25 Funny Bridal Shower Themes for a Hilarious and Unforgettable Party
A bride beams as she plays a fun, kitchen-themed game at her shower. Photo Credit: Bride Guide
Bridal showers are an opportunity to celebrate the bride-to-be, but who says they have to be traditional? If you’re looking for a way to skip the predictable tea parties and bring on the laughter, we’ve got you covered.
Whether the bride has a great sense of humor, loves inside jokes, or just wants a laid-back, goofy gathering, these ideas will guarantee a night full of fun, laughs, and memorable moments.
From wild party themes to quirky game nights, we’ve got 25 hilarious bridal shower themes that will make your celebration one for the books.
1. Grandma’s Gone Wild
Bridal Shower guests dress in their granny best! Photo Credit:
Rogene Roden
Dress up as your future selves: think gray wigs, reading glasses, and embroidered old-lady cardigans.
Serve tea, cookies, and “Ensure” cocktails while playing bingo and gossiping about “the good old days.” Bonus points for walking canes and orthopedic shoes.
2. “Oops! I Married a Celebrity” Shower
Turn the shower into a tabloid-worthy scandal where the bride “accidentally” married her celebrity crush.
Guests can dress up as paparazzi, reporters, or other A-listers while sipping on Hollywood-inspired cocktails. You can even include cardboard cut-outs of the bride’s favorite A-listers.
3. Pajamas & Prosecco
Nothing says ultimate comfort like a pajama party with endless bubbly and bites. Wear fluffy robes, sip mimosas, and snack on breakfast foods while watching rom-coms and playing slumber party games in this modified version of petals and prosecco.
4. “The Hangover” Shower
Recreate the chaos of the classic movie with sunglasses, “morning-after” outfits, and a fake tiger stuffed animal in the bathroom.
Serve “recovery drinks” like Pedialyte cocktails and share hilarious stories of wild nights past. Don’t forget to include a screening of the film!
5. Bridgerton Gone Wild
A bride and her guests channel the edgy side of Bridgerton. Photo Credit:
Sarah Middleton
Imagine a Regency-era tea party—gone completely off the rails. Guests arrive in corsets, long gloves, and tiaras but instead of polite conversations, expect gossip, dramatic monologues, and a scandalous game of charades.
This is a great way to put a fun twist on the bride’s favorite show.
6. “Say Yes to the Mess”
A bridal shower that embraces chaos—think DIY face masks gone wrong, cake decorating disasters, and an arts-and-crafts station where things get a little out of hand. The goal? The messiest guest wins. Don’t forget to snap pics so you’ll never forget the fun!
7. Bride Olympics
Guests compete in ridiculous, bridal-themed challenges like bouquet toss accuracy, veil relay races, and cake-decorating speed rounds.
Gold medals (or mini champagne bottles) go to the winners. For outdoorsy brides, arrange these games outside so everyone can play in the sunshine.
8. The Roast of the Bride
A stand-up comedy themed bridal shower is unique and hilarious! Photo Credit: Digibuddha
A comedy roast-style bridal shower where guests lightheartedly tease the bride with funny stories, cringeworthy exes, and wedding planning fails.
Just make sure she’s got a sense of humor! You may want to have her give a list of topics that she wants the “roasters” to avoid.
9. Mugshots & Mimosas
Themed around “One Last Crime Before She’s a Wife,” guests take fake mugshots with offenses like “Stealing the Groom’s Heart” and “Wedding Planning Under the Influence” while sipping bottomless mimosas.
You can even have guests dress as their favorite true crime subject or as 1920s gangsters!
10. “That’s So 2000s” Throwback Party
Dig out your velour tracksuits, butterfly clips, and flip phones for a nostalgic 2000s bridal shower featuring TRL-inspired karaoke, Cosmopolitan magazine quizzes, and Britney Spears dance-offs.
Send guests home with iconic 2000s accessories they can add to their favorite throwback outfit.
11. Who Wore It Worst?
Tacky Dress is a great theme for a funny and unique shower! Photo Credit: Andywrt
Guests show up in the ugliest bridesmaid dress they can find—the more tulle, the better. The winner? Whoever has the most cringe-worthy outfit.
You can even take posed photos and post them online. Invite all of your mutuals to vote on who wore it worst!
12. “Bridechella” Music Festival
A Coachella-inspired bridal shower with floral crowns, glitter, and festival wristbands—except instead of a DJ, it’s bad karaoke, ridiculous dance-offs, and a DIY glitter tattoo station.
Don’t forget lots of macrame decor and picnic-worthy bites.
13. “Will She Make It to the Wedding?” Survival Challenge
Test the bride’s wedding day survival skills with a reality show-inspired competition featuring dress-stuffing relay races, rapid-fire bouquet arrangements, and speed-dating-style wedding advice rounds.
This is a great way to keep guests busy and create lasting memories for the bride.
14. The “Ex” Games
Not for the faint of heart! Guests bring anonymous funny or embarrassing stories about their worst exes, and the bride has to guess which guest lived through the nightmare.
Once she guests, her closest friends and family can give advice based on what they learned from these exes from you-know-where!
15. Boujee on a Budget
Guests arrive in “over-the-top luxury” outfits that are actually made from dollar-store finds. Think “designer” sunglasses, fake furs, and DIY pearls while sipping boxed wine.
Serve high-class but affordable bites, like sushi, to really make guests feel like they are living the high life.
16. Disco Divas & Divorce Court
Have the guests dress as 70s disco queens, the other half as divorce lawyers arguing over wedding day disasters. The bride? She’s the judge.
You can also incorporate elements from the popular disco musical Mama Mia and from the popular crime show Law and Order to take your gathering to the next level.
17. “Netflix & Vows”
Popcorn is the perfect favor for a Netflix-themed bridal shower! Photo Credit:
Caitlin Kenney
A Netflix-inspired bridal shower where guests dress up as their favorite TV characters. Expect The Office-themed games, Bridgerton-style tea, and reality-show confessionals.
You can have Netflix streaming in the background and serve binge-worthy snacks to guests.
18. “Bridezilla’s Last Roar”
A dinosaur-themed bridal shower where the bride wears a T-Rex costume at some point, and guests take turns dodging her wedding stress meltdowns.
Decorate with dinosaur figurines spray painted gold or silver and serve a fun fondue “volcano” to set the tone.
19. DIY Drag Show
Guests put together last-minute DIY drag queen looks and have a lip sync battle to wedding anthems. Bonus points for over-the-top wigs and feathers. Or you can go the other way and have guests dress as their first crush.
Prepare to laugh at all the cringe-worthy first loves!
20. "Married at First Sight" Mystery Date
A blindfolded game where the bride has to guess which of her guests said certain funny things about her—it’s part mystery, part hilarious wedding reality show.
You can also put wedding-themed trinkets in a bowl of rice and have the bride dig them out and guess what they are!
21. Cake Smash & Champagne
A bride digs in to her cake at her bridal shower! Photo Credit: Say Yes to Jess.
The bride has one goal: Smash a giant bridal cake with her bare hands. The guests: cheering her on while sipping champagne.
Have a friend take pictures reminiscent of a first birthday party, except this time the subject is all grown up and about to embark on her new stage of life!
22. “Love is Blind” Shower
A dating show-inspired party where guests answer wedding trivia while blindfolded, then get paired with someone for hilarious partner challenges. Look up “Minute to Win It” games to add budget-friendly activities to the fun!
23. Meme-Themed Party
Guests come dressed as their favorite internet meme, and the bride has to guess which meme represents her relationship best. Decorate the space with the bride’s favorite memes and customize some to fit her and her husband-to-be!
24. Reality Show Wedding Auditions
Set up mock reality show “auditions” where guests act out ridiculous wedding scenarios, like bridezilla meltdowns and best-man speeches gone wrong. You can even choose to “vote” guests off the “island” until only one team remains! Give them a fun bridal shower prize for their efforts.
25. The “Not So Great Gatsby” Party
A 1920s-themed party where everything is deliberately off-brand—champagne in plastic cups, dollar-store pearls, and a “speakeasy” in the bathroom.
Serve deliberately inexpensive food, like Kraft mac & cheese, hot dogs, and canned peaches on outlandishly fancy platters for a good laugh.
Concluding the Event
Traditional bridal showers are fun, but a funny bridal shower theme adds an unforgettable twist.
Whether you’re roasting the bride, reliving the 2000s, or staging a ridiculous survival challenge, the goal is to laugh, celebrate, and create memories that will be talked about for years.