those on a diet. 
For decor, I tried to keep it simple and elegant. I knew I wanted to display pictures of them and I wanted at least 2 flower arrangements. I also bought wood letters that spelled Sarah, and spray painted them this coral color. I also found a really cute planter and decided to make a candy tree out of it. I had seen a picture of this on a blog (sorry, I can’t remember) and it was really cute. It took A LOT of time, and no one really touched it, so in retrospect I probably went overboard making it, but still it was cute! I also tried my hand at tissue paper pomanders, they were cute but not as cute as I wanted. I think higher quality tissue, a glue gun and flower ball would have worked better.
Every bridal shower has to have some games or some other form of entertainment. It was tough because I know some people find them dreadfully boring, but I tried to add a lot of humor and I think it worked.
The flow of the bridal shower went like this: I had the guests arrive at noon, Sarah arrived at 12:30, and then we sort of mingled. I had put out a cheese tray to the girls had something to munch on. Afterwards we had lunch, and then played our first game. We then moved to another game but this one was a quiz for Sarah, and then started opening gifts. The shower lasted about 4 hours.
