Shower Ideas

Did you know that the first bridal shower was said to originate from the tradition of giving dowry? In the old days, if the groom’s family cannot afford to give dowry, the friends of the bride to be will do it for them. The friends would gather and gift the bride precious trinkets and jewels that will serve as the family’s future heirloom.

Today, the context of this gift – giving changed a bit. The gifts that a bride receives during the shower are not replacements of the dowry but they are practical things that a bride can use throughout the entire marriage.

So if you have just been invited to a bridal shower and you are looking for the perfect gift, here are a few bridal shower gift ideas that you may want to keep in mind.

1.Lingerie and Intimate Apparels
These gifts are staples in almost any wedding shower. They are perfect for the intimate moments that the newlyweds will spend together.

2.Scrapbooking Materials
People would always say that a wedding is the most important and most photographed event in a woman’s life. As such, it is but right for the bride and her friends to immortalize these moments on the pages of scrapbooks and albums.

3.Honeymoon Gift Basket for Him and Her
This is one of the more popular bridal shower gift ideas that are not only wonderful to look at but functional and practical as well. These are best to be given if the couple would spend their honeymoon on a warm and sunny beach somewhere out of town.

The common contents of these baskets are towels, moisturizing soaps, lotions, sun blocks and other toiletries. If you want to save up some money and customize the basket according to what you think the couple needs, you can pick up the items one by one and finish off by arranging them artistically in a unique basket.

4.A Cookbook or Books About the Married Life
These bridal shower gift ideas can be useful to help your friend to transition from being a single woman to a dutiful wife.