Stocking a kitchen is a large job. This theme is designed to help the bride get a good start.

Gift Suggestions:

Find out if the bride has a color scheme in mind and pass that information on to the guests. Ideas include:

• Cookbooks
• Pots/Pans
• Coffee Maker
• Dish Towels
• Measuring Cups/Spoons
• Silverware
• Dishes
• Anything you might use in your kitchen

Decoration Ideas:

Hang utensils or groups of utensils around the room. Fruit baskets add beautiful color and can be used as a centerpiece.

Food Tips:

The food category is wide open for this theme. Anything from a large sampling of different appetizers to a meal would be appropriate. Another idea would be to have each guest bring their favorite dish (or dessert) for a potluck shower. A fun game that can be incorporated would be to have the bride try to make her "wedding cake" from scratch with no recipe! A guest should write down the ingredients and type it up and present it to the bride later as a remembrance.

Other Ideas:

A perfect and inexpensive shower favor is a wooden spoon with tulle tied in a bow around it. You could include some hersheys kisses tied around the spoon with a note reading "a spoonful of kisses for you." Cookies in colorful plastic wrap also serve as the perfect favor for a kitchen shower.