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> wedding > bridesmaid Cocktails and Lingerie A fun untraditional “lingerie”
shower to honor the bride-to-be!
No boys are allowed tonight.
But the groom will definitely reap the benefits hours after vows
are exchanged!
If your girlfriend is in need of fresh undergarments or lingerie
to “wow” her new husband, you’ll want to skip
the daytime shower full of toasters and cheese graters.
She can get those items from Aunt Jane or Grandma Hilda …
at the other shower!
As the hostess of this celebration, consider an elegant evening
gathering with all her closest girlfriends. Encourage them
to wear their favorite cocktail dress, to bring a pair of panties
reflecting their own style (in the bride’s size), along
with a gift of choice.
When guests arrive, they’ll hang the panties on a clothes
line around the room – not only for fun presentation to
the bride – but for an interactive event later in the evening!
Eventually, the bride-to-be will be challenged to guess who brought
each pair. She’ll take them down one-by-one and place
them in the lap of the assumed giver.
It’ll be fun to see her guesses – but it’ll
be even more fun for her to have 25 new pairs to take home (not
to mention all the other fun gifts)!
If you like to tie everything together, consider using the wedding
colors as the event theme color. If it’s pink, make
sure the cocktail drinks are pink only. You can incorporate
the color many other ways as well … including the color
of the invitations.
For fun invitations, purchase inexpensive blank cards, some vellum
paper, a bow and lace (or a garter). Print a heading on
the vellum, such as “Cocktails and Lingerie in honor of
…” with the rest of the message inside the card.
Punch holes in the top of the card and tie down the vellum with
the bow.
Take your lace and make it look like a garter, wrapping it around
the entire invitation (if you don’t have time to assemble,
buy the garters already made).
Your friends will think you’re an event planner –
and might even hire you in the future!
