How to Host a Bang Up Bridal Brunch
INSIDE: HOW TO HOST A BANG UP BRIDAL BRUNCH THE DAY BEFORE THE WEDDING
Today, on the lifestyles of the always busy, we are going to share this amazing idea. Have a bridal shower the day before the wedding…..the bride wanted what the bride wanted, and so she got it.
Using my event planning guide, we started the plan about 6 weeks before the wedding.
1 – Theme
Know your bride. Pink and gold? Greenery? Diamonds? Glitter? Flowers?
Check out Pinterest for some ideas.
2 – Location
The majority of the wedding guests were travelers and staying at a hotel arranged by the bride and groom. Trying to keep it simple for everyone, we decided to book a small conference room at the hotel so the shower guests did not have far to travel either.
This comes into play again later……
3 – Date
Since almost everyone was traveling to the wedding, we decided the best way to get everyone in one place was to have the shower the day before the wedding.
***We learned this trick many years ago, when you live in a place that people like to vacation, it is a safe bet that they will come a few days early and stay a few days after the wedding. It is a win-win in these situations.
4 – Invitation
I found this absolutely beautiful, fully customizable invitation on Etsy here. I asked the bride to come up with a list, with addresses, of people she wanted to invite.
Once she sent me the list, I added the names and addresses to an Avery template and printed out address labels using these. Truth be told, I always have these on hand – they are handy for all sorts of mailings.
5 – Decorations
We decorated the tables with the runners, placed a circle of garland in the middle of the table, and added the glass vases in the middle of those. Once we filled the vases with water, we added the gold vines and floating candles.
FYI – the bride actually used the runners on cocktail tables at the reception too – perfect for all sorts of things.
6 – Food
Remember when I said the hotel conference room would come into play again…..here it is –
They CATERED the whole thing.
Thankfully, I was able to meet with them before (cause I live here 
) and decide on a simple brunch menu. We had quiche, biscuits and gravy, fried chicken with mini waffles, fruit, vegetables, and even some small cheesecake desserts.
***Regrettably, I have no pictures of this – probably because I was a little busy but it was amazing, and I am SOOO thankful we did not have to cook in addition to set up etc.
The other MAJOR part of this shindig was the MIMOSA bar!!!
I bought the gold frame and used the greenery side of the Bubbly Bar sign. Because the hotel catered, they also had to supply the alcohol. So they pre-made the mimosas but brought out some cranberry and apple juice – I assume it was for the non-drinkers but we also added some to the mimosas.
7 – Games and bags (no goody bags only winners bags)
We did not want to spend the whole party playing silly games, so we picked 2 games.
Wedding traditions and Love songs
The winners got a bag full of bride and groom themed favorites (bourbon and bacardi with mixers, as well as travel necessities – downy spray, spray deodorant, hand held fan, and water bottles). We had more than one winner for each, so we made sure to have plenty of winners bags.
Let me know about your bridal shower brunch ideas!
Happy partying,
