Creating a Bridal Shower Scrapbook

Your best friend from college is getting married. You're the maid of honor. You're thinking there is no way you're going to get her a toaster or blender. Why not make her a bridal shower scrapbook?

Once the invitations are chosen, save one, completely filled out to put at the beginning of the scrapbook. When you send out the invitations, ask each guest to mail you one photo of the bride with the guest, along with a few sentences about how they know the bride, or a special moment they've shared with the bride. Another option is to have paper and pens available at the shower and have all of the guests write their thoughts while at the shower. For those guests who can not attend, it's wonderful to have their photos and thoughts also. Since you want the paper to be acid free and lignin free, consider mailing the paper with the invitations.

Did the bride register at a particular store? Go to the store and take photos of the store, from the outside. If the bride goes with you, take photos of the bride standing outside of the store. If the store has a catalog, take a photo of the store catalog.

If the shower is held in a reception room, take several pictures before your guests arrive. If the shower is held in someone's home, take photos of the outside of the house. Then take some photos of the decorated room prior to everyone arriving.

Are you serving food? If it's prepared ahead of time, take photos of the table with all of the food on it. Did guests bring the food? If so, provide them with paper to write down the recipe, which you can then include in the scrapbook you are making.

When the bride begins opening her gifts, try to take one photo of each gift. Jot down who gave her the gift and try to include a photo of the guest on the same page as the gift photo from that person. Make a point of getting at least one photo of each guest in attendance.

If you play any type of games that involve writing, try to use acid free, lignin free paper so that you can include the game sheets in the scrapbook.

If the bride has thank you notes, include a blank thank you note in the scrapbook, so that she'll have the memory of what notes she used.

Using all of the above suggestions, you can create a very special memory for the bride to be and I guarantee that the bride will appreciate this scrapbook much more than a toaster or blender.

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The Benefits of Online Registry For Bridal Shower Gift Ideas

Can you believe in 2010 brides are still receiving two or three (sometimes more) toasters for a bridal shower gift or wedding gift? Like our mothers and grandmothers, household items were given to the bride to begin setting up their homes. These same gifts are given today; however, the internet has made registering or shopping for a gift much easier than it was when our grandmother's were married.

Not so long ago registering for a wedding meant going to the store and walking the isles for hours with a clip board and pen in hand writing your entire registry. Worse yet, you had to trudge through more than one store repeating the process.

Today registering for wedding gifts is so much easier and fun for both the bride and groom. While some of the most common wedding gifts are still household items such as linens, cookware, and home decor items, now couples are registering for games, camping equipment and grocery items. Couples are creating a more personal and unique registry list reflecting their styles and tastes.

With the flood of mega stores, the need to register at multiple stores is becoming a thing of the past. Most large stores have online registering and have become the most popular way of registering. Registering online is similar to traditional registry, with added benefits. Registering online reduces the stress of walking down isle after isle at the stores trying to decide on the items needed. The ability to add, delete and change quantities quickly and easily and the privacy of registering at home are just some of the benefits of registering online.

Shoppers also appreciate the ease of searching a gift and ultimately purchasing gifts online. Today, most family members live farther apart, and have to travel to both the bridal shower and wedding. Some, because of distance, cannot even attend the event, making online shopping the most convenient method of gift giving available. With our busy lifestyles, finding time to get to the store, searching the registry for a gift, and trying to locate the exact item on the list is very stressful. Shoppers can simply browse the registry with a few simple clicks in the privacy of their own homes and purchase a gift with ease.

Many guests prefer to look for a more unique gift, something that is more personal, and not necessarily a need but more of a want. Some guest, especially out of town guest that cannot attend the event may send something not on a registry. Some of the most popular non-traditional gifts being sent are custom gift baskets. With the stress of planning a wedding, there is little time to relax as the big day gets closer. Thus, spa gift baskets are becoming a popular gift for the bride-to-be and make for a unique bridal shower gift idea.

When you cannot decide on a gift for a couple that has a filled registry, think of sending a custom gift basket, or spa gift baskets to encourage them to relax as the big event gets closer.

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