I get a lot of emails asking for bridal shower poems.  The cleaning product, candle and candy poems are the most popular ones.

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I love planning bridal showers. You can have so much fun with the theme and details.

Over the summer, my sister’s best friend planned a summer camp theme for her sister’s wedding. The bride has been going to the same sleep away camp for over 10 years and met her fiancé there. So a camp theme seemed perfect for the shower.

Here are some of the ways Monica incorporated the theme into the details:

Centerpieces: She bought wooden birdhouses from a craft store and painted them to look like bunks. Each bunk had a (table) number painted on it and was decorated with silk flowers and a candle.

Place cards: Tented cards were decorated with camp themed stickers and labeled “Bunk 1”, “Bunk 2”, etc… instead of “Table 1”, “Table 2”, etc… Scrapbook: The bridesmaids put together a scrapbook of the bride’s life with the groom over the years, but they called it a Yearbook – just like what you would get on the last day of camp. Entertainment: In addition to the traditional shower games, Monica wrote a song that she sung with the other bridesmaids. They called it “The Bride’s Alma Mater” – similar to a camp Alma Mater. Favors: Each guest went home with a pair of Havaianas flip-flops in the color scheme of the shower – pink and brown.

Have you attended a theme shower that had some unique details? Tell us about it. And what about your shower? Are you hoping it has a specific theme with great details and activities for your guests?

Cupcakes instead of a more traditional wedding cake have been a popular trend for the past few years. If you and your sweetie have a sweet tooth you should checkout the latest product by Anna Bella Fine Stationery.

The paper cupcakes – a tiered cake and petit four versions are also available – are sweet décor elements to add to your wedding or shower. You can have it personalized with your name and wedding date, add your guests’ names and make them escort or place cards, or just place them around the dessert table for guests to take home. They are available in any color combination to match your palette, or have your baker to talk to the stationer and recreate your wedding cake design.

I think they would make a cute centerpiece for a bridal shower or bridesmaid luncheon. At $2.50 each for a cupcake or $1.50 for the petit four size they’re really a steal!

I just love Jane Jenni's line of buttons, plates, mugs and magnets. Unfortunately, the blushing bride pattern, pictured here, is only available as a button.

Not sure what you'd do with it? Well, you could wear it to the rehearsal dinner, or forward this post your bridesmaids and they could pin it on you at your shower or bachelorette party.

It’s so much fun being a bride, isn’t it? There are so many fun items made just for you! What's your favorite bride-to-be product...countdown clock, tanks and tees?

This past Sunday I attended the bridal shower of one of my closest friends. And I wasn't just any guest. I was a bridesmaid! (E - I promise I’ll pick up the dress this week, or next.)

There was a debate that took place between the 'maids and some guests as to how we should open up the bride’s gifts. At showers with over 50 guests, I’ve seen the bridesmaids create an assembly line to help make the process go smoother.

Each ‘maid gets assigned one position: opening up/unwrapping gifts, handing the opened gift and card to the bride, repacking the gift for the ride home, writing down a list of who gave what for thank you notes, garbage detail and making a bouquet or hat with the ribbon. (I prefer the bouquet, and still have mine tucked away with wedding planning pictures and papers.)

What do you think? How do you handle this at showers you’ve been to, and as a bride, what would you prefer?