Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Bride's Bingo~A Bridal Shower Game
Valentine's Day Bingo
Here is an idea I came up with for fun game at a bridal shower. Use the link above for the children's game of Valentine's Day Bingo, except when you make the bingo cards, put the bride and grooms names in the center space that is traditionally the free square. Then use conversation hearts as the bingo markers.
As a prize for the winner (s) give away boxes of conversation hearts.
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Giving a bridal shower talk? Here's the perfect resource!
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Super Cute Bride Gift Idea
- Trendy Rhinestone Design
- Great for Bridal Party Gifts
- Great way to keep up with wedding day essentials
- Unique way to ask your friends to be a party of your wedding
- Bride - White, Bridesmaid and Maid of Honor - Black
This would be a really cute tote bag to give to the Bride after your devotional talk. You could fill it with things she might need on her wedding day or on her honeymoon or first weeks of married life.
Maybe you could come up with a bridal shower talk that would use some useful items as visual aids that could be in the bag and then after the talk hand the bag to the bride as a gift!
Be creative!
Peter's Advice for Wives
“In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. Your adornment must not be merely external-braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands; just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear.”1 Peter 3:1-6 NASB. http://bible.com/100/1pe.3.1-6.nasb
This is a wonderful passage of scripture to use when writing up a bridal shower talk. At first glance one might think this is really too old fashioned and besides it's not with the new thinking that women are equals with men and should assert themselves.
This is a wonderful passage of scripture to use when writing up a bridal shower talk. At first glance one might think this is really too old fashioned and besides it's not with the new thinking that women are equals with men and should assert themselves.
Not necessarily so. First of all, we need to remember that this is not one man's opinion. It is the Word of God that tells us this. So we should not be quick to dismiss it since God is speaking here through Peter.
The word submissive doesn't mean laying down and being a doormat. Nor does it mean that you can never share your opinion for consideration. Rather it has the idea of order, or rank.
Take a look at the local church. There might be a plurality of pastors, but there is always a head pastor or main pastor who delegates and calls most of the shots. However, he doesn't call the shots alone. He has board meetings or deacon meetings where all get to lay their ideas out on the table and then they come to an agreement on what they will do together. This is the idea of submission in the marriage. The husband is the head.
The wife is to respect her husband. I take this to mean that you don't belittle him either to his face, in front of his peers, your friends or behind his back.
The wife is to behave with purity, gentleness and a quiet spirit. She is not to dress in such a way as to draw attention to her body, but she is to work on her hidden person of the heart. Many women are so concerned about the outward appearance that they do not work on the hidden person of their heart.
Becoming a woman of purity, respectful, gentle and quiet will go a long ways toward a happy marriage and home. Notice the phrase without a word. No nagging! Women are notorious for nagging.
So here are just a few thoughts on this passage to get your ideas flowing toward a bridal shower talk on this passage.
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A Christian Wedding: Bridal Shower Devotional | Christian Wedding Planner
This is a wonderful example of a Christian bridal shower devotional. Several things to note here:
- The speaker knew the bride well.
- The speaker knew her audience.
- The speaker was considerate of her audience & the bride and did not bore them with details they didn't need to hear nor did she embarrass the bride (her daughter).
- She kept it short and sweet and to the point. Go take a look at the link above.
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Your Spouse Can't Be Everything To You
Some gals get married expecting that their husband will fulfill all their needs. This is a mistake. It's an impossible task to expect this from your husband. You need to find ways to have a fulfilling married life that does not make you depend fully on him.
Exercise is an important venue for working off excess stress as well as staying in good shape. Exercise can lift your spirits and help you maintain a positive outlook. Try to encourage your spouse to join you, but if he doesn't want to, don't push him.
Hobbies are a wonderful way to relax and find pleasure in your day. Assuming you don't run into frustrating snags in your hobbies, this can be another venue for lifting your spirit.
Don't forget to develop friendships with other GALS. Make sure they are godly ladies who will encourage you in your marriage and in your walk with God. Notice I said GALS. It is dangerous to maintain or develop close friendships with guys...even through social media or email. It is all to easy to fall into the trap of being attracted to that person and jeopardize your marriage in the process.
These are just a few things that might be appropriate to touch on in a bridal shower talk.
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Electronic Devices
Here is a bit of advice that would be good to squeeze into a bridal shower talk.
Resist the urge to allow electronic devices such as smart phones, iPods, tablets and computers to take time away from you that you could be using to
1. Spend quality time with your spouse
2. Keep your home environment neat, uncluttered and stress free
These devices have an insidious way of taking over your life so that you almost forget what it is to carry on an uninterrupted conversation with family members. They also distract us from our homemaking duties, stealing our time and making us unproductive.
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