Fresh and Fun: 14 Lemon-Themed Bridal Shower Ideas
For a fun, fresh twist on celebrating the bride-to-be, you can’t go wrong with a lemon-themed bridal shower. Perfect for springtime and summertime nuptials, a lemon wedding shower or bridal shower is sure to be bright and joyful. To help you out, we’ve gathered our favorite lemon-themed bridal shower ideas — including decor suggestions, menu options, bridal shower invites, and party favors — that won’t hit a sour note no matter how many lemons are involved. Ready, set, squeeze!
14 Joyful Lemon-Themed Bridal Shower Ideas
Planning and hosting a bridal shower party can be incredibly fun, especially with a colorful and energetic lemon or citrus theme. Use these lemon-themed bridal shower ideas alongside our bridal shower checklist to put together an event the bride-to-be will love.
1. Choose a Citrus-Inspired Color Scheme
For your lemon-themed bridal shower, look no further than nature for inspiration. Go all-in on bright citrus yellow, softer yellows, and shades of white for your lemon party, or add more of a tropical flair with pops of bright blues and greens. Add in hints of orange and soft pink for a contemporary look, or keep things classic with yellow and white against a backdrop of blue tile.
2. Plan a Delightful Picnic or Brunch
Celebrate the bride-to-be with a relaxing picnic in the park, a backyard garden party, or a brunch at her favorite cafe. If you’re not hosting at someone’s home or a park, be sure to confirm that you can set up bridal shower decorations. Along with yummy bites and drinks to toast to the guest of honor, consider offering fun outdoor party games like balloon darts, (diamond) ring toss, and frisbee tic-tac-toe.
3. Invite Your Guests with Lemon Bridal Shower Invitations
Design: frau brandt
The best way to set the tone for your bridal shower is with themed party invites. We love this lemon orchard bridal shower invitation with its sweet illustrations and timeless feel. Greenvelope offers hundreds of completely customizable digital invitations, which means you can use any of our lemon invites for your bridal shower by simply updating the wording. You can even turn a baby shower card or birthday party invitation into a dreamy bridal shower invite with just a few clicks. Best of all, there’s no need to buy stamps or wait for RSVPS to arrive in the mail — you can track it all from one simple dashboard.
4. Display a Lemon-Themed Bridal Shower Sign
A lemon-themed welcome sign or banner is a fun and easy way to add to the festive scene of your party. You can find plenty of custom options on sites like Etsy or make your own with cardstock, markers, and colored paper. Keep your welcome sign simple with a “Welcome to [Name]’s Shower” or follow the theme with wording like “Main Squeeze Bridal Shower Headquarters!”
5. Create a Citrus-Themed Display
Party decorations can help transform any space into the perfect party palace. Use decor to help create a fun themed display, entranceway, or backdrop that your guests can snap photos against. Create a citrus and lemon balloon garland with bright balloons, or hang up lemon-themed fabric for a wall or dessert table backdrop. Decorate the welcome table with fresh fruit, beautiful blooms, and lemon-shaped confetti.
6. Style Your Tables with Lemon Bridal Shower Decorations
Continue the citrus theme across your main dining tables. Run a lemon tree leaf garland down the center of the table, with real or faux lemons, limes, and oranges as fun table decor. Greenery and simple vases filled with flowers make great table decorations, or use fresh fruit to create a stunning and edible citrus centerpiece. Keep your tableware simple with fresh white linens and patterned napkins or a blue tile tablecloth.
7. Serve Homemade Lemonade
It wouldn’t be a lemon-themed bridal shower without serving homemade lemonade. Try this simple lemonade recipe for a delicious and refreshing sipper. You could even set up a lemonade stand with classic lemonade, pink lemonade, and lemonade cocktails and let your guests help themselves to an array of tangy beverages.
8. Serve a Lemon-Centric Menu
There are lots of incredible dishes you can serve that feature this signature ingredient. Baked lemon chicken and lemon pasta work well as mains. These soft and chewy lemon cookies are a great option for a dessert, alongside lemon cupcakes and lemon tarts. Don’t forget a delicious lemon cake as your bridal shower cake.
9. Add Vibrant On-Theme Toppers
Whether or not your entire menu revolves around lemons, you can add some tangy flair to your eats and drinks with the help of themed toppers. Lemon-shaped cocktail sticks (perfect for lemon drop cocktails) and printable cake toppers from Etsy will add instant color as will yellow heart-shaped cupcake toppers.
10. Set Up a Candy Bar
Take inspiration from lemon sherbet and classic confections by hosting a vibrant candy bar. Fill glass jars with plenty of lemon-flavored classics like Lemonheads, jelly beans (featuring lemon, orange, and lime), Starbursts, and lemon drops. Encourage guests to fill a bag with their favorites to enjoy at the party or take home with them.
11. Play Lemon-Themed Bridal Shower Games
Bridal shower games give you a great way to spend time together, laugh, and recount memories with the bride-to-be. Look for printable lemon-themed bridal shower games that you can download and use as is or use them as inspiration to create DIY versions.
12. Offer Citrus-Themed Photo Booth Props
Your lemon-themed bridal shower will be memorable thanks to the time you enjoy together, but you can also give your guests an easy way to look back on the day with a photo booth. Hire a company to install one for the event, or DIY your own photo booth area with a fun backdrop or banner. Share some lemon-themed props and quotes like “She found her main squeeze!”
13. Prepare Lemon-Themed Bridal Shower Favors
Send guests home with a mini bridal shower gift to say thank you for being there to celebrate the bride-to-be. Mini shots of limoncello, bottles of homemade lemonade, and recipe cards for a homemade lemon cake all make wonderful gifts. Add a themed favor tag or sticker and you have a sweet gift idea for your guests.
14. Send Citrus-Themed Thank You Cards
Design: Cass Loh
After the event, express your gratitude by sending guests an online thank you card. Like our bridal shower invites, our selection of thank you cards can be fully customized. We love this summer citrus thank you note for its bright colors and abundance of space on the reverse for a personalized message.
Host a Fun Event with These Lemon-Themed Bridal Shower Ideas
Surprise and delight the bride-to-be with these sunny lemon-themed bridal shower party ideas. From a vibrant welcome sign and lemon garland to citrusy party favors and thank you cards, this list has everything you need to plan a wonderful party.
Introduce your guests to the theme right from the start with the help of our lemon-themed bridal shower invitations. Pick your perfect design, customize the layout, wording, and colors, and add all the important details about your event. Send your digital invites on their way and watch those RSVPs roll in.
