I was browsing through my wedding follow list on Twitter and stumbled across this blog post on Bride Tide. It got me thinking about party themes especially since we’ve been discussing my sister’s bridal shower.

Check out the blog post to read about this party theme (Photo from The Bride Tide Blog)

Since I can’t throw all of these parties and I’m just bursting with theme ideas, allow me to burst here in a blog.

Engagement Parties:

Image from: newluxuryitems.com, painting by Jack Vettriano

These don’t typically get themed but I’m considering throwing a “Tying the Knot” party to celebrate 1 year of engagement with all of our friends at college. Party goers should tie on a scarf, necktie, ribbon, etc and “tie the knot” along with us.

Black and White: this theme also calls for guests to don certain attire, when everyone is dressed in black and white it makes thing seem classy. You could also substitute your favorite colors for a party where the friends/family of the bride wear her favorite color and the friends/family of the groom wear his.

Holiday themed: Depending on season you could do a Christmas in July, St. Nicholas Day (early Dec), Halloween Costume Party, Fall Festival, Valentine’s or Sweetest Day, etc…

Bridal Showers:

The perfect cake for a picnic themed shower (Image from cakecentral.com)

Inspired by Maga Bud’s Wedding Dress Themed shower, I started thinking about thing themed showers. Here’s my list:

Flower shower

Cake theme

Shower themed shower (Shower as in what’s in your bathroom)

Non-thing themes could include:

Picnic

Bridal Tea

Destination at home (For instance “A Day in Paris” or “A Visit to the Italian Riviera”)

Something blue

Bachelorette/Bachelor Parties:

Photo from contradancers.com

Ugly Bridesmaid Dress/Paintball- idea directly taken from here

Night in the woods (AKA camping)

Slumber Party- (painting nails, braiding hair, watching chick-flicks)

Movie Marathon (pick your genre and watch all night)

Make-overs (If you have a friend who sells Mary Kay, Avon, Arbonne, etc… this is a good option)

Pool Party (I imagine this for a combined party)

Sports night- the big game on TV or little games together (ping pong or Foosball)

Themes for Any Party:

Photo from myrecipes.com

Hawaiian Luau or Mexican Fiesta

Pizza Party (or a party based around any favorite food)

Barbecue

Any party theme suggestions that you think should be on the list?