Are you a maid of honor wondering if you should plan a bridal shower for your best friend’s wedding? Wonder no more. In today’s age, if your friend is planning anything other than the simplest wedding then etiquette demands that someone host a wedding shower for her. And in most cases, that someone is the maid of honor. There are a few exceptions: Sometimes another person or family member holds such a special place in the bride’s hear that it’s acceptable for her to hold the shower. Or if circumstances prevent the maid of honor from hosting it, then someone else might fill in for her. Otherwise–You’re it! So as you’re planning the shower,remember that the most important ingredient to have at the party, more than good food and decorations, are the guests. The bride will want to have all of her best friends there. And you, as host, will want to honor them with good quality bridal shower party favors.

What kinds of bridal shower party favors should you have at the event? There are almost an infinite number of possibilities: candles, key rings,candy, flowers, picture frames,satin purses, and more. Whatever you select, if possible, try to make them coordinate with the overall shower theme (and in many cases, the shower theme also ties in with the wedding theme). Also, it’s best if they suggest the wedding couple themselves so that the item becomes truly memorable. Remember that the best wedding shower party favors are items the guests will want to keep, and in addition, items that will point them back to the wedding and people that the item commemorated.

How then are the wedding shower party favors given away? How do you decide who gets them and when? There are many ways of doing this. Many shower hosts have a series of games and offer the favors as prizes during those games. Other people want to make sure that every guest gets a favor, so they’ll perhaps hand them out either as the guests are arriving or when they’re about to leave. Probably the most common approach is to make sure everyone gets something, but saving a couple of really nice bridal shower party favors as game prizes.

And by the way, don’t feel like you have to spend a fortune on these favors. The bride understands that you’re not made of money. In most cases, for the average wedding shower, you shouldn’t expect to have to spend more than 50 cents to a few dollars per person. You’ll be surprised at how nice of a wedding favor you can get at that price. You can get something practical and memorable, yet without going broke in the process. Incidentally, some of the best prices are available at online wedding-related stores, so you might want to check there first before you blow your money at a real brick-and-mortar store.

This brings us to our final point. How do you decide what kinds of wedding shower party favors to offer at the event? For starters, you can always ask yoru married friends and family what they had at their shower. Even if you don’t want to copy these ideas, they will at least provide you with some inspiration. You can then take this idea and put your own unique twist on it. One of the best sources of ideas, though, is the Internet. Do a Google search on “bridal shower party favors”: and you’ll be inundated with hundreds and hundreds of ideas.

As to where to buy them, as we just mentioned, in the 21st century, you’re best resource will be the Internet. They have some of the widest and most affordable selections available. Just remember, as always, shop around and shop wisely.