Movies and Showers

I once went to a wedding shower in which all the gifts were part of a movie theme. I don’t have the original invitation, but I do remember the envelope was decorated with movie reels or other decorations. I don’t remember if there was a director’s cut with instructions or if it was written on the reverse side of the ticket that the gift purchased needed to relate to the title of the movie somehow. Mine was easy. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. I purchased a laundry basket, six white hangers and a bottle of cheer. I figured that the laundry basket and each of the hangers could represent each dwarf – and the whole theme because Snow White was always so “cheer”ful and didn’t mind doing laundry. She would actually sing about it. I think “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was the only movie the bride-to-be had even heard of – let alone seen...