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Services Description:

We perform wedding ceremonies in English, Spanish or both languages for those couple's who are not having their ceremony in a traditional church setting; by traveling to their ceremony destination of choice serving all Chicagoland.

We personalize a unity based ceremony which can include Hispanic traditions and symbolism’s. We are a flexible service. We leave all the important decision making to the couple.

We tailor your wedding ceremony to fit not only your personalities but your wedding budget as well by keeping our rates affordable.


Ceremony Advice from Universal Weddings:

There are so many little details to planning and executing a wedding ceremony. We encourage having a dress rehearsal at the ceremony location two to three days prior to the ceremony. At the dress rehearsal all the last minutes details of the ceremony can be address and practiced so the ceremony looks and feels organized. Be sure to bring all the necessary props to enhance the feeling of the actual ceremony like the bride’s veil, a mock flower bouquet, the unity candles, the flower girls baskets and the ring bearer’s pillow.

TO CONTACT UNIVERSAL WEDDINGS:

Lilian Dircio


847-912-5269

www.bilingualweddingceremonies.com

WEDDING SHOWER GAMES

Bridal Shower and Games go hand in hand.  Girls just love to have a good time!  There are several games out there that you can purchase however the ones that are free are just as fun!

Here are a few ideas for your upcoming Bridal Shower some are even great for a Co-Ed event!


FOR SALE

Everyone is given a piece of paper that has For Sale _________ at the top of it. Then ask each guest to think of something they own that they would like to sell. No husbands please!







Examples: A toaster, a table, microwave oven, old clothes, etc. Once they have come up with an item to sell they must write a classified advertisement for whatever they are selling.






For Sale Washing Machine


For sale used washer machine for washing clothes, machine has various setting from hot to cold and works really hard to get clothes clean.






Now once they are done tell them to replace the mention of the item in the ad and replace it with the groom’s name and read their advertisement out loud.






So the ad would read:


For Sale John Smith


For sale used John Smith for washing clothes, John has various setting from hot to cold and works really hard to get clothes clean.


If it is a couples shower, the men's would write the bride-to-be's name in the blank and women would write the groom-to-be's name in the blank.


 
 
Cotton Ball



Bridal Shower Game



To play this shower game you will need two large bowls, one of which should be filled with white cotton balls plus a large kitchen spoon and a cloth to use as a blindfold.



Each guest in turn competes in this game. Blindfold the guest and give one minute to transfer as many cotton balls from one bowl to the other just using the kitchen spoon.



Make a note of how many of the cotton balls each guest can transfer in exactly one minute. The guest who transfers the most cotton balls is the winner.



Due to the fact that the spoon is quite heavy and the cotton balls are quite light it is very difficult for the guests to tell whilst blindfolded whether they have anything in the spoon, consequently they will spend most of their time transferring an empty spoon.



This is a very amusing game for the other shower guests to watch.



The Purse



Bridal Shower Game






Before the shower the hostess draws up a long list of items which you would expect to find in a woman's purse and allocates each item with a number of points from one to twenty, depending on how unusual the item would be, ranging say for one point for a comb to three points for a mirror and five points for nail clippers. Other items could be a driver's license, lipstick, key ring with more than five keys on, a key ring with more than ten keys on, more than five credit cards, more than ten credit cards etc.






Each guest in turn shows the hostess the items which she wants credited to her points tally and the guest with the highest amount of points wins the game. If there are any items which are not on the list, or anything particularly unusual the bride and hostess could act as the judges to award a special points award.






A variation on this game could be to see who has the most items in their purse, or who has the heaviest purse.




Have fun! 

If you are in need of shower invitations, favors, accessories, etc.. visit our website or call us at 815-603-2324.  We would love to help you plan your special day! 

How to Throw a Co-Ed Wedding Shower

Why should the girls have all the fun?  Supporting your groom to be by having his close friends and family there is becoming more and more popular. 

Set a Theme:



Having a co-ed shower that is themed is sure to produce gifts that even the men will enjoy seeing.

Think about having a honeymoon shower. If you know where the bride and groom intend to vacation after the big event you can keep the destination in mind and use it for the theme of your co-ed shower. The guests will be expected to bring gifts that the couple will enjoy on their honeymoon such as cameras, excursion gift certificates, guidebooks, or even a video camera.

If you decide to host a shower around the theme of home entertaining, this will allow the guests to purchase gifts with that in mind. Some gift ideas might include a wine rack, decanter or glasses, barbeque tools, cake plates and special tableware.

Whatever theme you decide upon for your co-ed wedding shower, it is sure to be a hit.