Couple's Bridal Shower

A very fun game to play is to video tape the groom answering questions and play it back at the shower. Pause it after you ask the question and the bride answers. Like the newlywed game. You can make it a game for all by having them guess how many responses will match etc. Guaranteed to get some laughs!

When my husband and I got married, my relatives threw a couples shower for our friends. It was the most fun shower I have ever been to! It was in their backyard in the summer. They did appetizers and martini bar outside. Then they served dinner inside, where we opened presents. Then after presents was dessert (inside) and then a bonfire outside until the wee hours of the night. Total blast. It doesn't have to be a fancy party. Just invite their friends and serve great food and drink. Don't play any silly shower games because men hate that stuff. The last thing you want is for the men to get grumpy and turn on the game. Check out the Martha Stuart website for decor and table setting ideas. Her stuff is clever and usually pretty easy. Have fun!

T.; yes i have thrown one, of these, and it was alot of fun, the games we did, were not much, we had a cookout, and had a freind who could sing really well, a love song and it turned out realy nice, many enjoyed, it and i think we had word searches, and others and opening of gifts, and cake, just had a good time, of it all, this worked out well, with our set of freinds, and all enjoyed it, have fun and enjoy , or you can do couple activities, such as dress up your wife with a roll of toilet paper, to make her look like a bride, and it was judged by the new bride to be, etc, or the other way ,dress your man in a tux, and groom to judge, anyway have fun and enjoy it, D. s

We had a couples bridal shower for my daughter when she got married in 2005. We played games, that included the men, and had prizes for both sexes.. the men had lots of fun, and Her hubby enjoyed opening the presents with her.. There are games, on the internet just look up bridal games, / couples.. We seen how many words we could make out of Angela and rob are getting hitched.. or some other sentence about the bride and groom..
any how that is just an idea.. Good luck..

I threw a bridal shower last summer and did gift cards to restaurants for the theme, the happpy couple got to go out for dinner many times after they were married to some great places :) If you want to cut down on the amount of things you have to do make it a drink and appy party and have people bring an appy to share.

I went to one couple's baby shower. It was very formal, full meal, this one was catered, etc. The gifts were wrapped and we all watched them open them. There was one game I believe, but it was just like a door prize or something like that and the winner had something taped to their plate, no big deal.

I think that just like any other shower, you need to look at who the mom and dad are and do what suits them. This person whose I went to, wanted to throw me the same type of shower and I had to step in and mediate between the two people throwing it and tell her I didn't want it. That was a very difficult thing to do, so please do what they would want, not what you think you should.

My husband and I had a couples shower in 1998. We had a catered garden event souds expensive but it was not....we hired a local culinary school and held it in the large garden backyard of a relative. We played games like How much do you know about the couple, and gave away prizes to the eldest realative, Non related friend that has known them the longest, and the couple married the longest. We also had each couple write words of encouragement on a particular topic (finances,disagreements, childrearing, decision making, romance, ect.) which were then bound by topic in a Wisdom Binder and given to us by our hosts/hostesses. Make the event fun and light so that the men have a good time to...

What about a BBQ or a wine/cheese, appetizers party at night. If in the summer you could do either outside. I wouldn't plan any games if it is a couples shower and I would seriously consider not having them open all the gifts (the guys will be bored). You could get a large photo and one of those write on frames for everyone to sign.

I agree with the previous poster. I have been to showers where they request that you bring the gifts unwrapped so that people can see what you brought (plus, it saves paper and time). Then I would just have drinks and appetizers and make it a social event. (Almost like an engagement party).

Enjoy!

My sisters in law threw my husband and me a couples shower before our wedding. They planned it like a typical dinner party. The only game we played was something along the lines of how well do you know the couple (so that both the men and women could be involved). Since your event will be near the end of summer, an outdoor BBQ on a Friday or Saturday night would be a lot of fun. And, remember, it doesn't have to be JUST for couples - be sure to invite single friends too (and just let them bring dates if they'd like). We had both at our shower and it was a blast.

Hi T., I did that once and alot of men still have this idea that showers are for women so it is hard to get them to participate. I would ask all the guys first and get their response before I totally planned it. Some women didn't come because their husbands didn't come.

Here is an idea I did for a friend that was very fun. A few of us got together and wrote a fun story using product names. The story was funny/cute about a couple. (Mr. Clean wisked the bride to be away etc.) Underline the products in the story, Mr. Clean and Wisk for example) In the invitations you assign each invited person a product from the story. When you read the story during the party the person brings it up to the couple. The couple receives all these household products to start their home. Give them a basket to collect things in. The hard part is making sure everyone shows up with their assigned items, a good RSVP system is needed.

Or the traditional couples shower where the women gets women things and the guy get yard stuff, tools etc. can be done.

Have fun!

I have thrown a couples wedding shower before, however, I called it a shower/thunderstorm. All the guys brought something for the groom, there was everything from tools to sexual stuff. It was a good laugh all around. The the women brought stuff for the bride. Again, it was a mix of gifts. As far as the meal, I just assigned each couple to bring something (we all have known eachother for quite a while so this was exceptable). I made the main dish because it was at my house and then the other couples filled in the crack with desserts, drinks, snacks/chips, plates, cups, etc. We didn't really play any games, it was more a social get together. Everyone had a great time and it was very laid back. Good luck with it.

You have to be careful to include the boys at this kind of shower. I have been to couples showers where the men end up sitting at a bar and become pack mules for the "loot." It doesn't seem like fun for the men.
I would have "couples" games, like "The Newlywed Game..." Funny questions, blushing and giggles all around. You also might want to think about a photo booth or having something fun for the couples to take part in together that they can actually bring home as a memento of the fun that day.

Someone threw us a Couple's Shower. The 'theme' was entertainment, so people got creative: games, movies, bar supplies, liquor, glasses, etc.

We didn't 'do' anything, but in the summer, how about a barbecue (could even be a theme) with outdoor games: volleyball, bocce, croquet, badminton...these could all be given to the guests of honor, too.

Have fun!

My brother and his wife had a couples shower for his wedding and what my mom and I did for him was do a Basket shower. Each couple chooses a room or theme and fills a basket with Bathroom stuff, Bedroom stuff (sex stuff), kitchen things, laundry things, tools, a spice basket, etc... anything you can think of and then the guys are kind of involved, if they went shopping with their wife or girlfriend to fill the basket... just an idea that was fun when we did it.