Question:
Hi, Here is my situation. My little sister is getting married. Both the bride and groom have been married before so they pretty much have everything. The other thing is that right after the wedding they are moving out of state. Instead of the traditional bridal shower where everyone gets gifts for their new place, etc. I was thinking about a gift card/cash theme idea but I am not sure how I could make this work. Any ideas would be hughly appreciated. Thanks, Michele.
Answer:
Dear Michelle,
You're in luck! We've got a Diva life ring for you and grabbing onto it is only one click away. Check out our answer to Millie. She wrote us with a similar dilemma. Solving it turned out to be a snap once we got our crack team of Diva rescuers on the case!
If the Home Improvement theme we dreamed up for Millie isn't exactly what your little sister had in mind (remember a shower's theme needs to match the bride's needs and personality), ask her what she's been thinking, dreaming about and planning for her move out of state. Once you have an idea of what lifestyle she and her husband want to cultivate, you'll have your shower theme and gift card list.
When we worked with Millie on her shower solutions, we provided her with advice on how to inform guests of registry (and gift card) preferences. There's an art to steering a guest towards a gift purchase without sounding crass. Here's what we told Millie:
"The registry information should be placed in the lower left or right hand side of the invitation in smaller type. It's one of those delicate touches that makes the gift registry request more like a classy whisper than an ill-mannered shout."
There are tons of elegant shower ideas for modern couples that are being touted on pages of the glitziest magazines in print today. Pick up a few and browse them with your sister. You never know when the most fabulous -- and perfect -- shower idea might jump off the page!
To get you started, here are a few tantalizing gift card ideas:
- Wine tasting showers where the couple receives gift certificates to their favorite local winery.
- Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn. Home Restoration decorating gift cards.
- Bed, Bath & Beyond "do the bathroom of your dreams" gift cards.
- Gift certificate to a couple's cooking class in their new city.
- Spa membership certificates for their new city.
- Couple's dance classes located in their new city. Tango is smoking hot these days.
- All-expense-paid honeymoon weekend at a luxury hotel in their new city.
- Hiking and exercise gift certificates to such events as a weekend at Extreme Bootcamp.
- Sightseeing tours for new city residents that include picnicking and/or fine dining at day's end.
- American Express gift card that the couple can redeem to finance their very first party in their new home.
The list above is but a sample of the creative new shower trends favored by the modern Bride-to-Be and Groom-to-Be.
Just as long as the shower theme you choose fits your little sister as perfectly as her dream Chanel "little black dress," you can't go wrong!
Happy Showering,
Susan "The Shower Diva"
Where Fun Reigns!™
