Your
best friend from college is getting married. You’re the
maid of honor. You’re thinking there is no way you’re
going to get her a toaster or blender. Why not make her a bridal
shower scrapbook?
Once
the invitations are chosen, save one, completely filled out to
put at the beginning of the scrapbook. When you send out the invitations,
ask each guest to mail you one photo of the bride with the guest,
along with a few sentences about how they know the bride, or a
special moment they’ve shared with the bride. Another option
is to have paper and pens available at the shower and have all
of the guests write their thoughts while at the shower. For those
guests who can not attend, it’s wonderful to have their
photos and thoughts also. Since you want the paper to be acid
free and lignin free, consider mailing the paper with the invitations.
Did
the bride register at a particular store? Go to the store and
take photos of the store, from the outside. If the bride goes
with you, take photos of the bride standing outside of the store.
If the store has a catalog, take a photo of the store catalog.
If
the shower is held in a reception room, take several pictures
before your guests arrive. If the shower is held in someone’s
home, take photos of the outside of the house. Then take some
photos of the decorated room prior to everyone arriving.
Are
you serving food? If it’s prepared ahead of time, take photos
of the table with all of the food on it. Did guests bring the
food? If so, provide them with paper to write down the recipe,
which you can then include in the scrapbook you are making.
When
the bride begins opening her gifts, try to take one photo of each
gift. Jot down who gave her the gift and try to include a photo
of the guest on the same page as the gift photo from that person.
Make a point of getting at least one photo of each guest in attendance.
If
you play any type of games that involve writing, try to use acid
free, lignin free paper so that you can include the game sheets
in the scrapbook.
If
the bride has thank you notes, include a blank thank you note
in the scrapbook, so that she’ll have the memory of what
notes she used.
Using
all of the above suggestions, you can create a very special memory
for the bride to be and I guarantee that the bride will appreciate
this scrapbook much more than a toaster or blender.
Article
by:
Audrey Okaneko has been scrapbooking for several years. She can
be reached at audreyoka@cox.net or visited at www.scrapping-made-simple.com
