Citrus-Themed Bridal Shower Ideas to Brighten Your Celebration
If you’re planning a citrus-themed bridal shower (or getting ideas for your own), continue on for everything you need to know about this fruit-inspired bridal shower theme.
Why Choose a Citrus Theme?
Every year, more and more bridal shower trends emerge. When considering a bridal shower theme for your special bride-to-be, you’ll come across several lemon themed bridal showers, coffees, flowers, tea parties, wine and champagne, and even country themed bridal shower ideas. But if your bride-to-be has a special place for sunshine, refreshing flavors, and vibrant colors, a citrus-themed bridal shower is the way to go.
Citrus-themed events have continued to gain popularity over the last few years (and it’s easy to see why). Citrus fruits are a perfect mix of everything good: they’re tangy, sweet, light, and bursting with color!
The bright colors of these sun-kissed fruits are a perfect fit for Summer and Spring events alike. Bright colors invoke cheerful and light-hearted emotions. These cheerful emotions lead to positive memories of the bride-to-be’s special day, both for the bride and her guests.
Choosing a citrus theme also means you get to use plenty of citrus in the bridal shower menu. This can be citrus-inspired juices and cocktails or a tart fruit pie or cupcake!
Since these fruits have gained popularity in the party area, there’s also various types of decorations, invitations, and menu inspirations for a citrus-themed bridal shower that provide cute puns, plenty of color, and casual to formal wording styles.
Citrus Bridal Shower Invitations
The best way to start off a themed bridal shower is with themed bridal shower invitations! Since the citrus category spans Oranges, Lemons, Limes, Grapefruit, Blood Oranges, Key Limes, Mandarins, and Kumquats, there’s so many different colors and invitation styles to choose from.
To begin picking out a citrus fruit-themed invitation, start with the colors. In this fruit family, you have various greens, oranges, yellows, reds, and pinks to pick from. Think of what color the bride would love most. Would she love an extra pop of red on the invitation? Or would she prefer a bright yellow to catch the eye of the guests? Even better - what about an invitation bursting with color from various kinds of citrus fruits?
Next, consider what color background you want. If a green background gives off the right amount of nature, consider an invitation with grapefruit or lemons. Their reds and yellows will contrast well against the green. If you prefer a classy white background, consider including various citrus fruit colors on the invitation.
Citrus Bridal Shower Invitation by MossandTwigPaperCo
Orange Bridal Shower Invite by WillowLanePaperie
Tropical Citrus Bridal Shower Invite Template by CreativeUnionDesign
Decor Ideas for a Citrus-Themed Bridal Shower
Citrus is so versatile! Whether you choose to use all fruit-themed, partial fruit themed, or just the color inspirations for decor ideas, there’s so many decor ideas to choose from.
When searching for decoration ideas, decide whether you want to use the citrus fruit colors or if you just want the fruit shapes. For example, if you choose to use the colors and the fruit shapes, the bridal shower color palette will consist of yellows, bright greens, oranges, and a grapefruit red or pink.
If you choose to use the fruit shapes only, you could essentially use any color palette mixture. Your decor would then consist of items with the citrus shapes, but not the citrus colors. For example, if you found a white and gold banner with lemons on it, you would be using the shapes without the true colors.
When shopping around for decor items or ideas, consider some of these inspiration ideas:
Citrus fruit centerpieces
Lemon-inspired bridal shower sign
Citrus garlands
Lemon and lime banner
Citrus-inspired photo backdrop
Citrus Decor Theme Types
“She found her main squeeze”
Citrus bridal brunch
“Squeeze the day”
Lemonade stand
Lemon Citrus Wedding Shower Banner by SoSweetPartyShop
Citrus Bridal Shower Welcome Sign by LittleCreekCreative
Citrus-Inspired Menu Ideas
Citrus gives us beautiful color variations, but it also provides a multitude of menu options. While you’re planning a citrus themed bridal shower, think about including citrus throughout the menu as well.
Citrus-Infused Drinks
Whether alcoholic or non-alcoholic, citrus is a delicious drink addition! It’s fresh, slightly tart, sweet, light, and oh so refreshing. When it comes to drinks think about adding some menu items like:
Lemonades
Mimosas
Arnold Palmers
Orange or Grapefruit juices
Screwdrivers
Lemon lime sodas, such as Sprite or 7-Up
Citrus Desserts
Citrus desserts, such as lemon meringue, are always a popular option. Many love the sweet contrast of icings or pie fillings with the tartness of the citrus. Consider adding some of these sweet treats to your menu:
Key Lime Pie
Lemon Meringue
Orange cake
Orange Creamsicles
Lemon Cheesecake
Grapefruit bars
Citrus-Inspired Main Courses
Although less common than desserts or drinks, main courses can still incorporate these sun-kissed fruits. When main courses come into play, it’s best to incorporate these fruits as garnishes and flavor enhancers rather than trying to make them the star of the show. After all, that’s what the drinks and desserts are for! Some citrus-inspired main courses could include:
Lemon Shrimp and rice
Orange Duck
Lemon Chicken kabobs
Lime pork tacos
Orange Chicken
Lemon garlic Turkey
Grapefruit Salmon
Citrus Bridal Shower Cake
To round out a perfectly tart menu, toss some citrus into the bridal shower cake! The inspiration for the cake can stem from one of the dessert ideas above, or you could simply do a citrus filling inside the cake. Lemon goes well with vanilla and marble cakes, as well as Cheesecakes. Orange is perfect for a decadent chocolate cake or a Cheesecake.
Lime provides a perfect punch for shortcakes. Grapefruit is the perfect glaze on a pound cake or a vanilla cake. Whatever you choose for the bridal shower cake, it won’t sour the mood!
Fun Citrus-Themed Bridal Shower Games
Typical bridal shower games include Couples Trivia, What’s in My Purse, Over or Under, Pin the Veil, and more. While these are great, a citrus-themed bridal shower gives you the opportunity to play unique games and create a memorable party!
There’s two ways you can design the bridal shower game themes: normal bridal shower games themed with citrus, or bridal shower games centered around citrus.
With the first option, you would purchase or create any bridal shower game you want, but the game cards and game pieces would be fruit-themed. Think of a bridal bingo card; but instead of a ring or flowers on the card, there would be citrus fruits. These are a perfect solution to stay with the theme without dedicating too much time towards a custom game or element of the party.
The unique games will require a little bit more time and research, but they will create a memorable shower filled with fun and sweet-smelling games. The unique game ideas include:
Citrus Ring Toss - It’s exactly like normal ring toss, but your rings are citrus. This puts a fun spin on a traditional game that nearly everyone can play.
Name That Citrus - This is where unique comes into play. For this game, you and your guests will smell various halves of different citrus fruits while blindfolded. You must guess the fruits by smell only - no touching or peaking. The guest who guesses the most fruits correctly wins a prize!
Guess That Citrus - For this game, your guests will still be blindfolded; but, they won’t be using their noses this time. Keeping the fruits in tact, you will hand your participants various citrus fruits and have them guess what it is based on the way they feel only. Similar to the one above, the guest who guesses the most correctly wins a prize.
Citrus-Themed Bridal Shower Favors
Citrus-themed bridal shower favors are the perfect way to wrap up the celebration. Depending on your budget and the amount of guests attending the shower, certain types of party favors can begin to add up quickly.
Luckily, there are tons of citrus-themed shower favors to choose from. If you’re feeling crafty, you can even make some yourself. To wrap up the perfectly tart celebration, try to add some of these festive bridal shower favors:
Citrus soaps
Citrus-scented candles
DIY Citrus sugar scrubs
Citrus chap sticks
Fruit keychains
Citrus candies
Citrus bath bombs
Fruit tarts or cookies
Alcoholic mini shot bottles, such as Limoncello
Bottles of lemonade
Dress Code: Citrus Splash
To inspire fun and vibrance, encourage your guests (and bride to be) to wear something citrus-related! It can be a headband, a dress, a shirt, or even some fun shoes.
This will create a joyful atmosphere full of color and capture breathtaking photos of the event. If you’re having a small bridal shower, consider purchasing some small citrus-themed accessories, such as a headband or a hat for guests to wear to the event once they arrive.
Encourage your bride to dive into the theme with a citrus dress or stylish romper.
