Bridal Shower Gift Ideas the Bride Will Actually Use

Bridal showers tend to produce a stack of registry items opened one after another, useful, but forgettable by the reception. Here's how to give something that stands out from the pile.

Practical Bridal Shower Gifts

• A registry item she'll actually reach for weekly, not an appliance that gets used twice
• A lingerie or robe set for the honeymoon or wedding morning
• A recipe box started with recipes from her own family and friends

Sentimental Bridal Shower Gifts

• A card box where guests write marriage advice to open on tough days
• A guest book alternative, video messages instead of signatures, so she can watch instead of just read
• A photo book capturing the bridal shower itself

A Group Activity That Becomes a Gift

Bridal showers already gather most of the people who'll want to be part of a group video message gift, which makes the shower itself the perfect moment to collect it. Instead of (or alongside) a wrapped gift, guests each record a short video message during the party.

With Folksee, you can set up a station at the shower itself, a phone on a tripod, a simple prompt, and guests record their message between bites of cake. By the end of the party, you've collected most of the reel without anyone needing to do anything after the fact.