VICTORIA'S SECRET THEMED SHOWER!

How to Plan The PERFECT Victoria's Secret Inspired
Bridal or Lingerie Shower at Home

Victoria's Secret themed showers are becoming increasingly popular and rightfully so! What bride doesn't love Victoria's Secret? What better theme for a Lingerie Shower, than the most iconic lingerie brand in the world. This blog post will ignite your creative side and walk you through how to plan a complete Victoria's Secret Themed Party.

 

We'll start with table decorating:

 Purchase light pink and dark pink table clothes from the dollar store (I like the heavy duty vinyl ones). Lay the light pink table cloths down to cover the table. Next unfold and lay the dark pink table cloths on the floor flat, cut the table cloth in three even strips. Fold each strip vertically, hiding the seam underneath, attach to the light pink table with double sided table.

TRENDING: Mason Jars! Throwing a Country Rustic BRIDAL SHOWER on a BUDGET!

It's no secret... MASON JARS are trending pretty hardcore this season, the BONUS is they are also VERY CHEAP! They make great DIY centerpieces, are perfect for favours and can add a trendy, country rustic feel to any event. Let me show you a couple unique ways to turn a plain, cookie cutter bridal shower into a hip, on trend event on a budget.

1. Mason Jar Centerpieces: My favourite, most cost effective centerpiece is a Large Mason Jar, painted a soft colour with a bundle of baby's breath on top. This requires some DIY work; Buy Large Jars from Michaels for $3 (download the app if you don't already have it, it saves you BIG TIME every time with 40% off coupons), get some acrylic paint from the dollar store and a large paint brush, paint the outside and flip upside down to dry.

NOT A DIY KINDA GIRL? Simply leave mason jars plain, tie some burlap twine around the top of the jar, fill with water and toss a dollar store floating candle inside. VOILA

 

2. Mason Jar Favours: These are an easy DIY favour that is sure to please guests and look great. My favourite and least expensive Mason Jar Favour is the DIY BODY SCRUB in mini mason jars (each jar works out to approximately .66 cents including tax!!!) Many DIY Body Scrub Recipes are very inexpensive to make with basic natural ingredients you could find around the house i.e. baby oil, kosher, epson or sea salt, an orange peel blended and lemon juice- there you have it, a citrus body scrub! haha Take a look at Body Scrub Recipes Here.

  Paint the top of the mason jar lid with chalkboard paint, write "From (Bride's Name) Shower to Yours", attach an affordable Thank You tag like the one shown with twine and you have adorable, AFFORDABLE mini mason jar favours your guests will not only LOVE, but will use!!

3. Custom Country Rustic Themed Decor: Unique Touches to Make Your Shower STAND OUT from the Others!

Customized Water Bottle Labels, Custom Welcome Sign and Banner! These unique custom touches PERSONALIZE the Bride's Shower and are an affordable way to decorate straying away from typical cookie cutter decorations you see at every bridal shower! Check Out Items on Etsy Here or Check Out Items Online Here!

 And there you have it! A complete on trend, Country Rustic Themed Bridal Shower on a budget!

Live, Love, Laugh and Plan FABULOUS parties!

Love Always,

Sandy

OUR TOP 5 BRIDAL SHOWER THEMES!

1. TIFFANY & CO. INSPIRED

This is a classy and sassy theme!
This shower requires Tiffany blue EVERYTHING:
favour boxes, pearls, cupcakes, macaroons & punch. 

Some nice finishing touches are customized Bride's Name & Co. Water Bottle Labels, Banner, Thank You Cards and Soda Pop Straws with Customized Bride & Co. flags! 

Visit my first blog post for an in depth look at planning a Tiffany & Co. Inspired Shower
Buy Tiffany & Co. Decor HERE!
2. CHAMPAGNE & CUPCAKE

Champagne and sweets, two of my favourite things! What better way to celebrate than clinking champagne glasses all day and stuffing you face with cupcakes... O.K. maybe not stuffing your face, but one or two couldn't hurt. 

Roll Champagne bottles in glitter for centerpieces, dip bottoms of champagne glasses in chalkboard paint and write guests names on them in chalk as favours. Of course top it off with an EPIC cupcake tower or DIY Decorate Your Own Cupcake Bar.


Chalkboard Champagne & Cupcake Invites HERE

3. RUSTIC GARDEN
    TEA PARTY
Did someone say brunch?? Surrounded by roses, tulips and daffodils, April Showers Bring May Flowers, a perfect setting for an outdoor luncheon. Vintage teapots, grandma's old teacups, lemonade in mason jars, croissants, baby sandwiches and fruit kabobs. Complete your fabulous outdoor event with a champagne and waffle bar.

 
4. VICTORIA'S SECRET INSPIRED
Everyone's an Angel at heart, let your inner Bombshell out with a VS Inspired Shower! 

ALL THINGS PINK. Custom Victoria secret bags for centerpieces or favour bags Check Them Out HERE light and dark pink tissue poms, cream soda punch, VS panty favour tree, LOVE SPELL body spray in the air, pink lollipops, rock candy, cotton candy dare I go on? 

All things sweet and sexy for this BRIDE TO BE!

5. PRETTY IN PARIS

A Classic theme, Love is in the Air. 

Passport invitations, macaroons, Eiffel tower centerpieces, hersey kisses and french accents! Pink and Black stripes are common decor themes here, you can spice things up with a red, white and black affair! Red lipstick favours and a KISS WALL guests sign after they smack their red smothered lips on... Now not a traditional guestbook! Fashion, romance and love surround this Bridal Shower!

DIY Photo Booth Adds FUN to Any Party!

Looking to add some FUN to your next special event? Try a DIY Photobooth! The costs are low and the fun is large!

Simply hang a back drop on a flat wall,
I prefer to use funky wrapping paper or a plastic tablecloth.

Download these Props
and print them on 65lb cardstock, you can do this at Staples. Cut out images and hot glue gun to wooden skewers that you can purchase at your local grocery store.

Set up a small table to place a camera and props on and
LET THE FUN BEGIN!

SASSY FAVOURS SURE TO PLEASE!

Looking for different ways of saying

  THANK YOU to your friends and family  

for dishing out cash and gifts for your engagement, wedding and shower?

Here's some funky, cool  

CUSTOM PARTY FAVOURS  

your guests will TOTALLY WANT TO TAKE HOME!

1. Jones Soda Bottles with Custom Labels!

Whether your guests will pop the tops and chug their delicious insides or prop the bottle on a shelf for display as a memento of "THE BEST WEDDING EVER" guests surely won't leave these favours behind.

Buy these bad boys in bulk at your local bulk food store ex. RCSS or Costco and order customized labels from Sandy's Signatures on Etsy:
Buy Custom Jones Inspired Labels Here

2. Candy Bars

For approximately $1.50 per favour you can guests a treat EVERYONE LOVES... CHOCOLATE! Simply pick up a box of chocolate bars in bulk, Caramilk bars are my favourite and order customized labels! Private Message me for a CUSTOM LABEL!

3. Thank You MUGCAKE!

Trending BIG TIME in cupcake and coffee shops in NYC, these DIY favours are ULTRA UNIQUE! Dr. Oetker makes a Mug Cake mix, but you can use a regular cupcake recipe. Customize Mugs with Bake Markers to say "THANK YOU" and bake cake according to recipe.You can also add Custom Tags with Bridal Shower Information to the handle
Private Message me for a TAG! 

4. Mason Jar Cookie Recipes!

These favours are a great DIY project with your bridesmaids and completely cost effective! You can pick up mason jars at your local Canadian Tire or Walmart, find a mason car cookie recipe, my favourite is Cow Girl Cookies by Bakerella, print the recipe on Thank You Tags and get a personalized label like the funky ones here!!

If you're not the DIY type, you can purchase them 'ready to be baked' from The Mason Jar Cookie Company here!

 Some Other Cool Ideas are:

Homemade Wine with Custom Labels: Check these ones out on Twitter

 CUSTOM BEER KOOZIES for Weddings or Engagements!
Use them to hold place setting cards!
Get these TOTALLY COOL KOOZIES HERE!

Wicked favours your guests will LOVE to take home.

Good luck Planning and Enjoy!

Love Always xo

Sandy

Planning a Badass Bachelorette!

               So it's your job to plan a Bachelorette Party and you want to go down in the books as "The Best Maid of Honour Ever," only problem is, you don't know where to start. I'll give you an inside scoop to planning an outrageously memorable night with special touches the average planner might not think of!

            Did someone say Scavenger Hunt? I'm sure in your youth you've had to complete tasks for a scavenger hunt, at a birthday, at camp, where ever it was, you recall it being pretty fun. Doing a scavenger hunt at your Bachelorette is a great way to avoid endless planning, completing the tasks on the list usually takes the entire night to finish. You can keep tasks as PG-13 or Rated R as you wish depending on the Bride. Include places tasks must be completed at for example "Have the Bride get a Sharpie Tattoo from a Stripper," or "Get a Lap Dance" this requires the group to visit a nearby strip club. Another involves a trip to the Casino "Marriage is a Gamble, Test Your Luck at the Casino." Here's an example of a Scavenger Hunt List, printed, laminated and on lanyards. 

NEED to have these? Check them out HERE!

With these Checklists, your bachelorette activities are totally planned! All that's left is to pick a location, book a hotel room and chill the champagne. 

Another great touch is a DIY "Hangover Kit" for the bride. Include items like: 

Pepto (to settle the stomach)

Advil (to rid the headache)

Crackers (to absorb the alcohol)

Hair Elastics (to hold her hair back)

Breath Mints (for the morning)

Gatorade (restore electrolytes a hangover helper)

Adding a Barbie with smudged make up and uncontrollably teased hair is a nice touch!

More ideas like these can be found on Pinterest, Check them out HERE!

One last awesome idea is to take BEFORE and AFTER shots of all of your girls. This makes for a creative photo collage recounting the nights success, let's be real, the drunk post game shots are going to be pretty funny.

That's it! You're all set for an incredible night making memories that will last a lifetime... the ones you remember anyway. 

Good luck Planning and Enjoy!

Love Always xo

Sandy

#TRENDING: Some Tips & Trends for a 'Pinterest Perfect' Bridal Event!

Once you've been to a couple bridal showers, baby showers or engagement parties it feels like you been to them all. Here's some tips and tricks to make your special occasion stand out from the rest. It's the unique, creative touches that will separate your event from the others. Here's a couple tips how:

1. Tissue Pom Poms: These Decorative Pieces are Trending Again and replacing traditional ways of decorating with balloons and streamers. Easy to make these Tissue Paper Balls are not only cost effective and gorgeous, they can dress up a room in minutes. Martha Stewart charges $29.99 CAD for a package at Michaels, however they can be made for under $5.00 with supplies from the dollar store. Follow this link for a DIY video DIY Party Poms on YouTube or find them on Etsy here for $9.99 CAD Buy Party Poms Here!

2. Candy Bar:  From Miss to Mrs. Hug and Kisses, a Bride So Sweet Deserves a Treat! Who doesn't love a table full of candy? A Candy Bar is a unique and creative touch to a regular shower or party. It's easy and cost effective to execute. Simply purchase glass vases and jars from the dollar store, visit a bulk candy store for loose candy. Order or bake some cupcakes and you have a table full of sweets, another activity to do at the shower-- after lunch, coffee & tea, guests can visit the candy bar for dessert!   Adding a punch dispenser and 50's Soda Pop straws are a nice touch too. Find them here on Etsy Click Here for Bride & Co. Soda Pop Straws

3. Personalized Instagram Hashtag: A Modern Unique Touch that Allows Guests to Share Photos all in the Same Spot. Instagram has 80 million users and chances are a lot of your friends make up some of that 80 million. By using a personalized hashtag like #haleysshower2013 guests can capture and share their experiences at the shower allowing others to share in their fun as well, commenting and liking every photo along the way. When the bride recounts her special day she can relive it through the eyes of her friends. Place an image like the one below in a frame to let guests know.

4. Customized Water Bottle Labels: Dress up Boring Old Water Bottles with Customized Labels naming the Bride's Name and Date of her Shower. It's a personalized touch, guests are sure to remember. You can design them yourself using Microsoft Word, or if you're design savvy Photoshop, you can also find digital files on Etsy. Keep in mind this requires you to get the labels printed and cut yourself. Find labels that are customized, designed and cut for you on Etsy at Sandy's Signatures. Check Out Customized Water Bottle Labels Here

5. Guestbook: So You Have a Guestbook for Signing at a Wedding to Remind the Bride and Groom of Who Shared their Special Day, Why Not have Something Similar for the Bride at Her Shower? A new trend is using guests thumbprints and paint, there's a free downloadable template at Wedding Chicks like the one below: Bicycle Thumbprint Guestbook. A Wishing Tree is a one of a kind way to show the Bride her guests care by having them leave "marriage advice" on cards and tie them to the tree with a ribbon. Free downloadable tags and a sign can be found on Pinterest at Free Wishing Tree Tags & Free Wishing Tree Sign.

Follow these Tips & Tricks for a "Pinterest Perfect" event that that will keep guests asking who your party planner is! Take all of the credit, your secrets are safe with me. 

Goodluck and Enjoy!

Love Always,

Sandy 

xo

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