A Bridal Shower on April Fool's?

[redshoes]

I'm in charge of giving my FSIL a bridal shower and the only day that will work for her is April 1st. Does anyone have a cute idea for the invitations (she reallys wants to play up the idea that it's April Fool's day and use it as a theme for the party). I could use any ideas you have, for some reason all I can think of is negative contentions for a bridal shower on April Fool's (and that is not at all how I feel about her joining our family!).
Thanks

edited for grammer.

 

[dcgrumpy]

Isn't that really short notice?

 

[Keggy]

I don't know if this is a good idea or not but it is the first thing that came to my mind when you say april fools and a bridal shower...

Send out baby shower invites for the shower instead of bridal shower ones...


Isn't that the premise of April Fool's Day? To play jokes?

 

[redshoes]

I guess it is short notice, but here we dont have the whole big huge blowout bridal showers like other parts of the country. To be quite honest, every single shower that I have been invited to here is kind of on the stale side when you compare it to other posts about bridal showers other places. Usually you get an invitation less than a week before the event (so I'm actually ahead of schedule )- I've never had more than that amount of notice. This is only for my brother's female side of the family- picture my Mom, Grandmoms, Aunts, and Cousins. Not really the fancy or even "down and dirty" party crowd. I'm sorry that kind of sounds pathetic, it's not meant to be- this is just one of those family obligations that you run into when you're the only sister and your only sibling is getting married.

 

[Disney Hot Mama]

I don't know if this is a good idea or not but it is the first thing that came to my mind when you say april fools and a bridal shower...

Send out baby shower invites for the shower instead of bridal shower ones...


Isn't that the premise of April Fool's Day? To play jokes?

That is a very cute idea BUT you would receive baby gifts vs. bridal registery gifts. What would be even better is if you invite them for a bridal shower and it was really the wedding!! Now that would be a April Fool's Day prank that would not be forgotten.

Other than that have the bridal shower and announce at the beginning (or let it slip) about a pregnancy, then at the end of the party say it was a prank.

 

[beckmrk04]

I used to think April Fools was a terrible day for things like this- but my in-laws' anniversary is April 1! And they have been married almost 28 years!

You could play "Fools rush in"... I have a recipe where they decorated a cake with icing and made it look like a plate of spaghetti. Make up stories about thebride and groom and have the guests guess which ones are true/false.... Let me think on it some more... Fun idea! I love themes.

 

[disykat]

I would sort of lowkey the April fools stuff - keep some humor, but keep it tasteful. On the invitation put "no fooling, it's a bridal shower" or something like that. Inside invite people to bring a humerous wedding/honeymoon anticdote to share or to feel free to use their imaginations when selecting or wrapping their gifts. During the party, ask her to cut the cake - and have it be frosted cardboard. A think a few, well timed, not too over the top pranks would be good.

I also think a beautiful toast about how, all joking aside, it's obvious that their love is strong etc. ... and you wish them many years of love and laughter together etc.

 

[marjie8230]

You've got to play up the April 1 thing. I think you can swing it in that amount of time. It's your family, not the president. Totally good idea to "let it slip" about a pregnancy. Also the cardboard cake... cute. Fake candy, maybe. Rubber vomit or dog poop on the floor, yuck! (That would be a good one especially if you have a dog.) Maybe when you answer the door spit a tic tac in your hand with a little red disolved jello (to resemble blood) and make people think, if only for a moment, then you just lost a tooth.

As the final touch on the day, get hubby involved and have a blow out fake argument in the other room and end it with the prospect of divorce, then the two of you can peek into the living room at everyone listening uncomfortably and say "April Fool's" That would be a good one... then you could go into your whole congradulations to the bride and groom who will hopefully never even joke about divorce... (You may want to lay the ground rules about the argument before so no feelings are hurt.) Also, if hubby won't participate in this fiasco have the phone ring during the party, answer it in front of everyone, then explain that you need to take it in the other room and get into an argument with a pretend husband on the other side... You know, ham it up.

As you might imagine, I really can get into it. I've played some good one's on my husband / kids / boss over the years. (About after a week at my old job it was april fools and I came in and told my boss I was going to have to quite because it wasn't working out. I practically had him in tears by the time I said April Fools. After I said I probably should have bartered for more money.)

Have a great time with your party. It will definitely be one to remember.