Bachelorette Feud

Have you ever watched Family Feud?!  Here is a GREAT idea for game night at your house!!  This game was PERFECT for the bachelorette party!!  (I apologize in advance for the inappropriate answers!)

 Supplies:
Posterboard
Cardstock

Write out your questions - and then put scores that equal 100 points.  Then cover them with cardstock (with #s on the front).  Then make sure to put the answers (associated to what #) on the back for the person hosting.  Then play the game just like Family Feud!

Stache or Tiara

I'm sure you have seen the games that ask the bride / groom questions, but this is a cute way to get everyone involved!! Basically you ask the bride/groom questions beforehand - then have the guests hold up a stache or tiara depending on WHO they think answered the question.

Supplies:
Stache / Tiara (see template below) for each guest
Popsicle sticks
List of questions (see below)

Send the list of questions and have bride/groom answer them.  Then at the shower - read the question and 1 of their answers out loud.  The guests will then hold up a TIARA if they feel the answer came from the bride, or a STACHE if they feel the answer came from the groom.  Have fun and get to know your bride/groom :) 

STACHE / TIARA TEMPLATE:

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS:

What was the name of your fiancés first pet

When and where was your first date

Where was your first kiss

Where did you go on your first trip together

What is your favorite dinner that your fiancé cooks

What is your typical Friday night look like

What is the first movie you saw together

Describe your perfect date night

What quality do you love most about your fiancé

What is your fiancés best  physical feature

What is your fiancés most annoying habit

What is your fiancés biggest fear

What are your fiancés guilty pleasures

What song does your fiancé love, but doesn’t like to admit

How long does it take your fiancé to get ready in the am

What is your fiancés most prized possession

How does your fiancé like their eggs cooked

How many times does your fiancé hit the snooze button before getting up

How many times does your fiancé fart a day

If you could throw one thing away that your fiancé owns – what would it be

At what instant did you know your fiancé was “the one”

What will be your first new purchase as a married couple

How many kids do you want

If a fire broke out in the house, what would your fiancé save first

If you could choose one house chore to never have to do again, what would it be

Where do you think you guys will be in 10 years

Orange / Nylon Bachelorette Game

 Ahhh another fun bachelorette game.....easy prep too :)  Always good for a few laughs!!

Supplies:
4 nylons
6 oranges

Split the guests into two teams.  Have the front two people tie 1 nylon (with the orange in the bottom) around their waist.  Place the other orange in front of them - and then have them hit the orange with the one around their waist (no using hands!) down to the goal.  Once they reach it - they run back, and the next in line goes...etc.

Hotdog / Mousetrap Bachelorette Game

I'm always looking for bachelorette games, so thought I would share my finds :) I've played this game a couple different ways - so shared my advice and ideas below!  Let the bachelorette fun begin!!

Supplies:
Hotdogs (1 for each guest)
String
Scissors
Mousetrap (1 for each guest OR 1 total - see game options below)

Go around to each of your guests with the string.  Just tell them to "cut the string however long or short they want".  Once everyone has cut their string - explain the game.
          -You are going to tie a raw hotdog on one side of the string - and then connect the other end of the string to yourself (jean loops are the easiest way...)

            Option #1: Get your hotdog to snap in the mousetrap FIRST and you win.  NO using hands at any point of the game.  (Use 1 mousetrap per person)
            Option #2: Get your hotdog to snap in the mousetrap, and have the LEAST amount cut off your hotdog to win. NO using hands at any point of the game.  (Use only 1 moustrap total, and go 1 person at a time)

Watch the interesting techniques and have fun :)

Unique Shower Guest Book

Need a fun shower / bachelorette party idea - try this out!  Instead of having a guest book - I thought this was fun!  Get a Jenga game, and then have the guests write either little messages/advice, OR capture all the funny moments from the special occasion.  Super fun idea - and then you can give it to them as a shower gift!

Bride and Groom Wine Glasses

Had these made for Perrine's Bachelorette party - how cute are these?!                                               If you are interested - let me know, and I can share the ladies name and #.  (Didn't want to post it on here without her knowing, but she would LOVE to spread her business!!)                     You could make them for any occasion.  How cute would it be to use these for your wedding day; & you can personalize them anyway you want!

Thong Cookies

Bachelorette party this weekend, so figured I would make up these cutie cookies!!  They were a hit :)  AND so easy to make!!  Super cutie - ahhh yummy butts!!

Ingredients:
1 batch of Sugar Cookies (use heart shape cookie cutter - and cut the tip)
Frosting

Card Album

So I have this awesome daily "Organize Your Life" calendar - and one day was "simplify an old collection"....and I've collecting postcards from places I've been / others have visited (yes, most are from my dear old dad!) since I was a little girl, so I thought this would be a good idea to "simplify" them instead of getting rid of them!!

This was super easy - and is a good way to look through them all too!!  I think this would be a really good idea for wedding cards or just those nice letter/cards you have kept over the years!

Supplies:
2 pieces cardboard
2 pieces card stock
Hole puncher
Ribbon
Metal Ring
2 brads (scrap booking tool)
Letter stickers

All I did was go through all my postcards and split them between "World Travels" and "USA Travels".  Then I organized them in size - so I knew how big I would have to trim the cardboard.  Then I cut the cardboard to fit the largest postcard - then cut the card stock and glued that on top of the cardboard.

I hole punched the cardboard and all the postcards where I wanted it - put all of that on the metal ring.

Then I wrapped the ribbon around the book - used the two brads to secure the ribbon to the back of the book - and then cut the ribbon to fit the book / bow / knot.  (Whatever you decide to do)

I then used my cricut to create the letters on the front - but scrap booking stickers work too :)

AND then you're DONE!!  It's that simple - and now you have a cute way to present all your post cards / cards / invitations!

Wedding Spreadsheets

In honor of my 3 year anniversary, and because EVERYONE is getting married right now - thought I would share my wedding files!

I haven't found a good way to put them on my blog, so people can just take and edit - so here is the view of them.  If you want a copy via Google Docs OR just regular excel spreadsheet - let me know and I can email them to you!

ENJOY!!!

Wedding File = This includes budget (I have formulas and everything already on here!), Guest List / RSVP tracking, and a Contact List.

Wedding To Do = This includes an overall "To Do List", but then I broke out each tab by category (and then I have a To Do List for each category as well).  YES - I know I'm Type A....but this helped so much!!

Wedding Ideas

Ahhh weddings – planning one is my calling!!  I had so much fun planning our wedding, and putting a personal touch on our special day!!  Here are some easy  / cute ideas!

Card Box

What you need:

Hat box / cardboard box (Found mine at Michaels for like $3.00)

Favorite Ross & Lisa pictures

Mod podge

I cut a slit in the top of the box that would allow cards to slip in.  Then all you do is cut the pictures and fit them around the box to your liking.   Mod podge those bad boys in place – and “Ta Da” = the perfect card box for your wedding day!!

Table #s

Since Ross and I have known each other since we were 15 – I thought it would be fun to do our table #s for the years that we have been alive…..I put years on one side or the card stock – and matching pictures of both of us on the other.  It was a fun way for people to mingle amongst the other tables – and get some great laughs over our pictures J

Wedding Favors

Since Ross likes to fish – I decided to central some of our stuff around that.  So our wedding favor / name card holders were made out of fishing bobbers.  I put a slit into the top – and slid the name cards right in there.  Then if you have lots of leftover bobbers for those Non-fisher guests – I basically hooked them all together and have that as our garland on our Christmas Tree!!  It will be a part of our lives forever :)

Keeping with the theme – I did a welcome sign when you walked in that said “We’re Hooked” – and put fishing line with a hook to hold our pictures in place….get it??  J

Wedding Cake

Last but not least – I had a real live fish in our cake!!  Check this out J 

Don’t worry – I didn’t kill the little fishy…I made sure the bubble vase that the cake topper was resting had little air holes so the fishy could breathe!!  Another nice little treat that made its way back to our house!

Another fun idea we did for our cake table - was to put pictures of both of our parents cutting their wedding cake!!  It was cutie - and meant a lot to us!  Both our parents are great role models as to what marriage / love really stand for!