A Shower that Rocks

OK, I have to fess up. From the moment that I got engaged, I thought I wanted no part of the wedding shower tradition. It just seemed so . . . traditional. A close friend of ours (who is doing a reading in our ceremony) made an offer to throw me one right after she found out we were engaged, and I refused. "We're not registering," I said, "so I don't need a shower."

So what happened? I changed my mind, of course. Over the months, as I watched several friends wed (including virtual friends) I started to get jealous of all the love they were experiencing at their showers. I wanted one now, too! So I dropped a few (not so subtle) hints to some of my friends, and they gracefully obliged with the awesomest, most Miss Mouseiest shower of all time.


The shower took place at mine and the Dude's house! Maybe a bit nonstandard, but it was great for me--I didn't have to go anywhere! The hostess (a good friend who happened to be crashing at my place until her sublease came through) set up the living room and kitchen area while I hid in the tv room watching reruns of America's Next Top Model. Didn't she make the place look pretty?




Everyone chatted as people started to arrive.



The hostess finished laying out the provisions.


There was a plethora of food (mostly vegetarian--score!) from Central Market. Mmmmm.

Chicken-stuffed poblano peppers and veggie lasagna

After eating all of this delicious food, I only had to sit still to open one card--a joint gift from all of my shower guests, plus a couple of people who couldn't make it.


The gift was . . . wait for it . . . Rock Band Beatles Edition for Wii! But I would also have to wait for it . . . because it doesn't come out until September 9th. Not to worry, though. My lovely hostess brought over her Rock Band equipment and both Rock Band 1 and 2. So we all refilled our champagne glasses and/or grabbed beers and crammed ourselves into the tv room to play Rock Band into the night.


I only have two pictures of us playing Rock Band, and they both look like we're all really bored. But I swear it was WAY more fun than it looks!

My mom's the only one who looks like she's having any fun, and she didn't even play!

Later on the Dude and one of his friends (the husband of one of my awesome shower guests) showed up to join the party.

The shower was perfect! I just wish I had taken better pictures. I don't even have a picture of my outfit with the blue mary-jane heels that I wore. :( I suck at this documentarian stuff! I'll get better pictures at the bachelorette party, I promise. Oh, and at the Rock Band Beatles Edition party that is very likely to take place two nights before the wedding!

Would you consider having a nontraditional shower? If so, what would yours be like?