A small detail: Returning the tux

Ask the best man to drop off the groom's tux after the wedding.You'll have to make sure you get the tux to the best man before you leave for your honeymoon.

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12 Bridal shower activites to try

One of my favorite pre-wedding celebrations is the bridal shower. Here are some unique ideas to try for your next bridal shower.

1. Wisdom of others: There is a company that makes personalized books filled with advice, wisdom or quotes from family and friends. It seems pretty easy to make. You can set-up the book and invite others to contribute to it. Prices range from $10 to $50. www.thewisdomofothers.com.

2. Recipe for love: Pass out wooden spoons and sharpies and ask guests to write down ingredients to a happy marriage. Put them in a utensil holder.

3. Memory lane: Have each guest write down their favorite memory of the bride, the groom or the couple. From childhood memories to milestone moments each card should reflect that bond that each guest has with the couple. Put them in a photo album. 

4. Advice book: Give each guest a pretty notecard and ask them to give the bride advice for the wedding and her marriage. Or, purchase a pretty journal and have each guests write in it.

5. Happy wishes: Give each guest a blank index card and an envelope that has the name of an event, holiday or milestone written on the outside like wedding night, first anniversary, first fight, etc. Each guest will write a useful piece of advice about the occasion on the index card. Give them to the bride to open later.

6. Write the vows: Pass around a sheet of paper that starts with I Emma take you Steve and vow to… Each guest will add a funny line to the sheet, cover their sentence when finished and then pass it to the next person. Once every guest has had a chance to add to the vows, the bride will read them out loud.

7. A quilt for the bride: Set up a table with squares of fabric with shades that match Emma’s living room and fabric pens. Ask each guest to write her initials and a short message on the square. After the shower, a friend or family member can show the squares together into a quilt.

9. Datebook for the bride: Fill a bowl with cards with each of the twelve months after the wedding on the back write an idea for an outing with the bride like meet for lunch, grab drinks, get a pedicure together, etc. Each guest picks a card and writes her name on it. Arrange the cards by month into a booklet so the bride has year’s worth of dates with all the important women in her life.

10. Scrapbook for the bride: Ask each guest to bring a small item that have some significance to the relationship to the bride like photos, ticket stubs, cutouts from magazines, etc. Set up a craft station with an expandable scrapbook, scissors, glue sticks, double-sided tape, stickers, glitter, pens, markers, and other supplies. During the shower, guests can take turns designing their pages to be added to a scrapbook for the bride.

11. Recipe share: Ask each guest to email a recipe card and a note. Put all the recipes together and create a cookbook.

12. Can of dates: Have each guest write down an idea for a date on a piece of paper. Put them in a decorated canister that says can of dates. The bride and groom can pull from them during their first year as newlyweds.

*Photo courtesy of Green Weddings.

A small detail: Number your RSVP cards

You might have guests who will neglect to write their names or who write illegibly on your response cards. Solve this problem by numbering your guest list, then inconspicuously writing the corresponding number on the back of each response card.

A small detail: Thank your party host

Send flowers to their home before the event and follow-up with a thank you note to anyone who hosted a party for you. It's a really nice gesture on your part to thank them for their time and energy hosting a party in your honor. *Photo courtesy of 1800 Flowers.

A small detail: Bring distractions

Have decks of cards, scrabble or wedding bingo to help occupy the bridesmaids while they are waiting for their turn at the mirror.

*Photo courtesy of: KreativeCupcake

A small detail: Old family photos

Display your parents and grandparents wedding pictures on an entry table, creating a sense of history at your wedding and honoring them at the same time. Photos should be in black and white and you should include their names and wedding date. *Photo courtesy of Spott Box.

A small detail: Celebrate with some bubbly

Have a bottle of champagne waiting for you in your chauffeured getaway car. What better way to toast to your new marriage than by clinking flutes of bubbly on the way to your hotel room?

A small detail: Video confessional

Set up a "video confessional booth" at your cocktail hour that allow your guests to deliver a personal message to you. After the wedding the editors can cut and polish the raw footage to make a video guestbook chapter on your wedding DVD.

A small detail: Thank wedding task master

Send anyone that helps with tasks during your wedding preparation (cutting the cake, tending the guest book, etc.) a postcard from your honeymoon. Let them know how much you appreciated their help and how you can't wait to recap the details of your wedding and honeymoon with them. *Photo courtesy of Zazzle.