Give the guests their own lei when they arrive at the shower.
Throwing a bridal shower gives the future bride a chance to relax and have fun with her friends and family members before the big day. Modern-day couples are even throwing co-ed bridal showers, which becomes more of a party for everyone rather than one only for the girls. Fun ideas for co-ed bridal showers include a luau. Celebrate a couple's union together by relaxing in a casual setting and spending the day outside in the fresh air rather than stuck inside a stuffy room.
Games
Use a combination of games for couples and those coming solo to the bridal shower. For couples, host events like a coconut race where they have to pass a coconut back and forth without using their hands. Ask your guests to get into the spirit of the event and show up in authentic luau outfits, including grass skirts and Hawaiian print shirts. Then let your guests vote on who looks the best. Use traditional Hawaiian music or classic rock and roll, and host your own limbo contest. All it takes is a rod, such as a broomstick, and two people to hold it. End the night with a spear-throwing contest, using lawn darts or plastic spears. Encourage guests to throw the spear as far as possible to symbolize the bride and groom going the distance in their upcoming marriage.
Invitations
Make your invitations fit the luau theme by using pictures of leis, brightly colored flowers, sunsets and even tiki idols. Use a phrase or saying that fits your shower theme. WeddingDetails.com suggests using "dive" as a metaphor for how the couple is diving into a relationship, which also fits the theme of an outdoor bridal shower. Add a few grains of sand to each invitation to let your guests know that you're throwing a more relaxed wedding shower.
Decorations
Set aside one area of the party as a backdrop for pictures. Paint a large mural with blue paint to simulate the look of a perfect sky, and add a few white clouds. Arrange flowers around the base of the mural and add a few lawn chairs for guests to relax. Encourage friends and family to take pictures here and make it part of your decorating scheme. Use tiki torches around the outside edges of the shower area to provide light and keep the bugs away--an important thing to remember if you plan on entertaining guests after the sun goes down.
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