- Choose Cinderella inspired invitations, such as the pumpkin carriage, a ballgown, tiara or castle. Once you choose your special element, try to stick with it throughout the shower. Use white invitations with gold or silver letters, or in full color with lavender, pale pink, periwinkle blue or glittery silver accents.
Decorate by draping silk fabric in your accent colors, as well as tablecloths, chair covers, napkins and other paper products. Use white pumpkins with red roses mixed in for your centerpieces. Large crystal pumpkin carriages or castles make elegant centerpieces as well. - Favors can range from fun, inexpensive tiaras to elegant hand-blown glass slippers, roses, castles, tiaras or carriages. Votive candle holders or candles shaped like castles, birds, ballgowns, tiaras, carriages or pumpkins also can be purchased. Fragrant soaps can be molded into these shapes, too. Fudge or chocolate lollipops in any Cinderella inspired shape looks fitting when wrapped with pearlized paper.
- Play trivia games to see who knows fairy-tale stories the best. Match the correct princesses to the correct princes. You also can play a trivia game to see who knows the bride and groom the best, calling them Cinderella and Prince Charming. Make up your own ad lib games by reading different quotes pertaining to love or marriage from various fairy tales, only leave a certain word or phrase out. Have your guests and bride add their own words. Use multiple choice if you'd like to designate a winner. Whoever gets the most matches with the bride's answers wins.
Have each guest write an inspirational quote or piece of advice for the bride upon arrival, on Cinderella themed stationery. Use sparkly pens in the colors of your party, or gold or silver. Guests can drop their papers into a crystal pumpkin or other large container that you can present to the bride later. She can read the advice aloud, or save it for the wedding night. Embellish the table with candles or rose petals.
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