One of the more enjoyable parts of planning the wedding in the last few weeks will be addressing and sending out the bridal shower invites, followed by the shower itself. Planning can be so stressful and tedious. Endless details with catering, choosing a photographer, creating a bridal invitations list and seating chart can overwhelm even the most patient and self-composed bride. But the games at a shower provide a fun diversion and ensure a great time for the bride and all the guests. If the centerpiece used is a nice one, it could even be given away as a random prize during the night!

There are numerous bridal shower games, but the most popular ones have usually been around for years. Take the "Finish this Phrase" game. Popular phrases are written down, with the last half of the phrase missing. The ladies must guess how to complete the phrases. The person with the most successful guesses wins and is usually awarded a prize.

Enjoy putting the bride-to-be on the spot with a round of "Do You Really Know Your Future Hubby?" Before the shower, ask the groom 15-20 questions. They can be simple ones that concern his food or sports preferences, or they can be risque ones like "What do you sleep in?" For each one she gets wrong, the bride-to-be must start chewing on another piece of gum. If she doesn't know her guy well enough, she could end up with quite a mouthful!

Very famous bridal shower games are the clothes pin games. Everybody gets a few clothes pins and whenever a word is used that is often said a a bridal shower, such as wedding, bride or groom, a pin is removed from the lady who said the word to the one who caught her. Who has most pins at the end, wins.

A good game for bridal showers at which people are familiar with one another and ready to have some fun is "Rate the Advice." Each guest anonymously writes down a piece of advice. It can be about the wedding, the wedding night, or life as a married woman. Then everyone ranks each piece of advice, using a 1 to 10 scales., and the totals are tallied The person whose advice receives the highest score gets a prize. For more fun, you can also give a prize to the lowest scorer.

It does not matter the type of games that are selected, they will prove to be successful if people are made to joke, talk and enjoy themselves. The bridal shower games can vary from word games that are simple, to very high interactive games and icebreakers, which all will enjoy.The closing games could involve all by requesting them for their advice and best wishes and record a DVD or CD to be presented during the wedding.

A frequently enjoyed variety of bridal shower games involves wordplay. A popular diversion is called "Finish the Phrase." It uses well known terms, phrases, and sayings, sometimes something particularly appropriate to a wedding or to the party guests. One might start with "Too many cooks" and then wait for someone to respond "spoil the broth." Give a prize to the person who wins the most rounds. After the event, remember to save the bridal invitations for her scrapbook. The bridal shower invites will be a reminder of the theme and tone of the party.