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My childhood friend Cheryl is getting married later this month and I recently attended her bridal shower, which was filled with good food, lots of gifts, and some really fun bridal shower games. One of my favorite games was the celebrity couples, which is super simple. I put together a step by step below for anyone who is thinking about having this game at a bridal shower:

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1. Pass out pieces of paper and pencils to your guest. If you have a theme color or pattern, a really cute idea would be have the paper and pencils in your theme color. If you’re the ultimate hostess you could even have the pencils personalized with the bride’s name!

2. Ask your guests to write down as many famous couples as they can in 3 minutes, either from contemporary times, history, or famous couples from literature. Sometimes it helps to cite examples like Michelle and Barack Obama, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, or Bill and Hillary Clinton.

3. Once three minutes are up, find out who has the most number of couples. Ask that person to read her selections aloud to the rest of the bridal shower guests. If all sounds good, she wins a prize!

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Even if you aren’t going to Brazil for your honeymoon or destination bachelorette, you can still get a little taste of some spectacular goodies from New York’s MoMA Store.  They just launched an exclusive product collection featuring materials usually only found in Brazil.  Some of the jewelry is truly unique, especially this amazing rose brooch made out of fish scales!

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Event Design and Description by Lollipop Events and Designs, Photography by Cary Pennington

Sunny days under the palms transform your party into a modern deco event! Bright colors of yellow, black, and white give your table a contemporary look that could work for any event, from a cocktail party to wedding reception! This bold table combines the glamorous illusions of mirrors, to the enchanting touch of the daisy flower balls, for an stimulating effect!

Table:

Start by simply throwing a standard white table cloth onto your table. Then, to add the bold stripes of this contemporary look, find a table runner that is brilliant with colors! We used black and white for this look, but get creative and use the colors that inspire you! To add the bright sunny Palm Springs feel to our décor, we added a small table runner made out of wrapping paper on top of the striped table runner, to give a pop and layering affect to this modern look. To line the paper, we glued on black velvet ribbon to finish off the look, giving it the appearance of a fabric table runner. Use any color of ribbon or size to create a different effect on the table.

Centerpieces:

Can you see me? Mirrors are the inspiration! From the mirror candlestick holders to the placemats, your guests will see themselves from every angle! Simply get three mirror candlesticks, one higher than the other two for a main centerpiece. To play with the illusions of the mirrors, top off the candlesticks with a ball of dainty daisies, incorporating the colors of yellow and white!

On each side of the mirror candlesticks add a playful modern ceramic animal, giving the table a bold geometric pattern look. From a horse to a geometric shape, be creative with this simplified ceramic form, to create look you want for your fete!

Next, add four square small black vases, two on each side of the ceramic shape, to integrate the bold modern look, while tying together the black stripes of the table runner. Simply add white roses into the vases, arranging the roses so that the buds are perfectly above the rim of the square vase, giving it a full bodied affect.

Table Settings:

Sophistication, elegance and glamour were the inspiration for this table setting! The mirror placemats are the epitome of elegance! You can find simple circle or square mirrors at your local craft store. We then placed classic patterned platinum-lined china onto the mirror to transform this table setting from ordinary to extraordinary! If you don’t have this china, simply use all-white fine dinnerware to give your table the same look.

For the napkins, simply find a pattern that offsets the bold strips of the black and white table runner to mix & match the patterns. We then used the same wrapping paper and velvet ribbon of the small table runner to make stylish bellybands, linking together the sunny bold yellow color of the deco look with the glitzy facade of the mirrors. You can place the napkins in any position you’d like! Play with them to see what fits your table! We positioned ours hanging down, springing color onto the white table cloth. To finish this table off, put your baking apron on! We had cupcakes made with yellow and black dots to add a sweet taste to our modern look!

Paper Candy:

For this super stylish table featuring bold colors, patterns and centerpieces we wanted to remind the guests the goal of the night… to have fun! We played with them a bit by making them find their own dinner! Menu items were hid in the word jumble for the hungry guests to find. Little yellow golf pencils could not have matched more perfectly! Please see our paper candy section to purchase semi-custom menus similar to these.

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If you’re still searching for the perfect piece of jewlery for your big day, stop by Bouvier Jewlery Designs on Etsy. We just love pearls, and these designs are both fun and classic.

Multi-strands for more a dramatic look:

Or, maybe something a little more understated:

You just can’t go wrong with a simple stand of pearls

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UPDATE: The Giveaway is now closed - check back for a winner announcement soon!

We are happy to be doing a giveaway with the fantastic floral experts of FTD for Mother’s Day! Enter now for your chance to win two beautiful bouquets — one for mom and one for your mother-in-law … or mother-in-law-to-be! 

All you need to do is comment on this post, revealing what the name of your favorite FTD arrangement is. The giveaway runs through May 8. A winner will be selected randomly on May 11. Another Bonus: FTD is also giving 20% off to all Project Wedding users! Hurray!

See official sweepstakes rules here.

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