bridal showers: Not Just for Chicken salad and crockpots anymore
A love note to the unscripted beauty of gathering together
Let’s be honest: bridal showers used to be… kind of a drag. Someone’s living room. A pile of boxes from Bed Bath & Beyond. A vague chicken salad situation. And a game where you make a wedding dress out of toilet paper, which is probably a metaphor for something, but we don’t want to dig too deep.
Luckily, the modern bridal shower has had a glow-up — and if you’re doing it right, it’s so much more than awkward small talk and mimosas with pulp (ew).
It’s the bride’s pre-wedding moment to actually enjoy her people — without a seating chart, timeline, or someone asking where the chargers are (the decorative kind, not phone cords... although, probably those too).
This Isn’t Your Aunt’s Shower (Unless Your Aunt Is Cool as Hell)
We’re not knocking tradition — just saying we like ours with a little edge. Think:
✨ Champagne tower meets cheese curds. ✨ Ice-cold High Noons, mini forks, and ranch like it’s a love language. ✨ A playlist that bounces from Beyoncé to Lizzo to Shania real fast.
The vibe? Chic Midwest chaos. In the best way.
It’s Not About The Gifts (But Also, She Registered for a Dutch Oven, So Let’s Not Ignore That)
The real gift is gathering her people together — the lifelong friends, the weird cousins, the ride-or-dies who have seen things and still showed up in coordinated outfits.
You laugh, you cry (but not ugly-cry — we’re wearing mascara), and you remind the bride that she is loved, adored, and very good at being the center of attention.
Games? Optional. Great Snacks? Non-Negotiable.
Look, if you want to play "How Well Do You Know the Groom?" go for it. But if you’d rather skip the trivia and focus on the charcuterie board that’s basically a work of art, that’s fine too.
Other power moves:
Cocktail station with a signature drink named after the bride’s most iconic personality trait.
A DIY bouquet bar that doubles as favors (and content).
A surprise toast that turns into a dance party before 3pm.
The Bottom Line? Showers Deserve Their Moment.
Don’t sleep on the bridal shower. Done right, it’s where the best memories happen — the kind where everyone’s a little sun-kissed, the bride’s laughing way too hard, and someone’s aunt is giving a speech that’s somehow both emotional and wildly inappropriate.
So give us the good chairs. The good drinks. The good energy.
And let’s shower that bride like the radiant, opinionated, snack-loving queen she is.
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