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Hi All,

Welcome to Featured Friday #35…wow 35, holy heck! Anyways, via Facebook last weekend my friend and co-worker Aimee sent me a message asking what a Wishing Well Shower was?… I had NO freaking clue what a Wishing Well was..in terms of wedding traditions, so I told her to update me after she attended. Her feedback was, “Wishing well is where you buy a little gift like dish towels, soap liquid, can opener etc. Who knew????” After her response I decided to Google it also! In-case YOU are invited to one and wondering what the heck is it too, read my Google search below.

Wishing Well:

The bridal shower wishing well is one of those traditions that have been used for so long; no one remembers its original purpose!

To make a wishing well for your bridal shower, use cardboard and decorates it with silk, lace, and flowers. The well portion, a box or cylinder, becomes the receptacle for gifts or wishes. Small wishing wells can also be purchased or rented. If you need a larger well for gifts, you may have to construct it.

One of the oldest traditions is to use the well for small household items brought in addition to the main gift. Items such as stamps, batteries, or measuring spoons are ideal. The gifts are generally unwrapped, unlabeled, and opened after the shower, as they are meant to stock the newlywed’s home. Other wishing well gift suggestions include cookbooks, a fancy corkscrew, or perhaps an accessory to each guest’s main gift.

If the shower has a theme, the wishing well can be incorporated into it. For example, a kitchen themed shower might yield cooking items for the main gifts and spices or recipes for the wishing well. If the shower is a traditional bachelorette party, the well could be used for anything from racy honeymoon favors to personal spa items.

Another way that a wishing well is used is for monetary gifts. Sometimes the guests and hostess may pool funds for a specific item or project, such as the couple’s honeymoon or accessories for their wedding. A collection is made at the shower by using the wishing well. If the bride wants to receive monetary gifts, explain this in the invitations and have the gifts dropped anonymously into the well as the guests walk into the bridal shower.

You now are filled with wishing well knowledge, go forth and spread the word!!

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xoxo

-Trista