To celebrate the bride-to-be, what’s a better idea than your most beloved brunch? An event that friends carry out through the years, this breakfast/lunch extravaganza is a classic. A brunch is an event where people can get dressed up, ready their appetites, and feel excitement for the awaited afternoon of conversation and good food. Combining a brunch event with a bridal shower almost feels too perfect.
Celebrate in an elegant, lavish, or however relaxed manner as you wish while dressed in considered attire and preparing, consuming, and enjoying each plate of fine cuisine. Even if that cuisine is appetizers, and you’ve chosen to indulge a little more towards your drink menu! That is of course all up to you and the brunch you envision.
Attire can be set based upon a theme or to the freedom as each guest chooses. Ideas for food and decor can be endless, simply look back to all the precious moments at brunch with your best friends, and from the previous times you took such joy in, curate your very own and unique to the bride menu experience. Check out some great resources we also have on how to allocate a budget and make a guideline for any bridal shower! But for now, let's set forth your dream bridal shower brunch and begin imagining our event!
To make this event go as easy-breezy as possible, we need to think of where to start. Taking in mind the theme, food, drinks, party supplies, and invitations are the main keys to a great party. Another thing to keep in mind is proper protocol so that we make sure to not run into any bumps along the way. This is the brides' moment to really connect with all the people she loves most and bask in all the moments they have shared together and will share together ensuing this transformative time. And everyone will make cheers to celebrating the bride and her future with her lifelong partner!
Bridal Shower Brunch Ideas - Theme
The theme is probably the most important part because it sets the tone for the entire party. What kind of brunch do we want to have in the first place? Do we want the classic style so you can all remanence in each of your previous brunch memories? Or do we want something sophisticated and timely to feel as if you’ve literally time traveled back in time to get to this brunch extravaganza? Whichever it is, we’ll find the party style destined for you.
1. DIY Brunch
Designate an entire table to brunch festivities! Have a table set for each platter of food and place them next to a centerpiece filled with all sorts of little decorations and ornaments. The guests can use whipped cream to make funny faces or sweet words on pancakes and waffles and use ornaments that match the theme of a bridal brunch. For even more DIY, have an extra mimosa table that resembles a bar. The mimosa bar can have set out bottles of champagne and tiny decorations such as umbrellas and other cute eccentric knickknacks.
2. 90s theme party
A time with the greatest music and the greatest energy is the 90s. Let your imagination go wild with decorating for this colorful period! An idea is to also find an old vintage record player, and a few records of the music you hold so dear from the time, rotate each throughout your party, and watch as your guests take pure joy in rocking out, mimosas in hand
3. Luau party
Take you and your party to Hawaii without actually spending all the money on flights and hotels. Decorate with flowers and vivid colorful pigments, as you let tropical music roll throughout the party in the background.
4. Pajama Brunch
Get extra cozy in some of your nicest pajamas. Eat good food, have great conversation, drink some mimosas and feel even warmer while doing all of it in the comfort of your sleepwear! Once everyone has finished their meals and settled down, play some games or prop a movie up on the TV, whichever the group is feeling, and then gather everyone around the couch to relax and enjoy the slumber party!
5. Tea Party
If you’re wanting an event to truly relax and take a moment to reflect and live in the excitement of the future, the theme for you could be a tea party. This doesn’t necessarily accompany mimosas and can be quite the classy theme and tranquil afternoon. Assemble some nice, quaint utensils and cups around the table, while serving tea and whichever snacks or dinner you’d like. Decorations for this type of event could be classic and timely.
6. Disney Brunch
Setting up a Disney brunch extravaganza can be found to be the coziest and most enjoyable night of fun with your friends. Make bounds of popcorn and pass around mimosas as you assemble everyone around the couch to together set up a playlist for the night featuring all of your favorite Disney movies. To make the setting feel all the more like you’re in a Disney movie, go wild with decorations of characters from the movies and the sets themselves.
7. Pick a Country
Travel across the world without spending thousands! Pick a country and center the parties' decor and food to the likes of that locations' cuisine. This can be fun on so many levels, as you get to delve into learning new delicacies and how to make them. And it gives the chance for everyone at the party to dress up like never before.
8. Pancake Party
Who doesn’t love pancakes? Pancakes are super easy to make and incredibly delicious. And, they go well with any mimosa or mocktail. To have even more fun with this, decorate the pancakes with different toppings and syrups, or stuff the pancakes with different ingredients such as blueberries, cheesecake or sprinkles!
9. Lemonade Brunch
Step outside the usual mimosa-centered brunch party, and get fruity with lemonade and if you want, spiked lemonade. Create drinks such as strawberry lemonade, raspberry, blackberry and so much more! As your guests walk in they’ll be surprisingly delighted for your new take on brunch, which could even go down as a forever favorite.
10. Match the Theme to the Wedding Theme
Feel the excitement for the wedding all the more by matching your brunches theme to your weddings. This gives a lot of space to really create a beautiful brunch, with flowers scattered and decor placed to draw lots of attention!
Bridal Shower Brunch Ideas - Food
11. Catering
Things before a wedding can be quite exciting, but also quite stressful. Everyone wants the wedding to be perfect, from the grooms' family to the brides' family. But most especially, usually, the bride is the most worried. Thus, catering could be the nicest and easiest idea for bridal brunch. It takes the responsibility of cooking more off of the bride, or the one planning such brunch, and if you know the place you’re ordering from, you know the quality of the food will be great.
12. Finger Foods
If you want to opt more for ease, finger foods can be a go-to. This also allows more room to center your brunch around mimosas and cocktails. Which can let your guests load up even more on drinks as they socialize and pick from smaller delicacies.
13. Cooking
This can not only be fun for the bride if she so chooses to help cook but the family as well. Or another idea is by letting the guests help cook the various chosen menu items. This in itself can be an activity for everyone to get closer either before, or during the beginning of the bridal shower. Ideas of items to cook can be sweets such as cupcakes, cakes, cookies, cinnamon rolls and so much more! Or for more filling items a yummy idea is french toast kabobs!
Bridal Shower Brunch Ideas - Drinks
To really kick-start a brunch, yummy drinks are sure to pump up the event! And to help spring some creativity, the following is a list of some of the tastiest ideas for cocktails and mimosas. To dress them up and give extra style to your table, add some drink toppers!
14. Classic Mimosa
Make the classical mimosa you know for a fact the entire party will love. Have glasses of mimosas set out before the guests even arrive, and watch their eyes widen in excitement as they arrive at the preparations.
15. Orange Cranberry Mimosa
To make this colorful beverage, you’ll need orange juice, cranberry juice, cranberries and sparkling wine.
16. Sunset Mimosa
To make this beverage and its colorful appearance, you’ll need orange juice and raspberry syrup.
17. Orange Raspberry Mimosa
This drink features exactly what you’d think, raspberries and orange juice! Easy to make and incredibly tasty to drink.
18. Mimosa Coladas
This drink gives a fresh take on mimosas tying together coconut liqueur, champagne and pineapple juice.
19. Bloody Mary
A classic, a bloody Mary combines both food and liquor. This can be the perfect cocktail to pair with any brunch.
20. Screwdriver
This drink keeps it simple but fun. Sitting as one of the easiest drinks to make all you need is some orange juice and vodka, and of course the guests to partake.
21. Blood Peach Bellini
Usually combining the flavors of campari, grenadine, and white peach puree.
22. Sour Cherry
Combines pitted fresh or sour cherries, yuzu juice and champagne.
23. Raspberry Lemonade Sangria
This drink will look like sunrise, sunshine, and brunch itself. Great for any party this drink is an easy mix of wine, lemonade, and berry base.
24. Mocktail
If not looking to indulge in any hard drinking, that’s not a problem! Each drink in the above list you can make just as good, with the same ingredients, just remove the alcohol.
Bridal Shower Brunch Ideas - Party Supplies
You can't have a brunch without the glasses, can you? To enjoy some champagne, mimosas, and live lavishly you must have your glass set! Either opt for glassware or plastic cups if you're just looking for supplies for temporary use.
Plates that symbolize the transformation soon to happen with our bride make things just that much more exciting! Everyone can eat their cupcakes, appetizers and breakfast on beautiful themed plates.
These can go to the theme of your choosing and can add so much although being such small items. Pick from umbrellas if you have a luau-themed party or decorative guitars for the 90s theme!
Find the perfect accent tablecloth that will truly brighten up the room. Draw eyes immediately to the table as it sits beautifully as a centerpiece for the room. Guests will want to gather around the table, and of course, all the delicious meals presented on top of it!
A centerpiece is a beautiful accent to any table! Impress all of your guests with your ability to create such an elegant and classy party with decor so nicely laid out. Everyone will be dying to know your secret to how you managed to create such a fantastic event!
Bridal Shower Brunch Ideas - Invitations
In order to initiate the party everyone has been waiting for, we need to send out invitations! There are many ways to go about creating and sending each invitation out (explore some options here). First, you’ll need to come up with a headcount of the people who will be attending and make a list of their names. Once that has been done, we can focus on the creation and design of the cards. Either create them digitally or make letters to send through mail.
Either way, the cards can be made online or you can pick through pre-made sets which already have your theme designed on them. Some pre-made invitations that can also go with some of the different themes stated above are listed below!
This beautiful pink and floral invitation excites your guests as they know to prepare for a time of celebration!
What is sweeter than recognizing that our lovely bride is becoming a Mrs. to her forever partner! Well, the only thing that can come close is having a brunch with her best friends before the big day.
This card gives more room to make it your own with your own writing! Tell your friends to grab their best party outfits and run to your bridal brunch to celebrate this anticipated time.
This simple yet very elegant card can be used for a wide range of events and that's what makes it so versatile! Enjoy making it your own with your own words and enticing character!
This card is a personal favorite considering how much fun it is! This card will instantly excite those who so receive it, and they'll be able to imagine the afternoon of fun there in for.
Bridal Shower Brunch Ideas: Conclusion
Now you can simply revel in your creativity! Go wild with designing your perfect bridal brunch and just let this article be a guideline or creative stimulant of ideas. Try not to stress too much over the how’s and why’s and let yourself enjoy the excitement of the upcoming festivities and marriage. It’s a time to truly be joyful and let it all be about the happy couple joining in union. This shower and the wedding’s surrounding events are just for everyone to celebrate along the way to the big day.
Written by Summer Heffelfinger
