Even if there isn’t a direct trace to the origin of bridal showers, but the fact remains that this event that preludes the wedding ceremony has come to stay especially in Nigeria. Bridal shower has gained more acceptance in pop culture and can be very productive if well managed. It goes beyond taking pictures and posting it on social media, a bridal shower is meant to achieve a bigger purpose and for this to happen, both the bride and her girls have a role to play.

Bridal shower is defined as a gift giving party held for a bride to be in anticipation of her wedding. It is also a time for the bride to connect with friends and family, as well as her bridesmaids towards having a great wedding ceremony. Bridal shower has gained more popularity in recent times.

We can confidently say it is a representation of what bachelor’s eve is for the guys. And it is our duty to make it serve a better purpose than strippers, alcoholism and drunkenness found in a bachelor’s eve party. After the bridal shower, your girls should wake up all sober and bright eyed, pumped up with renewed energy and ready to get you hitched to your dream man. And if you don’t have a clue about how to plan a productive bridal shower, then you are in the right place.

Things you shouldn’t do on your Nigerian Bridal shower.

1. Don’t bring so much alcohol to your bridal shower


Needless to say that some of the girls may be tempted to take more than required. If you don’t want to deal with hangover the next morning, then it is better to total take it off the menu. But if it must be involved, then make sure you have a minimum amount of it.

2. Don’t wait until midnight to start the party proper

Because of the excitement or logistics reason, bridal showers tend to kick off late in the night. But then again, who says bridal showers only happens at night? A sunny afternoon in our opinion is better. If your bridesmaid do not have engagements in the day time, then it is better to have your shower in the afternoon, lasting till the early evenings. After which everyone should retire in preparation for the big day. But if it must be in the night then begin early and finish quick before midnight.

3. Don’t make promises you can’t fulfill

Work according to your means and budget. Don’t emulate others or lie to your girls about things you find yourself unable to fulfill if you don’t want to create a bad impression of yourself before your girls. The major thing you need is a venue, decorations, provision for food and drinks, provision for a camera man or good phone for taking pictures, a good music player and then games ideas for the party. Don’t promise to have a live performance from a known artiste if you can’t pay for it.

4. Don’t do all the work alone.

Delegate decoration duties, cooking, picture taking etc. to your bridesmaids; they are there to help relieve you from some of your wedding stress not just to appear in your pictures. So please put it in mind to inform each of their roles before the day and you will be the better for it.

Guides to planning the best bridal shower.

So much has been said about making your bridal shower count, productive and rich. Without proper planning, this feat may not be achieved. But to make it easier for you, we have compiled a guide you can easily follow in other to achieve the best results.

1. Delegate duties to your bridesmaids

Very important if you don’t want to weigh yourself down and still achieve nothing at the end. Also, delegating duties also make your bridesmaids feel important and needed; it also encourages sharing of ideas.

2. Plan ahead, stay organized and keep to time.

The importance of this cannot over emphasized. You need to buy all the decoration material for example and have them ready for the bridesmaid who will decorate. Same thing goes for the food items for those who will cook etc. etc. Book the hotel room in advance and give clear directions of time and venue to everyone. Suffice to say that it is important to have a group chat where progress will be discussed.

3. Get the outfits ready and in the correct sizes for your bridesmaids, if you offered to buy them one.

If you have promised to get matching outfits in form of pajamas, dresses or shorts for your girls then be proactive and accurate about it. Buy or sew them on time, continuously prompt the girls to send in their measurements and keep bugging the tailor until the clothes are ready. You don’t want to have stories to tell when the girls look to you for their outfits do you?

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