First, you should plan all celebrations around the future bride and groom, and do your best to ensure that they have a good time. While traditional bachelor and bachelorette parties involve drinking, debauchery and strippers, if the guest of honour (or their fiance!) is not comfortable with these ideas, it is best to avoid them. When it comes to payment, all costs should be covered by those attending the stag or doe night. After all, the future newlyweds will already have spent a lot arranging matters such as personalized wedding favors and the like.

Ideas for unique bachelor parties:

• If the future groom is an avid sports fan, simply go to an upcoming game. To make this event even more exciting, you can book some VIP seating and celebrate the occasion in style.
• For something a bit more casual, you could always play a few rounds of baseball, hockey, football or even curling. Of course, the sport you choose will depend on the groom-to-be.
• Take a road trip to somewhere unusual around Canada or the USA. Just make sure that the journey is as exciting as the destination to make the celebrations even more special.
• Have a poker session at someone’s house or hit the casinos for a night. Gambling is always an enjoyable way to spend an evening with the guys and is a great male bonding experience.

And, here are some memorable bachelorette parties:

• Get pampered with a massage, facial and pedicure at a luxury day spa. There is no better way to prepare the bride-to-be for her wedding than making her feel ten years younger!
• Head out on the town for a night of dancing and revelry. From Vancouver to Ontario, going crazy with some close friends is a great way to celebrate that upcoming marriage.
• Make a booking at the future bride’s favourite restaurant. Wine and dine the night away while you reminisce over the past and look forward to many happy times ahead.
• Act like kids for a day at your local amusement or water park. There is no reason why everyone has to act mature when celebrating an upcoming wedding after all!

If you are Canadian and have hosted or been to any successful bachelor or bachelorette parties in the past, we would love to hear from you. Please tell us what you did and where you went and why the celebrations were a big hit by leaving a comment for us in the box below.

To make the moment special or to ensure that the bride and groom get the right sort of gifts, there are plenty of options. Below, we have compiled a list of themed bridal showers that are suitable for celebrating future husbands and wives all over Canada.

• Kitchen Bridal Shower: This special event will provide the bride with everything that she needs to stock up her kitchen once she moves in with her new husband. This theme will only work though if the bride and groom have not been living together previously.
• Sports Bridal Shower: If the future husband and wife are keen sports enthusiasts, this is the perfect theme for this memorable occasion. The event also works well if the bride and groom already have all of the household items that they require.
• Holiday Bridal Shower: Prepare the future bride for upcoming holidays such as Christmas, Thanksgiving and Canada Day by presenting her with special items including decorations, platters, picnic baskets and blankets for each type of celebration.
• Lingerie Bridal Shower: For a sexier twist to this age-old tradition, you can offer the bride everything that she will need to look absolutely breathtaking in the bedroom. Help her add a little spice, romance and fun to those intimate times spent with her husband.
• Honeymoon Bridal Shower: If the happy couple are heading to an exotic location after their wedding, this themed celebration will provide them with everything that they need while they are enjoying each other’s company in a far off land.
• Around the Clock Bridal Shower: Each guest should choose a gift suitable for a different time, for example 7am or 10pm. In this way, the bride-to-be will receive a diverse range of presents which she can then use throughout her daily routine.

Of course, if you offer the bride the right sort of gifts then she will certainly feel the need to repay your kindness in some way. In this case, you may be offered some unique wedding shower favours as a token of the bride’s gratitude that you have gathered to share this special moment with her.

If you have successfully held a Canadian bridal shower in the past or even if you have just been to one, we would love to hear the details from you! What did you do? Was there a theme? Please leave a comment in the box below. We look forward to reading about your past celebrations.