This is the final part of the Bridal Shower Planning series! Be sure to check out Part 1 – The Action Plan and Part 2 – Budget and Cost to get the full scope of how to plan and host a bridal shower.
When we were in the process of planning my bf’s bridal shower, I scoured the web looking for a bridal shower schedule of events that I could pull from and tweak. I had a hard time finding anything that made sense to me. I figured I’d take the time to share the schedule of events that we went with for the bridal shower so that there is at least one other agenda out there for folks to use as a foundation to build upon.
Adjust the schedule below according to the time and length of your event, and any special circumstances specific to your situation while planning. For us, we only had the photographer for a limited amount of time so we wanted to ensure that we did the bulk of things while she’d be there to capture it.
ALSO READ: Part 1 – The Action Plan
Bridal Shower Schedule of Events
1:00pm: Guest Arrival
- Allow guests to mingle, and choose a seat.
- Ensure each guest is given an envelope from the thank you card box to put their address on.
- This is something that helps out the bride when it’s time to send out thank you cards.
- Have guests fill out a “Best Wishes” advice card and place it in a bottle as they wait for the majority of the guests to arrive.
1:15pm: Game #1
- Play “What’s in Your Purse”. Award winner.
1:30pm: Serve food.
- Consider the number of guests and whether it’ll be plated or buffet style when setting the amount of time to eat.
- Play “The Newlywed Game” video from the bride-to-be’s finance during this time.
- Have someone fix the bride’s plate so that she can answer the questions just before you play the video.
2:10pm: Photo Op’
- Guests that would like to take a photo with the bride can do so while others are finishing up their food. Guests continue to eat, chat and mingle.
2:30pm: Game #2
- Play “Bridal Word Scramble”. Award winner.
- Begin “Bridal Bingo”.
- Have everyone fill in their bingo cards with their guess of items they think she’ll receive.
3:00 pm: Gift Opening & Final Game
- Have bride-to-be open gifts.
- Play “Bridal Bingo” throughout this time until someone wins.
Be Strategic,
Photo by Natasha N. Smith Photography
Good article!
Thank you for putting this together! I haven’t been able to find a comprehensive bridal party agenda online except for yours. Quick question: what is the newly wed game video? I know the show, but what was the actual video you played?
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Hey, the video I played was her husband answering all of the questions. So when the game is played, each guess has a card that they fill out answering all of the questions. They then compare their answers to what he says in the video (which are the correct answers :)).
Thank you so very much for this timeline of events. I am planning a shower for my sister and have searched the internet for an actual “timeline/agenda” of shower events. This is perfect!! Now I have some structure for the shower agenda. This is great!
This was Great itinerary, Iam the .other of the bride!! Please explain the newly wed game, soo he answers questions first from a video about her and we play it at the shower, will all attending get the correct answers? Or are they guessing based on her answers and then we play his video?
Thanks for this . It was really helpful. However, I need you to clarify some things to me. What is Bridal Bingo and what does the game “What is in your purse” entail?
Love this! Thank you! Any great ideas for party favors?