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Home Parties Bridal Shower Love Makes the World Go Round Bridal Shower

Love Makes the World Go Round Bridal Shower

By: Britni Vigil
2/10/2015Updated: 11/16/2022
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These love makes the world go round bridal shower ideas would be perfect for someone you know who is getting married this year! Or you could just as easily use them to host a love makes the world go round baby shower as well! Thanks to #CollectiveBias and its advertiser for sponsoring this post and giving me an excuse to plan a party centered around two of my favorite things – sweet rolls and orange juice! Two of my favorite things to #WarmUpYourDay!

This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!

I swear right now at least half of the people I know are either getting married or having babies. Most of my personal friends are having babies and most of my family’s friends (and my relatives!) are getting married. I thought it would be fun to come up with a shower centered around love so that you could use it for either a baby or a bridal shower. I love (pun intended) the phrase, “love makes the world go round,” and decided to use that as my theme. I’ve been looking for an excuse to use the suitcase I used in my Wizard of Oz party again anyway!

Love Makes the World Go Round Shower Decorations

As soon as I’d decided on my theme, I went out and bought a globe. I’ve been wanting one forever and this gave me a great reason to buy one. Or three. In addition to using the globe on the table, I also made a fun statement map for in front of the table by just gluing map decoupage paper to the front of an extra canvas we didn’t use for my son’s nursery. On top of the map, I cut out vinyl letters and shapes to finish off the “love makes the world go round” sign. To balance out the area on the ground, I set out my favorite vintage suitcase I used for my sister’s Wizard of Oz welcome home party. Inside the suitcase I put shower favors (more details later) and LOVE letters that I covered with more map paper. And last but certainly not least, I gave the suitcase a finishing touch with this amazing round travel pennant that my friend Cori from Hey, Let’s Make Stuff designed for me. Check out the supply list at the very bottom of this post for more details about where I found all of my supplies.

DIY love makes the world go round project
This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!
This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!

In addition to all of the world decor, I decided to take the party decorations and food one step further and really focused on only using things that were round — round plates, round food, round glasses, round vase, round roses, etc. I almost always use square and rectangle plates, so it was a fun change of pace. I also added little shapes that I cut out with my Silhouette to each of the food items and even to the front of the rose vase I made out of my empty orange juice container.

This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!
This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!
This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!

Love Makes the World Go Round Food

I mentioned above that I used only round food to stick with the theme; the only exception to that was the strawberries and those were essential even though they weren’t round because they’re just so yummy dipped in the orange cream cheese fruit dip. Anyway, back to the food. I’m a big fan of doing bridal (and baby) showers in the morning. For some reason, I just think that breakfast and brunch food is more dainty and perfect for events with all women like this one. So I served brunch + dessert because every party needs a little dessert regardless of what time of day it is.

I went shopping at Walmart to pick up the food for the shower. I saw a coupon for Pepperidge Farm Sweet Rolls and knew they would be perfect for the shower because first, they’re round, and second, they’re absolutely delicious. I bought the pecan caramel and apple sweet rolls along with a container of 100% Florida orange juice because sweet rolls and orange juice are pretty much a perfect combination.

This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!
This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!

In fact I like orange and sweet rolls so much, I decided to forego the apple topping for the apple sweet rolls and added chocolate chips and a simple orange glaze to them instead. Making the orange glaze is as easy as mixing orange juice and powdered sugar together until you get a nice glaze consistency. I used three cups powdered sugar and one third cup orange juice to get the consistency I was looking for. Finish it off with a little orange zest to add just a hint more orange flavor.

Simple orange glaze ingredients
The simplest orange glaze ever, made with Florida orange juice and just two other ingredients!
The simplest orange glaze ever, made with Florida orange juice and just two other ingredients!
Orange chocolate sweet rolls
Orange chocolate sweet rolls
Orange chocolate sweet rolls

I served the sweet rolls in the bottom two tiers of my three-tier stand and finished off the stand with some round fresh oranges and a little printable. Since sweet rolls by themselves aren’t actually a full breakfast, I rounded out the table with my favorite frittatas, some fruit, and some orange fruit dip. Let me tell you a secret; that fruit dip is literally just half of the glaze above mixed with an 8 oz pack of room temperature cream cheese. Sweet right? So if you use the measurements above, you can make plenty of glaze for your sweet rolls and have plenty leftover for a yummy orange fruit dip! And to drink, Florida orange juice served in fancy glasses and topped with heart shaped stirrers that I picked up during BASH.

Love the "love makes the world go round" theme, such fun baby shower ideas and bridal shower ideas to celebrate love!
Love the "love makes the world go round" theme, such fun baby shower ideas and bridal shower ideas to celebrate love!
This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!
This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!
This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!
This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!
This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!
This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!
This love makes the world go round theme is perfect for a baby shower or a bridal shower, use round foods + world/travel items and you're all set for a shower everyone will love!
A yummy and simple orange fruit dip that's perfect with all kinds of fresh fruit

And finally, dessert. When I think round, I immediately think truffles and cake pops, so I included both and garnished them with little love letters that I cut out on my Silhouette. For the non-truffle lovers, I also served these darling world topped chocolate covered Oreos that my friend Kima from Kima’s Konfections made for my party. She made me one of each continent, yet another globe for my table!

A yummy and simple orange fruit dip that's perfect with all kinds of fresh fruit
Love the "love makes the world go round" theme, such fun baby shower ideas and bridal shower ideas to celebrate love!
Love the "love makes the world go round" theme, such fun baby shower ideas and bridal shower ideas to celebrate love!

Love Makes the World Go Round Favors

I had some orange juice leftover and decided that it would be fun to keep the orange theme going and made orange sugar scrubs by combining sugar, orange juice, and orange zest together. Once I’d mixed it together, I put the scrub in small round mason jars for guests. In addition to the sugar scrubs, I also found these perfect map favor boxes from Kate Aspen and filled them with round candies for guests. I went with chocolate covered almonds but you could easily do any other round candy your guest of honor likes instead.

Love the "love makes the world go round" theme, such fun baby shower ideas and bridal shower ideas to celebrate love!
Love the "love makes the world go round" theme, such fun baby shower ideas and bridal shower ideas to celebrate love!

And that’s it. I hope this gave you some great ideas for a love makes the world go round themed shower. You can pick up all of the food I served in the dairy/juice aisle at Walmart and find all of the other supplies I used in my party supply list below.

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Love the "love makes the world go round" theme, such fun baby shower ideas and bridal shower ideas to celebrate love!

I’m also in the process of creating games that would go perfect with this shower theme. Subscribe to my weekly email newsletter to be the first to know when the games are ready! And check out these awesome baby shower games while you wait for my email.

This quick and easy orange fruit dip is made with just four ingredients and absolutely delicious!

Love Makes the World Go Round Supply List

Party food – Walmart

Cake Pops and Truffles – Sherri’s Berries

Continent Oreos – Kima’s Konfections

Globe – HomeGoods

Map Paper – Michaels

Around the World Pennants – Hey, Let’s Make Stuff

Map Favor Boxes – Kate Aspen

Three-Tier Stand – Pick Your Plum

Heart Stirrers – TomKat Studio

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  1. Felicia says

    Posted on 4/11 at 4:54 pm

    What a beautiful bridal shower. I loved all the recipes. Thanks for sharing over at the Snickerdoodle Sunday. I featured you in this weeks party. Make sure you swing by and check it out and share it with all of your friends. http://www.NiftyThriftyFamily.blogspot.com

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  2. Cydnee/Tampa Cake Girl says

    Posted on 4/8 at 11:19 pm

    Fabulous party ideas and photos. Thank you for joining us at #purebloglove. We enjoy having you every Thursday night at 8PM, EST through Sunday night. ~Cydnee

    Reply
  3. Jennifer Dawn says

    Posted on 4/8 at 3:55 pm

    What a creative idea for a shower! All of the details are lovely!

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  4. Cathy says

    Posted on 4/8 at 10:41 am

    I love this theme and your ideas are just awesome. I especially love those LOVE letters. Thank you so much for sharing at Share It One More Time. Cathy

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  5. Angela McKinney says

    Posted on 4/6 at 8:17 pm

    The food looks so pretty and yummy lol. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty

    Reply
  6. Leanne says

    Posted on 2/25 at 10:48 pm

    What a great post! This recipe sounds yummy. I’ll have to try it. Come join the “Mix It Up Friday” linkup on Friday at http://www.classyyettrendy.com

    Leanne,
    Classy Yet Trendy

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  7. Jennifer Dawn says

    Posted on 2/25 at 11:23 am

    What a unique idea for a shower! Everything looks fantastic and the orange fruit dip sounds wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  8. Cydnee says

    Posted on 2/23 at 2:20 pm

    This fruit dip looks delicious! Yum! Thank you for joining us at #purebloglove. We enjoy having you every Thursday night at 8 PM, EST through Sunday night. ~ Cydnee

    Reply
  9. Becky at Cooking with Vinyl says

    Posted on 2/23 at 10:56 am

    Britni, this orange glaze looks great! I can’t wait to try it on my cinnamon rolls. I’m a new food blogger and found you on a link party. I’ve followed your social sites and hope we can connect on those. Can’t wait to read more of your blog–it’s really fun! Becky

    Reply
  10. Kyla @HouseOfHipsters says

    Posted on 2/19 at 12:15 pm

    This looks like it was such a fun party! Thank you for sharing on Found & Foraged!

    Reply
    • BritniV says

      Posted on 2/23 at 3:51 pm

      It was so much fun!

      Reply
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