Bridal Shower Party - 4 Great Decorating Ideas

The bridal shower party is traditionally the last party a bride goes to as a single woman. It is also a party that celebrates her past and present life along with her future as a bride and wife.

If you're throwing a bridal shower party, it's always a great idea to plan ahead, preferably at least two weeks before. This gives you enough time to send out the invites, order what you'll need for the party and put up the necessary decorations.

To help you with your bridal shower decorating activity, here are some great ideas you can try:

1. Go for simplicity

Simple doesn't have to mean dull and lifeless. When done correctly, it can also create a stunning and elegant look for your bridal shower decorations. Use pure white for table cloths, napkins, candles, curtains and balloons. It's clean, fresh and makes any room sunny and inviting. Once you've set the mood, create splashes of great color on the table setting, utensils, balloons and other accents. Use gold, silver or cobalt and jade for a rich texture.

2. Not one to go for purity? Go for color instead

The right use of color brings life and the right kind of ambience for the bridal shower party. Choose decorations based on the color scheme of the wedding or on the bride's favorite color. If you can't find a room with the right color, choose one with a basic color like white or pale beige and then use color for the accents and the decors.

3. Try sexy decors

Why not try bordello-inspired decors for your bridal shower party? Put up brightly-colored chiffon drapes or use silk hangings to decorate the walls. Place floating candles on shallow dishes in different parts of the room and place elaborately-designed pillows on the sofa and larger ones on the floor. Think rich and voluptuous and go for curvy vases and table decors in deep colors.

4. A shower in full bloom

When it comes to bridal shower decorations, you can't go wrong with flowers. They look especially nice whether you're having a shower party outdoors or indoors. Use flowers that are in season so you can buy in bulk. That way, you can go overboard and never run out of blooms. Use roses, daisies, carnations, lilies and lily of the valley or combine different flowers to create a stunning effect.

Tie a bunch of flowers and use them to decorate curtains or place large fish bowls filled with water and submerge cut flower heads in them. Spread petals on the sofa, over the table cloth and on the floor. They make the room look beautiful and infuse the area with a wonderful scent.