About Memphis
Memphis is a city unlike any other. The home of blues, soul, and rock and roll makes for a hip and fun location for a modern-day bridal shower. After all, a bridal shower is first and foremost a celebration, and what makes a celebration great? That’s right: good food, good music, and good people. In Memphis, you’ll find all of those in spades - with plenty of places to explore in the city, from huge tourist attractions to historical museums to fantastic restaurants and more. Wherever you go and whatever you do, you can rest assured knowing your party won’t stop until you say it does!
Memphis also has a great lineup of bridal shower appropriate venues as well, from sweet little barns to renowned distilleries to elegant manors, you’ll find a place to celebrate your bridal shower in style. And if you need assistance putting the details together (or planning the event) the city is full of party planners and other vendors who can work with you to ensure your bridal shower is a bash to be remembered!
Bridal Shower Services in Memphis
- Print Shops
There’s a bunch of printers and stationery shops in Memphis, as well as a few invite specialists. No matter what your budget, you can make your invites enticing with a Memphis shop.
- Decorists
If you want to be both traditional and at the same-time cutting edge, Memphis is the place for you. With its deep traditions and historic roots plus many professional decorists, you can ensure your bridal shower venue is as rustic or elegant as you.
- Caterers
People love to argue about whose state has the best barbecue, but you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t at least acknowledge Memphis as some stiff competition. If you don’t want barbecue, of course, Memphis’s many caterers can, well, cater to whatever cuisine you have in mind.
- Photo Booth Rental
If you want a place where your guests can go to remember the fun they had, a photo booth is a great, fun, and affordable choice. Let your guests take home a convenient and portable souvenir with one of Memphis’s photo booth rental companies.
- Florists
Memphis has so many florists you are sure to find one that’s perfect for your shower. Many of them even specialize in creating arrangements out of locally grown plants.
Bridal Shower Planning Companies in Memphis
- Purple Door Planning
Purple Door Planning is a certified wedding planner offering wedding coordination and planning to all engaged couples. The founder and owner, Nicole, has been in the wedding industry since 2011. Since then, the company has won several awards, including the Editor’s Choice Awards for WeddingRule and a recent Wedding Wire Couple’s Choice Award.
- LT Presents, LLC
LT Presents, LLC does event planning, wedding planning, party planning, and event coordination. They’ve been in business since 2015 and started out by planning only bachelorette parties. They’ve since expanded into planning all sorts of parties, including bridal showers, baby showers, graduation parties, weddings, and more!
- Southern Shamrock Events, LLC
Southern Shamrock Events, LLC is a party planning, catering, and decorating business, run by a mother-daughter event-planning duo. Their claim to fame is their specialization in unique and over-the-top events, some of which have earned them several notable awards, including being featured on The Knot’s Best-of weddings.
Pros and Cons of Having a Bridal Shower in Memphis
Pros
- Great food
Memphis is home to some of the best BBQ in the world in addition to hundreds of local non-BBQ options.
- The music
There’s the classic rock, soul, and blues that makeup Memphis’ musical background, but the city is also full of musical innovators looking for the next sound.
- Fun activities
Memphis is full of things to do, from museums to parks to breweries to concerts and beyond.
Cons
- Humid weather
The weather in Memphis is stiflingly hot and humid in the summer and cold and wet in the winter.
- Crime
Memphis is a little bit infamous for its crime rate and has some areas of the city best left out of your itinerary.
- Lodging for groups
May is the prime vacation month, and it gets very competitive with lodgings in Memphis for large groups.
Famous Bridal Shower Locations in Memphis
Check out one of these Memphis attractions before or after your Memphis bridal shower!
- Graceland
Elvis’ home is open for visits. Not only can you see the mansion he lived in and walk the grounds, but you can also see his customized airplanes, authentic costumes, and memorabilia. A visit to the historic home of the King has several interactive exhibits for a music historian to enjoy. If you want to hold a bridal shower nearby, there’s a classic Mediterranean club for events in Memphis just a quick drive away which would be a perfect place to enjoy your time with friends!
- Stax Museum of American Soul Music
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a celebration of Memphis’ classic soul scene. With replicas of vintage recording studios and a rebuilt 1906 church acting as the entrance, you’ll feel like you’re living through music history as you wander the aisles. There’s a listening hall and a dance floor, so you can really start to feel the music!
- Memphis Botanic Garden
The Memphis Botanic Garden is a beautiful way to reconnect with nature in the middle of the city. On most days, you can use it for a lovely, peaceful walk through the plants. Other days, though, it holds live music - making it a great pit stop for bridal shower photos and local entertainment!