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The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower

April 5, 2016 By Aileen 14 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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This roaring 20s inspired wedding shower was dreamt up by my sister-in-law (the bride). We pinned our hearts out on Pinterest and then my mother-in-law and I got to work trying to recreate the shower of her dreams. My dear sweet sister was also a huge help. I wouldn’t have had the whole house decorated and my sanity in check if it weren’t for her and my husband (who wrangled the kids).

The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com

We started with black, gold, and pink decorations. I love paper fans and pom-poms, they make it feel like a party. The paper wear we used was gold and art deco print.

The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com

Since The Great Gatsby is all about glitz and glamour, we added in martini classes filled with feaux pearls and feathers.

The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com

We also drenched as much as possible in glitter. The polka dots on the champagne flutes were made with gold glitter glue and the bottom of the candles and champagne flutes were made by spraying them with spray adhesive and dipping them in gold glitter.

The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com

We stayed simple with the games. A “don’t say” game, date ideas in a date jar, and a glass vase for the guests to sign. We used oil based sharpie on the vase, so once it’s dry, the vase is ready to be used.

We used mini chalkboards (found at Michael’s) to indicate the activities. These chalkboards are great because they are inexpensive and can be used again and again.

The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com

We had a mimosa bar with orange juice, strawberry lemonade, pineapple juice, and ruby red grapefruit juice. There was also bits of fruit added into the mimosas. Of course, I stayed dry because I am expecting baby number 3.

The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com

To stay in-line with the champagne brunch, we served fruit kebobs, yogurt parfait, Cesar salad, chicken wraps, donuts, mini apple turnovers, and french toast sticks dipped in pure maple syrup (we used this french toast recipe).

The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com

The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com

You can find tons of ideas on this list of brunch recipes, too.

The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com

Music from the 20s played in the background thanks to spotify and most of our guests played along and dressed up in their best flapper gowns, pearls, feathers, gloves, and glitter.

All of the guests went home with EOS Lip Balm (courtesy of the bride).

The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com

We had a lot of fun!

The Great Gatsby Themed Bridal Shower. This Roaring 20s inspiring wedding shower was full of flapper dresses, feathers, glitter, and pearls. They served a champagne brunch including mimosa bar and french toast cups. | aileencooks.com

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  1. ParentingIsFunny

    April 5, 2016 at 12:21 pm

    How creative, clever, and fun!

    Reply
    • Aileen

      April 5, 2016 at 12:22 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Faye

    April 5, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    How fun! I adore the glasses!! Great ideas here.

    Reply
    • Aileen

      April 5, 2016 at 4:31 pm

      Thanks Faye!

      Reply
  3. Angela @ Blooming On A Budget

    April 5, 2016 at 6:55 pm

    Have you ever considered event planning/ catering? Looks like you guys had a blast!

    Reply
    • Aileen

      April 6, 2016 at 8:58 am

      Angela – I don’t think I’m cut out for it. I like planning and throwing parties for my kids, but I always get super stressed out.

      Reply
  4. Brittany

    April 8, 2016 at 6:50 am

    I LOVE this! You have some cute ideas here!! I think I might have to make the gold glitter champagne flutes just for fun! Great job and great pictures!

    Reply
    • Aileen

      April 8, 2016 at 7:55 am

      Thanks Brittany! The champagne glasses were my favorite, for sure.

      Reply
  5. Angela

    April 8, 2016 at 8:56 am

    What a great idea! It looks like it turned out wonderfully. And your pics are great!

    Reply
    • Aileen

      April 8, 2016 at 8:57 am

      Thank you Angela!!

      Reply
  6. Shannon Gauger

    April 9, 2016 at 9:02 pm

    This is the cutest bridal shower I’ve ever seen!!! What a fabulous idea and the food and decor look so good!!

    Reply
  7. Pa

    July 27, 2016 at 12:16 pm

    What a fun shower! I especially love the favors. Great job.

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    • Aileen

      July 27, 2016 at 12:30 pm

      Thank you! The bride-to-be made the favors. I think they came out beautifully. 🙂

      Reply

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