Do you want to throw a bridal shower so unbelievably fun that your friends will be talking about it for years? Design your bridal shower party theme around the 1920s, when flappers were dancing the Charleston and you had to whisper a "password" to get into your favorite speakeasy.
Invite your guests to dress in flapper costumes with lots of fringe, feather boas, and long pearl necklaces, as well as beaded shawls tied around the hips. Headdresses were very important in the Roaring Twenties and women were wearing turbans, rhinestone tiaras, headbands and cloche hats. (A cloche hat has a basic bell contour with a bulbous crown.) And every smart flapper had a flask that was tucked in her garter for emergencies!
Have your bridal shower in the evening where you can serve wine, champagne, or non-alcoholic cocktails. Mint Juleps were very popular at that time. Surprise your guests by staging a "midnight raid." Invite husbands and boyfriends to come to the house near the end of the party posing as prohibition agents.
Decorate your party with old silent movie pictures from that era. Any poster from movies with Theda Bara, Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle, and especially, Rudolph Valentino, would reflect what everyone was talking about in 1920-1930. Put on the jazz and ragtime music and have a dance contest with dances like the Charleston, the Shimmy and the Black Bottom. Send your flappers home with candy lipstick and fake tattoos and they'll say it was the best bridal shower ever.
Kathleen Mary is the owner of Beautiful Bridal specializing in discount tiaras, veils, bridal and bridesmaid jewelry. Visit our blog for wedding planning tips, advice and information.
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