This was the second dessert for this weekend’s bridal shower. As we went with the love/sex theme for the desserts we decided that whoopie pies would make a good co-pilot for the pinneapple delight. The placecard says “let’s make whoopie.”
Because these are quite sweet we cut them in half and found this was a good move on our part.
Find the recipe here: Http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/07/real-maine-whoopie-pies.html
This weekend i helped host a bridal shower (my second in one month!).
I was in charge of desserts so i went with a love/sex theme . This is my mom’s recipe for pinneapple delight. We made a little placecard for it that says “sky rockets in flight.” sing it with me now, “afternoon delight!”
Get it?
Here is the recipe (though i can never make it as good as my mom and am sure she’s hiding some secret):
Recipe is for 8x8. Double the recipe for a 9x13.
Butter pan well.
Graham crust— 1 1/2 c graham wafer crumbs 1/2 c hard margarine melted Save one third for topping. Press the rest of mixture into pan.
Filling— Whip: 8oz softened cream cheese Add and mix in: 1 c icing sugar
In a separate bowl whip: 2 pkg dream whip following pkg directions except skimp on the milk a little
Add and mix in: 14 oz can well drained crush pinneapple
Fold the whipped cream mixture into the cream cheese mixture. Pour over graham crumb crust. Sprinkle the remainder of crumbs on the top.
Refrigerate for 8 hrs. Can also be frozen.
Diy bridal shower veil!
I have a bunch of leftover tulle from a recent bridal shower, so i am reusing it for the bridal shower i am helping host in a week. We had a goofy veil for the bride, but lost it during the stagette. I offered to make the one for the bride’s shower. I picked up a pack of comb’s from my local craft store and pulled out the hot glue gun…
Take about a wingspan’s worth of tulle. Fold it in half. Scrunch up one end accordian style. Add glue to help it stay scrunchy. This is one fifth of the veil. Glue the scrunched end to the first fifth of the comb - make sure it is the side of the comb that would lay agains the head. Do this four more times so the you have 5 strands glued to the comb’s top. Put it on your own hair to gauge the length you want. Trim to desired length.
Being in my mid twens, I have hit the stage in my life where every weekend in summer is a wedding. This year I am a bridesmaid TWICE, which will take me to owning a total of three bridesmaid dresses. Next summer I am also a bridesmaid… at what point do I get to begin saying, “always a bridesmaid, never a bride?”
Anyway, I thought I would give you my two cents on bridal showers. The shower is often the role of the mother or the moh, but times they are a changing, and i have noticed lately that the bridal party often helps to pick up the slack.
I have two showers forthcoming (one next weekend and one in three weekends) and have had my little role in both. Here are some ideas:
1) keep decorations to a minimum. Do a bouquet and some pictures of the bride through her lifetime at the entrance way of the locale. Also, if the shower is at a household, post balloons on the door so that guests know they are at the right house.
2) themes can really help set the tone, but are also completely unnecessary. if you choose to go with a theme, please make it obvious in your invitation.
3) keep it cheap by providing one alcoholic option and one nonalcoholic drink option. If you make a punch, also buy some hard alcohol and now you’ve doubled your alcoholic drink options.
4) games help to keep the day rolling… especially if the bride wants a LONG “me-day” shower… which they are TOTALLY entitled to… respect that if they want it. Prizes help to make the games feel worth it for the party poopers and believe or not are good motivators (yes adults love prizes too). Here are some games I am doing/have done at showers:
How well does the couple know each other?
a) Where was ______ born?
b) List the members of ______ immediate family
b) when is ______ birthday?
c) what is ______ biggest pet peeve?
b) where did you first meet?
c) how did ______ win you over
c) where was your first kiss?
d) who said I love you first?
e) when did ______ first say I love you?
f) what was your first fight about?
f) when is your anniversary?
g) where is your (as a couple) favorite place to go for a meal?
h) when does ______ think you (as a couple) should start having little ones?
i) what is ______ best/most utilized dance move?
j) what will you name your first born if it is a boy or girl
k) what is your best quality
l) what is your sexiest feature
m) what will ______ say you think his best quality is
n) what will ______ say you think is his best quality?
*this game is especially fun if you videotape the grooms answers!
Design a Reception dress
Materials: (per group)
- scissors
- 5 safety pins
- 1 glue stick
- 1 roll toilet paper
- 1 sheet of fabric and/or old tshirt
- 5 elastic bands
- 2 pages construction paper
Prizes for winning team (1 vitamin water and 1 nail polish each = 7 vitamin water and 7 nailpolish)
Prize for best model ( 1 body lotion)
Bridal Shower Bingo
Players place their guesses in a bingo card and must cross out a line in any direction to win a prize
5 prizes only of 2 bath bombs
In a word doc. make a table that is 5 across and six down. put b, r, i, d, e in the first row. The very middle square should be a “free” square. Underneath the table write the following rules:
- Pick some items you predict the bride will receive and place them in the squares on the bingo card
- You may put the same item in many squares
- Cross out squares as the bride opens those items
- Once you have crossed out any line (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) yell “BINGO!”
- First 5 bingos can claim your prize!
For a Stagette:
*this first game helps to have the guests get to know each other in an informal and short time frame
Stand up if:
You are sisters with bride
You are related to bride
You’ve ever lived with bride
You went to university with bride
You went to highschool with bride
You went to elementary school with bride
You went to preschool with bride
You’ve danced with bride
You’ve been choreographed by bride
You’ve been coworkers with bride
You’ve gone on a trip with bride
You’ve been drinking buddies with bride
You’ve been on a double date with bride
You’ve laughed so hard you’ve cried with bride
Name the couple:
- as people think of brangelina names for groom and bride they can write them on a white board and/or on post it notes
- at the end of the evening bride will pick her favorite and that person will win a prize
There are LOADS of resources on the internet, which I am sure you are all well aware of. I just thought I’d put in my two cents.
Tonight i helped my friend make her centerpieces for her wedding.
The twigs are from spring waste near our city’s river. The were spraypainted gold (as were the dollarama pots) and then decorated. We played with tiny flower buds, lace, pearls, crystal garland and bits of pink ribbon. Each pot will be placed on a mirror and will have 3 votives around it. Thr table numbers will be on cards and will hang from the trees too. They are very fresh because of how minimal some of them look. She chose this to help save on the cost of flowers. These were just our prototypes so a unit price still needs to be determined. 7 out of 25 are fully finished. I think we are going to need some more wine!
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