Social distancing doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate! Virtual bridal showers are becoming increasingly popular among future brides. This is a way to keep people together in celebrating love.
A virtual bridal shower allows guests to congratulate the bride-to-be while maintaining social distancing guidelines issued by the government.
What is a Virtual Bridal Shower? Should I have one?
A virtual bridal shower is bridal shower that takes place for people who live far a way. A virtual bridal shower happens via video conferencing media like Zoom, Facebook live Instagram live etc. The best way to have a bridal shower that is completely digital.
With the global pandemic going on, it is critical to take many safety measure to keep everyone healthy. With wedding being cancelled or postponed, it is nice to have a silver lining for bridal showers.
A virtual bridal shower is a great event for the bride to be because it shares the same gesture as any pre wedding event. Here are some awesome ideas for hosting a virtual bridal shower.
Invitations
A virtual bridal shower is still a good reasons to send out invitations. This is an awesome way to keep tabs on your wedding guest list. Invitations could be sent via mail or electronically. If you are thinking about sending invitations by mail, see this blog post on how to address bridal shower invitations.
What to include in a Virtual Bridal Shower Invitation?
You want to include the obvious thing in your invitations. For example, You want to put the Date and time and a number to RSVP. The only difference is that you will need to put the link or URL to the Zoom Meeting or Steaming Platform. If there is a password to the meeting, be sure to include that to people who have RSVP’d.
Floral Laptop Invitations $2.26
This is a cute invitation for a virtual bridal shower. This is a physical invitations that could be mailed to the guests. I like this design because nothing says that we’re are living in the digital age more than an invitation with a laptop on it.
Virtual Bridal Shower Invitation Digital Download $8.16
This gorgeous bridal shower invitation is a digital download that I found on Etsy. Invite your friends to a virtual party and have fun! Just send your name and information on how to join the festivities. The designer will email you the custom invite for you to text or email your friends within 24 hours.
Decorations
Decorations are important for a virtual bridal shower. It will give your guests something cute to look at as they adore the bride. Some sort of backdrop is good idea for a virtual bridal shower. A balloon garland or banner could be streamed where ever the bride would be sitting.
Attire
What you wear for a virtual bridal shower could go either way. You could dress cute and colorful. Or you could go for you favorite leisure wear. It is totally up to you. Here are some cute examples of what to wear for a virtual bridal shower.
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Games
There are a variety of virtual bridal shower games that you could play. I wrote a separate post about it because you could get very creative with virtual bridal shower games. And they are interactive and fun!
Some virtual bridal shower game ideas are He Said She Said, Name that Love Song, and Bridal Trivia are a few games you could play.
See the post on Virtual Bridal Shower games HERE.
Food
Food is more for you and the bride since the guests wont be physically present at the virtual bridal shower. Make the bride’s favorite dishes or you could do some thing simple like sandwiches.
Drinks
Drinks are the best part of any event in my opinion. You could pick the theme of the drinks you have for you and the bride. For example. If it is a brunch type of theme, you could have mimosas.
For a breakfast or morning bridal shower, you could encourage your virtual guests to have coffee or tea with you. An afternoon or evening virtual event you and your guests could talk over wine. If you want something more on the sweeter side, you could drink a non alcoholic punch or lemonade.
Desserts
Just like food, you will not need as much for a virtual bridal shower. You could make a small cake or something big enough for the household. A virtual bridal shower dessert is a mini cupcake pull apart engagement ring.
Gifts for a Virtual Bridal Shower
Gifts for the virtual bridal shower could be ordered through the bride’s wedding registry. In my opinion, the best choice for this is Amazon’s Wedding Registry. That way the bride could put a variety of ideas and people won’t mind online shopping because Amazon is so convenient.
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To take things to the next level you could have an around the clock type of gift drop off for your bridal shower. See ideas for a Drive Through bridal shower. It allows people to drop off gifts and still follows the social distancing criteria.
Conclusion
Having a virtual bridal shower is the best thing for a bride to be right now. Being in quarintine doesnt mean you can’t be a part of something special. I hope these virtual bridal shower ideas were helpful and you will be able to use these tips to implement in your event.
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