Reviews (2)

great ideas
This book offers great ideas for shower themes, favors, games, menus, etc. including pictures and step-by-step instructions.I highly recommend it to anyone looking for some trendy wedding shower ideas.

Beautiful ideas!
I don't know about you, but most of the bridal shower books I found before this all seemed to have the same old tired stuff.FINALLY someone came up with some beautiful, orginal ideas!The invitations, favors, and decorations in this book are really very creative and pretty, and most are fairly easy to make.She offers menu ideas, recipes, and activities that go with each party theme.I really liked the way she used color in her themes.I also liked the full-page color photos for each theme, and the step-by step instructions also had a photo for EACH step.Vey nicely done!Ms. Dewberry, if you are reading this -- I'd love to see a book on creative BABY showers as well! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Entertaining - Party Planning    2. Reference    3. Showers (Parties)    4. Weddings    5. Parties   

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Useful on many levels
This is a great book for someone who's never been a bridesmaid before (like me).There were a lot of practical hints about what kinds of events you'll need to set up and attend and how much you may end up spending and so on.I do have the occasional quarrel -- Ms. Rung says being pregnant is not an acceptable excuse for bowing out of a wedding party, which I completely disagree with, and I also thought her estimates on what a bridesmaids' dress and accoutrements might cost were frequently low -- but overall, this book is an easy read and often funny too.There is also a lot of repetition, which is probably geared towards those who are only going to read a few chapters.
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Subjects:  1. Bridesmaids    2. Manners And Customs    3. Marriage    4. Reference    5. Wedding etiquette    6. Weddings    7. Customs & folklore    8. Family & relationships   

Reviews (5)

GREAT!
This has so many awesome ideas for a bridal shower.I love it.

Send it to a bridesmaid
I purchased for my maid of honor and sent it to her without looking. She is really excited about some of the ideas she found. She recommends this book.

RECOMMEND to all Bridal Shower Prospectives
I knew nothing... Really!!!! Never been to a shower - much less thrown a shower... and I got the most INCREDIBLE ideas from this book. It's diverse in the MULTITUDE ideas and extremely well laid-out.This allows you to pick-and-choose from the vast amount of info - to soot your and (especially) your BRIDE-TO-BE's taste's.Oh my gosh.. there are even quotes on what has happened to people before - so you won't be re-inventing the wheel ! Just awesome.. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Entertaining    2. Entertaining - Party Planning    3. Reference    4. Showers (Parties)    5. Weddings    6. Reference / Weddings   

Reviews (4)

Games tailored for everyone: young, old, wild and tame!
Thanks Joan!I found the book superbly useful. I used it during my sister's wedding shower, and not only were the games suitable for the younger crowd, they were also very popular with the older aunties and mommys!It helped break the age barrier, and allowed everyone in the party to feel included.I can't wait to play the games on the bride and the groom during the wedding!

Great fun!
I MC'd a wedding this summer, and used a number of the ideas from the book for at the reception.Everyone had a blast!What a great way to liven up the usual drudgery.Thanks to Joan!

Zany, simple, exuberant fun
In 100+ Wedding Games: Fun & Laughs For Bachelorette Parties, Showers & Receptions, Joan Wai offers a wonderful wealth of crowd-friendly games perfect for entertaining at bachelorette parties, showers, receptions, and more. The games are organized in thematically appropriate sections: Speed Games (Armful of Babies, Toilet Paper Gowns, Mushy Love); Sit Down Games (Bridal Bingo, Honeymoon Hoots, Kiss & Make-Up); Memory/Word Games (Best Friend vs. The Groom, Love Letter, Wedding Scramble); Active Games (Capture the Bride, Gossip Session, Kiss the Pig); Fun Activities (Call for a Kiss, Address an Envelope, Pantry Introductions); Pranks (Hen Party, The Incredible Teddy, Jeepers Peepers); and an Appendix (Trivia Questions, Bridal/Guest Bingo Card, Prize Ideas). Many of these games are recommended for an all-gal gathering, but some are coed, and all are zany, simple, exuberant fun, and highly recommended! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Games/Puzzles    2. Reference / Weddings    3. Games    4. Party Games    5. Reference    6. Showers (Parties)    7. Wedding Planning    8. Weddings   

Reviews (3)

Not very helpful or unique
I simply did not feel that this book was very helpful or unique.I would not recommend it.

Great Attention to Detail
If you are detail oriented and would like to throw a beautiful shower, this is the perfect book,it contains recipes, themes for parties (including all budgets. Unique Game ideas, how to make favors or what to buy,decorating tips,allare unique and interesting. Some of the themes areLingerie, Linen, Time-of-day, honeymoon, and around the world. Also has adetailed planner to help you budget, and get it done in time. I was veryimpressed by the book. It contains lots of information. Very good games,unlike THE BEST BRIDAL SHOWER PARTY GAME BOOK which is more for olderadults, these games are fun for all ages at the shower.Good suggestions forcouples as well as all women showers. Also good ideas for interestinginvitations.I highly recommend this book,It has helped me immensly inplanning a wedding shower. It also contains ideas for gifts to winners ofthe games. Best of Luck!

Great Attention to Detail
If you are detail oriented and would like to throw a beautiful shower, this is the perfect book,it contains recipes, themes for parties (including all budgets. Unique Game ideas, how to make favors or what to buy,decorating tips,allare unique and interesting. Some of the themes areLingerie, Linen, Time-of-day, honeymoon, and around the world. Also has adetailed planner to help you budget, and get it done in time. I was veryimpressed by the book. It contains lots of information. Very good games,unlike THE BEST BRIDAL SHOWER PARTY GAME BOOK which is more for olderadults, these games are fun for all ages at the shower.Good suggestions forcouples as well as all women showers. Also good ideas for interestinginvitations.I highly recommend this book,It has helped me immensly inplanning a wedding shower. It also contains ideas for gifts to winners ofthe games. Best of Luck! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Love / Sex / Marriage    2. Reference    3. Showers (Parties)    4. Weddings   

Reviews (5)

Perfect bridal shower item
I just got the book and I LOVE it. It is a hard shell spiral bound book. Great illustration and color on each page. This is exactly what I wanted. A place to describe the shower, place for guests to sign in, place for you to write gifts recieved and by who. Place for guests to leave advice. And places for pictures. I would recommend this book to any brides or bridesmaids.

Bridal Shower Keepsake
This is the best one that I have seen.I bought one last year for my Husband's Cousin's Bridal Shower that I gave, and she loved it.It has so many pages to write things down, attach pictures and keepsakes (i.e. napkins, favors, etc), write the guest list, menu, games, helpful marriage tips, etc.I bought this one for my Sister's Bridal Shower, and I know she's going to love it too.

Lovely little book!
I bought this shower book for my sister. She absolutely loved it! It is a nice keepsake for her! It includes pages to set the scene, include an invite, many photos, guests, gifts, etc.
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Subjects:  1. Blank Books / Diaries / Memory Books    2. Blank Books/Journals    3. Non-Classifiable    4. Weddings   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Indoor games    3. Reference    4. Showers (Parties)    5. Weddings    6. BG-TRANSPORTATION - BG-AUTO    7. Reference / Weddings   

Reviews (3)

Great resource for a different kind of shower
Very short, small book, but packed with a wealth of knowledge.Great ideas for various on typical showers like a soul found pot luck shower.Good list of games.I was able to find a nice list of R & B love songs (which I could not find in any other shower book) and things like that.Author does tend to put an emphasize on kwanzaa, which can either be an interesting spin on the holiday (if say the bride to be has applied to the principals to her everyday live and most of the guest understand them), but can be a little confusing if you don't understand the meaning.I would recommend this book for anyone looking for rich, cultural ideas to add or created for thier shower

A Cultural Treasure
This small book fills a large void.Ms. Evans' book is the first of its kind aimed at the African American Bride preparing for her wedding.The book has ideas to create unique and fun pre-wedding celebrations.I am excited for Ms. Evans as the first to fill this void so elegantly.

A long time coming.....
I discovered this book by accident and absolutely enjoyed it!Although geared mainly towards African-Americans, this book is perfect and long-overdue for any culture-based bridal shower.I loved the detailed planning ideas the book offers.This is definitely a treasure!We want more!!! ... Read more

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Not very impressed.
I purchased this book for fun and unique ideas for a bridal shower, but I found the suggestions to be neither fun nor unique.I was particularly interested in the games section, but the book only gave 3 examples, which I thought were all very lame and juvenile.I think that my 16 year old brother could have come up with better ideas than this book did. ... Read more

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Reviews (3)

Nice
This book was a nice addition to other books that I purchased on planning a wedding shower.

Great for beginners
When my sister announced that she's getting married, I announced that I'd love to throw her a shower. I'd never thrown a wedding shower before, and I needed to find something to help me plan one--fast! I was pleased with Ms. Cooke's "Best Baby Shower Book" that I'd bought to plan my friend's baby shower a couple of months before, so I thought I'd try her again. I wasn't disappointed. This book offers instructions and tips for throwing fun parties in a straight-forward way, and none of the parties seemed overwhelming to plan or impossible to pull off. The theme I chose was fun to plan, and the party was a blast. This book is a new edition, and it seems as if the problems with the previous edition mentioned in the previous review were addressed.

SHOWER BOOK FAILS
I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS BOOK. THE GAME SUGESTIONS WERE TIRED AND ONE DOESN'T NEED SEVERAL COPIES OF GAME FORMS TO WASTE PAGES. MENUS WERE NOT INNOVATIVE,IN FACT,NOTHING WAS. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Entertaining    2. Entertaining - Party Planning    3. Family/Marriage    4. Marriage    5. Reference    6. Showers (Parties)    7. Weddings    8. Reference / Weddings   

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meant for an older crowd
This is a deck of cards, not a book.The questions are tailored for a generation or 2 before us.Not recommended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cards - Playing / Tarot    2. Games    3. Games/Puzzles    4. General    5. Trivia    6. Games / General   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Social Science    3. Sociology    4. Women's Studies - General    5. Customs    6. Marriage    7. USA    8. Women's studies   

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Not for a younger crowd
This is a book that only contains game sheets, no writing or suggestions.The games are for a mostly older crowd. I'm 21, and most of the games involve questions that if you haven't been around long enough could not bevery easy for example One game called famous couples your supposed to writein names of partner some people listed: George burns,Napoleon Bonaparte,Laura Ingalls. Some good Ideas for games but not for a younger group ofpeople. I think I will only use one game out of the 8 listed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Entertaining - Party Planning    3. General    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Love / Sex / Marriage    6. Weddings    7. Humor / General   

Reviews (3)

Great Information for Planning and Hosting a Variety of Successful Showers
The information in this book is very thorough, covering the many different types of showers.The timeline planner/checklist is very helpful in staying on track and not missing important details such as mailing invitations in a timely manner.Wonderful recipes are included for desserts, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and main course items.The detail in each section of the book is excellent.For example, the chapter covering "Bridal Shower Themes" not only gives clever themes, but also includes extensive lists of gift suggestions.
Lacks pictures
I thought the information was helpful in that it provided a detailed planner, but I would have preferred some pictures. I enjoy getting ideas from actual pictures and there are none in this book, just a few verysimple drawings.

Gives very basic information for a bridal shower.
I purchased the book for help planning a baby shower.There is very little information for baby showers.Most of the book (about 3/4) is devoted to bridal showers.For this reason, the title is very misleading. ... Read more

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The Husband's Funny Bride Guide
Here's the deal; my bride-to-be bought fifteen different bride and marriage books thinking they would help in planning the big day.Guess again!All the books had different covers and authors but all had the same materials in them, not one differed from the other. Come on, what good is that??
Not funny at all....
This book was a pain to get through, even though it was so small.I do not feel that the "guide" provided me with any information that I did not already know, which was what I hoped to get from it.Also, I could not even imagine using the gift receiving section, as the possible responses ranged from childish to just plain stupid.I really wanted to like this book, but I could not.Instead, the book that I got my fiance, Peter van Dijk's "The Clueless Groom's Guide," was much more informative, not to mention funnier.

The Funny Bride Guide
This is an excellant book. My favorite part was how to responed to opening a gift you disliked. The chapter on flowers was informative. Also planning if you should feed each other after cutting the cake is a big help. This book should be in the hands of every bride. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Gifts    2. Humor    3. Planning    4. Reference / Weddings    5. Showers (Parties)    6. Wedding Planning    7. Weddings   

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What I wanted
I wanted just a simple guest book to write down all the gifts the bride was getting and this book was perfect for it.

a quaint bridal journal/diary keepsake
Bridal Shower Memories is a quaint bridal journal/diary keepsake for the engaged gal. There is a charming story about the history of the bridal shower to start you off. Plenty of space to write down guests names and addresses, gifts and more. For years to come, you'll have fun reading words of advice from those attending. Bring this journal out again to share with your own grown children when they decide to wed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Blank Books/Journals    2. Bridal books    3. Indoor Games    4. Reference    5. Showers (Parties)    6. Weddings    7. Reference / Weddings   

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Fun and Helpful
This little book has gotten me through two weddings and have started scouring its contents for ideas for a third shower!!I found it totally wonderful in its innovative ideas and overall helpful info.

Not recommended.
I got this book in hopes that it would give me ideas that are unique and plentiful.I did not find this here.It's not a nuts and bolts book - and is a little strange in it's layout.It unfortunately didn't help me at all, and I had to go out and buy different one that was much more helpful and had lots of more ideas.

Helps with Ideas
This book gives you ideas about showers and a very general overview of the basics of throwing a shower. I was left having to find answers to my questions elsewhere, even as a second time bridesmaid. I have found thebest info on showers using web searches and Martha Stewart(as much as shecan be annoying) had great, very original shower ideas and information. ... Read more

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Not recommended for Showers.
I did not find the information that I was looking for in this book.It gave general information, but I was not satisfied with the 'guts' of throwing a shower.I did find another book which was more indepth (although out of courtesy I will not mention it here.)I was looking for specific ideas on a variety of things in a shower and was disappointed.Good luck with your event.

This how-to handbook is a must.
For those with little or no party-planning experience, this splendid how-to handbook is a must.One section of the book is devoted to the best way to work with party suppliers and how to find easily what you need tomake your party special. ... Read more

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Not EVERYTHING. Not recommended.Keep Looking.
This book has nothing new, it's a bore with ideas and structure. I was looking for new games, ideas, etc. - and I found none.I would recommend you keep looking around until you find a book that can really help you be unique, anyone can throw the same old bridal shower.Save your money for something helpful.

Only book necessary for a great shower!
So unless you're Martha Stewart and already know all this stuff, this book is like one-stop-shopping for people who will be throwing a wedding shower.I really appreciated the check lists, schedules, even recipes in this book.It's got a touch of humor, it's well organized and it made me throw a way more fabulous shower than I could have if I hadn't had it to reference.Very useful book.Strongly suggest you buy it. ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Entertaining - Party Planning    2. Planning    3. Reference    4. Showers (Parties)    5. Social Science    6. Sociology    7. Sociology - General    8. United States    9. Weddings    10. Parties    11. Entertaining