• No bridal shower is complete without a few games, and using the wedding dress theme can help you think of a variety of games to play that are based on the bride's wedding gown and the excitement of the day. You don't need expensive props or materials, just a few items from around the house and the participation of your wedding shower guests. Using bride dress games to help guests get to know each other and break the ice can help you throw a more successful bridal shower.
  
  

Guess Who

• To play "Guess Who," you'll need to send a notice on all of the guest invitations to bring a picture of themselves in a wedding dress. If someone of the guests haven't been married, ask them to bring a magazine picture of their dream dress. When you obtain the pictures, tape a square of paper over the bride and groom's face so that only the dress can be seen, with no other identifying factors. Number the pictures, and then ask the guests to guess who belongs to what dress. They can look at the style and era to decipher who the dress belongs to. The person with the most right answers should win a prize.
  
  

Toilet Paper Bride Dress

• A favorite at many bridal showers, guests can put together their own bride dress using toilet paper or white streamers. Choosing someone to be their "bride" teams of two or three can wrap the toilet paper, make embellishments and accessories in order to create the most fashionable wedding dress. Streamers have a little stretch and may be more durable for this application. The "brides" then put on a fashion show for the real bride, who judges each dress for beauty and creativity, before awarding a prize to the best team.
  
  

Dress Designer

• A good way to facilitate conversation between guests is to play a designer bride dress game. Ask the bride to bring her old bridal magazines to the shower. You may also want to purchase some so that there is enough to go around. Hand out pieces of card stock, glue and scissors, and have the guests to go through the magazines and put together their dream bride dress, choosing the different components from other dresses. They might be fashionable or wacky, but this type of game can help guests relax and get to know each other. Then the bride can judge the pictures and choose the dress she would most want to wear in order to award the winner a prize.